Advanced Risk Based IT Auditing

Information Technology has developed into a nerve center of every organisation. It has become an intrinsic and pervasive component for business, used in the sustaining and extending of enterprises’ strategies and objectives. The impact of emerging technology – Cloud Computing, Big Data, Mobility, Consumerisation, Social Media, Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things is permeating every aspect of business. Today more than ever more and more forward- looking organisations are using IT to build sustainable competitive advantages.

Whilst IT business enabled opportunities are huge and can separate winners and losers the risks if not checked are catastrophic. IT auditing assurance and consulting has in turn evolved from checklist reviews focused on only providing audit control deficiencies and recommendations to a strategic enterprise function key in the realisation of business strategy. Traditional approaches to IT assurance and advisory and checklist IT auditing are no longer adequate to improve enterprise operations and add-value to business.

About the workshop

The Risk Based IT Auditing Master Class is aimed to equip Experienced Non IT Auditors, IT Auditors, Audit Committee Members, IT professionals, CAEs, and Business leaders with practical risk based IT auditing knowledge and skills to provide value-adding, aligned to key strategies, objectives and risk based IT audits that will grab the attention of Senior Business Leaders (CEOs, Board of Directors, Executive Management, Head of Department, Municipal Managers, Executive Committees, Audit & Risk Committees amongst others ). The emphasis is on linking observed IT control gaps to impact on business strategic and performance goals for example aligning/linking the lack of a DRP to non availability of key systems linking this to non- availability of core services such provision of services to residence and collection of rates in a Municipality. The Risk Based IT Auditing Master Class is a comprehensive 5 days course

Providing delegates with practical approaches to auditing IT. Delegates specific business environment will be used to deepen understanding of internal auditing. The course covers how to document relevant entity specific System Description, Performing Risk Assessment Control Matrix (RACM), Test Procedures (Audit Programs), Work Paper, Findings / Management Letter Points and Reporting. Risk Based IT Auditing Advanced Class focus on linking IT audit observations to key enterprise strategy and performance objectives in line with the new Internal Audit Principles. This Master Class seeks to equip delegates with IT Auditing Knowledge, Skills and Proven Approaches to completely perform value-add IT auditing from start to finish. It provides auditors with the necessary knowledge required to communicate insights and foresights effectively.

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Workshop Benefits

Planning an IT Audit driven by an understanding of the business environment (macro and mirco environment) Documentation of business processes

Learning a pro-active audit approach to provide value-add IT auditing service to your organisation Introduction to COBIT®5 Principles, Goals Cascade, Enablers, Processes and Assessment

Basic concepts of COBIT®5 for Assurance

A business centric approach to Auditing IT General Controls Active Directory Auditing.

Application Controls Review – HR and Finance Systems anchored on the understanding of Business processes. Auditing Outsourced IT Environments

Value-add IT Projects Advisory & Assurance

Introduction to Auditing Emerging Technology – Cloud Computing, Social Media, BYOD, Cybersecurity, Big Data & Internet of Things

Understanding Enterprise Governance of IT Auditing

Who should attend?

Anyone responsible for ensuring the continuity of an organization’s critical systems or processes, including project and business managers, Internal Auditors,
• IT Audit Managers
• Information Systems Auditors,
• Information Security Managers and Analysts
• Information Management Systems Managers

Register now for a special discount!

Event Option : 1
5 days summit = USD 5,500.00 per delegate include 6 nights bed & breakfast, round trip airport transfer, tour to the Nelson Mandela House in Soweto, and other locations, lunch, conference documentation and limited refreshments.

Events options : 2
5 days summit = USD 3,550.00 include, conference documentation, tour to the Nelson Mandela House in Soweto, and other locations, lunch and limited refreshments.