Book description
A comprehensive guide to understanding and auditing modern
information systems
The increased dependence on information system resources for
performing key activities within organizations has made system audits
essential for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of information system resources. One of the biggest
challenges faced by auditors is the lack of a standardized approach
and relevant checklist. Understanding and Conducting Information
Systems Auditing brings together resources with audit tools and
techniques to solve this problem.
Featuring examples that are globally applicable and covering all
major standards, the book takes a non-technical approach to the
subject and presents information systems as a management tool with
practical applications. It explains in detail how to conduct
information systems audits and provides all the tools and checklists
needed to do so. In addition, it also introduces the concept of
information security grading, to help readers to implement practical
changes and solutions in their organizations.
- Includes everything needed to perform information systems audits
- Organized into two sections-the first designed to help readers
develop the understanding necessary for conducting information
systems audits and the second providing checklists for audits
- Features examples designed to appeal to a global audience
Taking a non-technical approach that makes it accessible to readers
of all backgrounds, Understanding and Conducting Information
Systems Auditing is an essential resource for anyone auditing
information systems.
VEENA HINGARH is Joint Director of the South Asian Management
Technologies Foundation, a center for research, training, and
application in the areas of finance and risk management, which
provides training in areas including IS auditing, enterprise risk
management, and risk modeling. Winner of numerous merit-based awards
during her career, Hingarh's major areas of focus are IFRS and IS. She
speaks frequently at conferences and platforms throughout Asia and the
Middle East. Hingarh is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Certified Company Secretary of
the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), and Certified
Information System Auditor (CISA) from ISACA (USA).
ARIF AHMED is a professor at and Director of the South Asian
Management Technologies Foundation as well as a Chartered Accountant
from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He is an
Information Security Management System Lead Auditor for the British
Standards Institution. Ahmed's areas of focus are finance and risk
management, and he has over two decades of postqualification
experience in training and strategic consulting. He has been
interviewed and quoted throughout the media and has spoken at various
seminars and institutions, including the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India, XLRI, and the Institute of Company Secretaries
of India.
