1st Edition

IT Auditing The Practitioner's Guide to Reliable Information Automation

By Jerald Savin Copyright 2025
182 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

More than ever, technology is indispensable to business operations and recordkeeping, so people skilled in computer automation — IT auditors — have become an essential part of the financial audit team. This book is a comprehensive guide to the IT audit discipline, and to the impact of abstraction on businesses. Developments including Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction to IT Auditing. Chapter 2: IT Audit’s Big Questions. Chapter 3: IT Risks and Internal Controls. Chapter 4: Auditing IT Governance. Chapter 5: Auditing IT Management. Chapter 6: Auditing IT Infrastructure. Chapter 7: Auditing Cloud Services. Chapter 8: Enterprise Business Systems (EBS). Chapter 9: Auditing Data. Chapter 10: Auditing IT Resource Acquisition. Chapter 11: Auditing Basic IT Practices. Chapter 12: Auditing IT Service Management. Chapter 13: Auditing IT Assurance, Compliance, and Improvement. Chapter 14: Auditing Cybersecurity. Chapter 15: Conducting IT Audits. Chapter 16: Preparing System and Organization Controls     (SOC) Reports. Chapter 17: Modeling – An Essential Audit Skill. Chapter 18: Technology Trends and Their Potential Impact on IT Auditing. Chapter 19: Professional Guidance. Chapter 20: Epilogue – The Unfinishable Chapter

Biography

Jerald M Savin is Founder, President, and CEO of Cambridge Technology Consulting Group, Inc., which specializes in Automated Business Software, including assessment, selection, implementation, and troubleshooting, Data Architecture, IT Auditing and Compliance, and Judicial Expert Witness Testimony. Jerry has taught at UCLA Extension for 30+ years, the UCR Graduate School of Business for ten years, and California State University Northridge for nine years' teaching courses in Information Systems, IT Auditing, and general IS classes.