Participant will learn the role of an auditor, the types of audits performed, and various information security and audit frameworks, as well as the tools and techniques of auditing technical controls, foundations of auditing operating systems, and foundations of auditing applications. Even seasoned professionals will learn the value of performing information system audits as well as the business value of information system auditing.

• Audit frameworks
• The information systems audit process
• Project management, structure and practices for auditors
• Data collection methodologies
• Regulations and compliance
• Auditing, vulnerability testing & penetration testing
• Auditing technical controls
• Auditing networks & operating systems
• Auditing business application systems
• Information systems strategy
• Risk and Management practices
• Systems and Infrastructure Life Cycle Management
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Auditing business continuity

• Understand the general purpose of an audit and to have a firm grasp of the basic conceptual elements of the audit process
• Understand how auditing objectives and tests of control are determined by the control structure of the firm that is being audited
• Understand the auditing techniques that are used to verify the effective functioning of application controls
• Design a plan for the study and evaluation of internal control