Information Technology Security Audit.

It is a systematic technical measurable assessment of systems or application. It consists of manual as well as automated assessments. The manual assessments include interviewing the staff who handles the vulnerability check on the systems as well as handling the physical access to the system. The automated assessment includes system generated audit reports or monitoring using softwares. It is all managed through CAATs or CAATTs (Computer Aided Audit Techniques or Computer Aided Audit Tools and Techniques).
It is supported by most of the current enterprise operating systems due to the requirement of the “common criteria” (international standards for the operating systems related to security systems).

These audits are generally performed by the Certified Accountants, CISA(Certified Information Systems Auditor) offered by ISACA(Information Systems Audit and Control Association) , External Auditors, Consultants etc.

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