Guide to IT Auditing (CPE Course)

CPE Credit: 3 hours

Course Type: Downloaded PDF materials with online test

Price (with PDF Textbook): $35

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Course Description
The auditor may be called upon to examine an organization’s information technology (IT) function, which is one of the more difficult areas to audit, given its highly technical nature. In the Guide to IT Auditing course, we discuss how an IT audit is conducted and the specific audit steps required. These steps cover such areas as IT governance, data centers, networking devices, databases, end-user computing devices, applications, outsourced operations, and much more. The course is intended to give the auditor a complete checklist for how to conduct an IT audit.

Author: Steven Bragg

Course Number: AU1028

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the types of controls that can be applied to a system.

  • Specify how a ranking system might be formulated to identify a group of IT audits to be performed.

  • Identify the different types of audit activities associated with each area of the IT function.

  • Recognize the different hardware and software network devices used to protect a computer system from attackers.

  • Identify the reports an IT vendor can provide an auditor regarding its system of controls.

  • Recognize the concerns associated with offshoring an IT function.

  • Specify the characteristics of a continuous auditing system.

Level: Overview

Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study

NASBA Category: Auditing

Prerequisites: A basic understanding of information technology.

Advance Preparation: None

Latest Review Date: May 2023

Program Registration Requirements: Click on "Purchase Course" near the top of this page to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.

Program Refund Policy: For more information regarding administrative policies concerning complaints, refunds, and other matters, see our policies page.

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The NASBA sponsor identification number for Accountingtools, Inc. is 115881.

AccountingTools is an IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider. We are compliant with the requirements for continuing education providers (as described in sections 10.6 and 10.9 of the Department of Treasury’s Circular No. 230 and in other IRS guidance, forms, and instructions). Our IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider number is 72821.