In the discovery phase, our software engineering team can do on-site visits. This helps them to identify issues with critical systems and processes. Furthermore, to get a clear picture, the IT audit team runs and documents security, administrative, and compliance tests. The other key things our team carries out include:
Next, our focus changes to understanding the company’s IT infrastructure in the analysis phase. Here, we carry out the following tasks:
In the last step, our audit team creates a full-fledged documentation listing all the suggestions and findings. The document contains:
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Information technology audits evaluate an organization’s infrastructure, associated processes, and policies. A dedicated audit team (internal or external) carry out the audit. They evaluate process effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and security strength across such aspects of a company as:
And many more.
Organizations do audits for various reasons, including
An IT audit can be carried out in three ways:
Manual audits include steps such as:
To carry out manual audits, you need a qualified IT team. The other downside of the manual audit includes:
Automated inspection, on the other hand, uses tools. These tools detect the system’s anomaly. For example, vulnerability scan tools look for weaknesses in systems. Depending on the audit type, teams use automated tools, such as:
In reality, companies execute manual and automated IT audit checks, known as computer-assisted audit techniques (CAAT). It improves the chances of success by reducing human errors. The team starts with manual steps, such as interviewing key personnel, and then uses tools incrementally to narrow down system issues.
An IT audit report is a structured and comprehensive document. It highlights the areas of concern and how to improve them while facilitating communication between the auditor and the organization. Broadly, the report contains the following:
Technically, an IT audit report contains the following:
An IT security audit goes through the security of an information system so that they can find loopholes and provide solutions. An IT security audit solves issues like system weaknesses such as:
Large organizations conduct IT audits annually. In contrast, smaller or medium-scale companies may want to conduct audits more frequently with a smaller scope (such as security audits or performance audits).
However, there is no consensus on the frequency of audits. A company can carry out audits based on multiple factors, including:
For example, a company is not sure how to approach ERP integration. They perform an audit to learn about necessary changes and improvements. However, there are cases where continuous information technology auditing is necessary, such as for critical systems.
