Auditing Information Systems

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 430 pages
• Published by: Wiley
• Edition: 2nd Edition February 24, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0471281174
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471281177
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

Product Description
Have you been asked to perform an information systems audit and don't know where to start? Examine a company's hardware, software, and data organization and processing methods to ensure quality control and security with this easy, practical guide to auditing computer systems--the tools necessary to implement an effective IS audit. In nontechnical language and following the format of an IS audit program, you'll gain insight into new types of security certifications (e.g., TruSecure, CAP SysTrust, CPA WebTrust) as well as the importance of physical security controls, adequate insurance, and digital surveillance systems.

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From the Inside Flap
Increasingly, auditors, information security professionals, managers, and audit committees are being called upon to assess the risks and evaluate the controls over computer information systems in all types of organizations. However, many of these stakeholders are unfamiliar with the techniques they can use to efficiently and effectively determine whether information systems are adequately protected. Auditing Information Systems, Second Edition presents an easy, practical guide to auditing information systems that can be applied to all computing environments.

With the Second Edition of this popular resource, auditors will be able to examine an organizations hardware, software, data protection, and processing methods to ensure that adequate controls and security are in place. Little in the way of prerequisite technical know-how is required. Author Jack Champlain begins by explaining the basics of any computer system–the central processing unit, operating system, and application system–giving every auditor the tools needed to begin an audit. This is followed by a step-by-step approach for conducting information systems audits, detailing specific procedures that auditors can readily apply to their own organizations. The Second Edition devotes special attention to the issues of most concern to information managers today. It provides over eighty case studies that demonstrate how concepts can be applied in real-world situations. Chapter topics include:

• Information systems audit approach (physical, logical, environmental security)
• Security certifications such as SAS 70, TruSecure, CPA SysTrust, and WebTrust
• Computer forensics
• E-commerce and Internet security (including encryption and cryptography)
• Information privacy laws and regulations
• Information systems project management controls
• New technologies and future risks

As networks and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems bring resources together, and as increasing privacy violations and international political volatility threaten more organizations, information systems integrity becomes more important than ever. Auditing Information Systems, Second Edition empowers auditors, information security professionals, managers, and audit committees to effectively gauge the adequacy and effectiveness of information systems controls.

Reader Reviews
This is a readable and current introduction to information systems auditing from a qualified and experienced IS auditor. The book consists of three parts. Part One introduces core information systems concepts and is aimed at readers without much background in IS; Part Two introduces IS audit itself, and Part Three discusses some additional concepts and issues, such as control self-assessment and the human factor. Case studies are extensively used throughout the book to illustrate concepts, approaches and procedures discussed in the text. While the author is writing from a US perspective and has US work experience, references to British, Canadian, and Australian standards, qualifications and practices are included. One of the good characteristics of this book is its readability and easy flow of information, unlike many other works in this field. I haven't given this book five stars because in my opinion its coverage of "information systems" is somewhat limited compared with the coverage of "auditing". So if you are looking for a detailed technical volume on information systems auditing, look elsewhere; this book gives a well-rounded non-technical introduction to information systems auditing and does it well.