Information Technology Auditing - An Evolving Agenda

An evolving agenda of Information Technology Auditing is subject of this book. The author presents various current and future issues in the domain of IT Auditing in both scholarly as well as highly practice-driven manner so as to make those issues clear in the mind of an IT auditor. The aim of the book is not to delve deep on the technologies but the impact of these technologies on practices and procedures of IT auditors. Among the topics are complex integrated information systems, enterprise resource planning, databases, complexities of internal controls, and enterprise application integration - all seen from an auditor's perspective. The book will serve a big purpose of support reference for an auditor dealing with the high-tech environment for the first time, but also for experienced auditors.

List of contents

IT Auditing: An Overview and Approach.- Auditing and Complex Business Information Systems.- Generation-X Technologies and IT Auditing.- Complex Information Systems, Auditing Standards and IT Auditors.- ERP and Information Integration Issues: Perspective for Auditors.- Technology, Auditing and Cyber-Commerce.- IT Auditing and Security of Information Systems.- Information Technology Governance and COBIT®.- Database Management Systems and Auditing.- EAI: Auditors Should Know Potential Risks to Enterprise.

Summary

The author explores various current and future issues in IT Auditing from both a scholarly and a practice-orientated perspective. Using clear language the issues are clearly mapped out. Topics covered include: complex integrated information systems, enterprise resource planning, and databases. The book serves as an invaluable reference for an auditor dealing with the high-tech environment for the first time.

Product details

• Authors: Jagdish Pathak
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.04.2005
• EAN: 9783540221555
• ISBN: 978-3-540-22155-5
• No. of pages: 238
• Weight: 494 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 238 p.
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Management, Rechnungswesen, C, Leadership, angewandte informatik, Business and Management, Business Strategy/Leadership, Accounting, Information Retrieval, Accounting/Auditing, IT in Business, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet), Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet), Application software, Information Technology, Finance & accounting, Management science, Business mathematics & systems, Internet searching, Management accounting & bookkeeping, Bookkeeping, Business—Data processing, Business applications