LibGuides: TIM-6370 v1: Week 6 Resources

Week 6 Resources

Information Technology Control and Audit

Otero, A. R. (2019). Information technology control and audit (5th ed.). CRC Press.

Read Chapter 9.

The readings for this week discuss the risks and controls associated with application systems. Businesses use various applications and with each application, there are risks that could not only impact our network infrastructure but cause compliance issues. The readings explain how the audit process can help to ensure that the applications are in compliance.

The Redshelf book link is located in the Getting Started module of your course. Click on the link there to access your book.

Auditing IT infrastructures for compliance

Weiss, M., & Solomon, M. G. (2016). Auditing IT infrastructures for compliance (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Read Chapters 6 and 7.

The readings from the textbook this week cover conducting an IT infrastructure for audit compliance looking at how to identify the policies and perform a security assessment (Chapter 6). Chapter 7 expands upon the topics for the previous week and Chapter 6 by looking at writing the audit report. This information will continue to assist you in not only developing you audit plan but in writing the report.

The Redshelf book link is located in the Getting Started module of your course. Click on the link there to access your book.

Performing tests of internal controls using process mining: What could go wrong?: Certified public accountant
Chiu, T., Brown-Liburd, H., & Vasarhelyi, M. A. (2019). Performing tests of internal controls using process mining: What could go wrong?: Certified public accountant. The CPA Journal, 89(6), 54-57.
This article explores the auditing process and use of controls for process mining. It is a good example of how the implementation of controls helps prevent potential hindrances to the audit process.