An IT Auditor is responsible for collecting and analyzing evidence of an organization’s information systems, policies and practices. Auditors use this evidence to create reports to help companies and organizations maintain data confidentiality, integrity and availability. Auditors’ efforts ensure that companies are complying with applicable legislation, enforcing policy and protecting company reputation. The reports provided by internal auditors can allow companies to avoid security breaches and help detect losses in productivity. Companies that have a positive view of their auditors can even use their analysis to improve their infrastructure and policies. External auditors ensure that companies are maintaining their controls with in legislative requirements. For companies without internal auditors, they also provide insight into operation deficiencies. Companies can easily miss potential vulnerabilities or promote inefficient or corrupt practices without the oversight provided by auditors.
I think internal auditors provide a long-term benefit for company culture. Implementing and embracing an internal IT auditing department requires the involvement of stakeholders at all levels of the enterprise. It puts attention on security, processes and enterprise governance. Internal IT auditors can potentially change the success of a company. Accenture is a good example of this. Their separation required them to rethink how their systems worked. In turn, this required them to look at their process and created a new company culture that they were able to directly profit from. External auditors provide a much-needed regulation function in many enterprises but are about the same as the FBI, IRS or FTC.
IT Auditors provides internal control of organizations from both the IT side and accounting side. They manage organizations to meet the government’s’ requirement and business expectation, and they also increase the security of organizations’ information which is intangible assets. IT Auditors are necessary because they represent a combination of technical skills and business skills. Nowadays, information system becomes more and more critical for many organizations, and organizations demand information systems work more effective and secure. IT Auditors can provide options for controls of both technically and financially. The role of IT auditors is the internal control of information risk management.
Bowers, Toni, and Career Management. “IT Auditor One of the Fastest Growing Careers.” TechRepublic,www.techrepublic.com/blog/career-management/it-auditor-one-of-the-fastest-growing-careers/.
Good thoughts! Why do you think IT Auditors are necessary? What do you think would result from just trusting the organization to keep their systems secure?
I think IT Auditors are necessary because they understand the business from both the financial and technology side, which can increase the efficiency. I think just like trusting people, we don’t 100% trust someone if we really have some sensitive information. Even their system is secure from the technology side, but the internal employees could potentially start a breach on purpose.
IT Auditors are cyber security professionals. They ensure that the technology and systems within a company or organization are up to federal or internal safety standards in order to prevent sensitive information, which is to a degree some company’s capital, from being compromised. If the cyber security department claims they did A, B, and C, the IT Auditor would make sure that these tasks were completed in a satisfactory manner. Auditors are a necessity within an organization’s information security department because they function similarly to a proofreader. For example: IT Auditors will inspect security protocols, and may suggest making improvements due to a discovered flaw in their current systems to safeguard against future data breaches, similarly to how a proofreader might suggest alterations to a piece of writing to avoid repetitions and errors while delivering an effective message. Additionally, it is essential in the role of an IT Auditor to remain separate from an organization’s security planning. This separation is critical so the Auditor may view the system and security measures without an insider’s perspective of current protections so a thorough, unbiased review may be performed.
I don’t know specifically, but in a more general sense I would say that maybe inspecting a firewall would be within the scope of an IT Auditor’s responsibilities.
An IT auditor goes through an organization’s policy/Information system carefully and providing insightful or missing doctrines. IT auditor stays up-to-date for news in information security because of technology changes rapidly, so does the policy. IT auditors make sure an organization’s vulnerabilities are minimized and evaluate between risk and value. IT auditors are important because they share the same direction with the board of directors. With good IT auditors, corporations and organizations can achieve their goal better and they will always stay informed. And this is my understanding of IT auditors and why they are important.
An IT auditor is the person who examines and evaluates an organization’s information technology infrastructure, policies, and operations. IT auditors need to examine both physical security controls and overall business controls that involve IT systems. Moreover, they will determine and evaluate risks to a company’s information assets, and help identify methods to minimize those risks. IT auditors will also deal with business process, organizational structure and governance oversight. The audit objectives assure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems and data. The IT auditors are important since they give assurance that the IT systems are safe and provide reliable information to users, which will help the company to achieve its goal.
IT auditors help serve as part of the moral backbone of businesses, regularly vigilant in order to maintain compliance and to look out for the best interests of those who pay them. IT auditors do this by performing tests on the various systems and databases, and assessing the way different sectors interact with each other. These results are then compiled and presented along with recommended solutions to the client company’s executives. We’ve seen real world examples of the actions and consequences of non-compliance such as those faced by Enron and Arthur Anderson, where tens of thousands of jobs and people’s savings were lost. This makes the occupation of IT auditors quite valuable in the job market these days, as most companies now want to make sure their books are secured and that their information systems are well administered.
IT auditors work independently and objectively on evaluating the company’s plans, strategies, policies from IT perspective. Even for internal IT auditors within a company, they are independent from the operating team. IT auditors are mainly responsible for maintaining the system’s operating, improving the system’s efficiency and discovering the IT risks. Also, IT controls, reliability and integrity are under internal IT auditors’ inspection as well. IT auditing is a quite important process because the potential existence of high risks in the system and the weaknesses of security. All in all, IT auditors play various specific roles within the organizations. They test the security of the system and provide opinions according to the internal and external hidden trouble. They deal with the long-term stability as well as identify the effectiveness of the information system.
To examine the business processes and job functions in terms of technology by reporting problems, analyzing data and increasing internal controls.
