IT Auditing

Overview

Protect Your Systems with Proven IT Auditing Strategies

 "A must-have for auditors and IT professionals."  -Doug Dexter, CISSP-ISSMP, CISA, Audit Team Lead, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Plan for and manage an effective IT audit program using the in-depth information contained in this comprehensive resource. Written by experienced IT audit and security professionals, IT Auditing: Using Controls to Protect Information Assets covers the latest auditing tools alongside real-world examples, ready-to-use checklists, and valuable templates. Inside, you'll learn how to analyze Windows, UNIX, and Linux systems; secure databases; examine wireless networks and devices; and audit applications. Plus, you'll get up-to-date information on legal standards and practices, privacy and ethical issues, and the CobiT standard. 

Build and maintain an IT audit function with maximum effectiveness and value

• Implement best practice IT audit processes and controls
• Analyze UNIX-, Linux-, and Windows-based operating systems
• Audit network routers, switches, firewalls, WLANs, and mobile devices
• Evaluate entity-level controls, data centers, and disaster recovery plans
• Examine Web servers, platforms, and applications for vulnerabilities
• Review databases for critical controls
• Use the COSO, CobiT, ITIL, ISO, and NSA INFOSEC methodologies
• Implement sound risk analysis and risk management practices
• Drill down into applications to find potential control weaknesses

Table of contents

Part I: Audit Overview
Chapter 1. Building an Effective Internal IT Audit Function
Chapter 2. The Audit Process
Part II: Auditing Techniques
Chapter 3. Auditing Entity-Level Controls
Chapter 4. Auditing Data Centers and Disaster Recovery
Chapter 5. Auditing Switches, Routers, and Firewalls
Chapter 6. Auditing Windows Operating Systems
Chapter 7. Auditing Unix and Linux Operating Systems
Chapter 8. Auditing Web Servers
Chapter 9. Auditing Databases
Chapter 10. Auditing Applications
Chapter 11. Auditing WLAN and Mobile Devices
Chapter 12. Auditing Company Projects
Part III: Frameworks, Standards, and Regulations
Chapter 13. Frameworks and Standards
Chapter 14. Regulations
Chapter 15: Risk Management
Index

Biographical note

Chris Davis, CISA, CISSP, shares his experience from architecting, hardening, and auditing systems. He has trained auditors and forensic analysts. Davis is the coauthor of the bestselling Hacking Exposed: Computer Forensics.Mike Schiller, CISA, has 14 years of experience in the IT audit field, most recently as the worldwide IT Audit Manager at Texas Instruments.Kevin Wheeler, CISA, CISSP, NSA IAM/IEM, is the founder and CEO of InfoDefense and has over ten years of IT security experience.