Auditing Information Systems

Society's growing dependence on information technology for survival has elevated the importance of controlling and evaluating information systems. A sound plan for auditing information systems and the technology that supports them is a necessity for organizations to improve the information systems (IS) benefits and allow the organization to manage the risks associated with technology. "Auditing Information Systems" gives a global vision of auditing and control, exposing the major techniques and methods. It provides guidelines for auditing the crucial areas of information technology - databases, security, maintenance, quality and communications. Annotation "Society's growing dependence on information technology for survival has elevated the importance of controlling and evaluating information systems. A sound plan for auditing information systems and the technology that supports them is a necessity for organizations to improve the IS benefits and allow the organization to manage the risks associated with technology." "Auditing Information Systems gives a global vision of auditing and control, exposing the major techniques and methods. It provides guidelines for auditing the crucial areas of IT - databases, security, maintenance, quality, and communications."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Society's growing dependence on information technology for survival has elevated the importance of controlling and evaluating information systems. A sound plan for auditing information systems and the technology that supports them is a necessity for organizations to improve the IS benefits and allow the organization to manage the risks associated with technology.

Auditing Information Systems gives a global vision of auditing and control, exposing the major techniques and methods. It provides guidelines for auditing the crucial areas of IT—databases, security, maintenance, quality, and communications.

Society's growing dependence on information technology for survival has elevated the importance of controlling and evaluating information systems. This text provides a global vision of auditing and control of information systems, exposing the major techniques and methods. It provides guidelines for auditing for a number of areas of IT, including: databases, security, maintenance, quality and communications. A sound plan for auditing information systems and the technology that supports them is a necessity for organisations to improve IS benefits and manage the risks associated with technology. This volume offers a global vision of auditing and control, providing guidelines for auditing the crucial areas of IT - databases, security, maintenance, quality, and communications. The challenge of information system auditing, as it is known nowadays, is a consequence of a most important current trend, namely the change from an industrial to an information society.