It is necessary to provide efficiency and productivity. It indeed bring organization peak performance.
In organizations, their roles just like a road map with all the observations from serious problem by technology enhancement. Our decisions and recommendations are all for the organization’s strategy.
IT Auditors can assess the programs and operations of an organization, their primary function being analyzing the organization’s Information Technology (IT) system, hardware and software programs. IT Auditors can either work independently or as a part of a team that manages computer networks. IT auditors role was created based on convergence of accounting and technology fields in a computer-driven economy. IT Auditing department is responsible for identifying risks to a company by way of its online systems, including databases, email, Internet networks, as well as tangible threats to computer hardware and equipment. Avoiding damage suffered by former workers, competitors or hackers, IT department should build a effective regulation and efficient monitor system to protect company equity.
Jason M Mays says
An IT Auditor is responsible for collecting and analyzing evidence of an organization’s information systems, policies and practices. Auditors use this evidence to create reports to help companies and organizations maintain data confidentiality, integrity and availability. Auditors’ efforts ensure that companies are complying with applicable legislation, enforcing policy and protecting company reputation. The reports provided by internal auditors can allow companies to avoid security breaches and help detect losses in productivity. Companies that have a positive view of their auditors can even use their analysis to improve their infrastructure and policies. External auditors ensure that companies are maintaining their controls with in legislative requirements. For companies without internal auditors, they also provide insight into operation deficiencies. Companies can easily miss potential vulnerabilities or promote inefficient or corrupt practices without the oversight provided by auditors.
Patrick J. Wasson says
Great thoughts Jason! Do you see a benefit of external IT auditors over internal auditors or vice versa?
Jason M Mays says
I think internal auditors provide a long-term benefit for company culture. Implementing and embracing an internal IT auditing department requires the involvement of stakeholders at all levels of the enterprise. It puts attention on security, processes and enterprise governance. Internal IT auditors can potentially change the success of a company. Accenture is a good example of this. Their separation required them to rethink how their systems worked. In turn, this required them to look at their process and created a new company culture that they were able to directly profit from. External auditors provide a much-needed regulation function in many enterprises but are about the same as the FBI, IRS or FTC.
Patrick J. Wasson says
Great response!
Shuyue Ding says
IT Auditors provides internal control of organizations from both the IT side and accounting side. They manage organizations to meet the government’s’ requirement and business expectation, and they also increase the security of organizations’ information which is intangible assets. IT Auditors are necessary because they represent a combination of technical skills and business skills. Nowadays, information system becomes more and more critical for many organizations, and organizations demand information systems work more effective and secure. IT Auditors can provide options for controls of both technically and financially. The role of IT auditors is the internal control of information risk management.
“What Is an IT Auditor?” Top Accounting Degrees, http://www.topaccountingdegrees.org/faq/what-is-an-it-auditor/.
Bowers, Toni, and Career Management. “IT Auditor One of the Fastest Growing Careers.” TechRepublic,www.techrepublic.com/blog/career-management/it-auditor-one-of-the-fastest-growing-careers/.
Patrick J. Wasson says
Good thoughts! Why do you think IT Auditors are necessary? What do you think would result from just trusting the organization to keep their systems secure?
Shuyue Ding says
I think IT Auditors are necessary because they understand the business from both the financial and technology side, which can increase the efficiency. I think just like trusting people, we don’t 100% trust someone if we really have some sensitive information. Even their system is secure from the technology side, but the internal employees could potentially start a breach on purpose.
Patrick J. Wasson says
Good thoughts Shuyue!
Sarah Puffen says
IT Auditors are cyber security professionals. They ensure that the technology and systems within a company or organization are up to federal or internal safety standards in order to prevent sensitive information, which is to a degree some company’s capital, from being compromised. If the cyber security department claims they did A, B, and C, the IT Auditor would make sure that these tasks were completed in a satisfactory manner. Auditors are a necessity within an organization’s information security department because they function similarly to a proofreader. For example: IT Auditors will inspect security protocols, and may suggest making improvements due to a discovered flaw in their current systems to safeguard against future data breaches, similarly to how a proofreader might suggest alterations to a piece of writing to avoid repetitions and errors while delivering an effective message. Additionally, it is essential in the role of an IT Auditor to remain separate from an organization’s security planning. This separation is critical so the Auditor may view the system and security measures without an insider’s perspective of current protections so a thorough, unbiased review may be performed.
Patrick J. Wasson says
Great response Sarah! Can you think of a specific security protocol that and IT Auditor would inspect?
Sarah Puffen says
I don’t know specifically, but in a more general sense I would say that maybe inspecting a firewall would be within the scope of an IT Auditor’s responsibilities.
Patrick J. Wasson says
Inspecting firewall policies is absolutely on the list! We’ll talk more about this over the next few weeks! Good work.
Yuchong Wang says
An IT auditor goes through an organization’s policy/Information system carefully and providing insightful or missing doctrines. IT auditor stays up-to-date for news in information security because of technology changes rapidly, so does the policy. IT auditors make sure an organization’s vulnerabilities are minimized and evaluate between risk and value. IT auditors are important because they share the same direction with the board of directors. With good IT auditors, corporations and organizations can achieve their goal better and they will always stay informed. And this is my understanding of IT auditors and why they are important.
Patrick J. Wasson says
Thank you for your response!
Ryu Takatsuki says
An IT auditor is the person who examines and evaluates an organization’s information technology infrastructure, policies, and operations. IT auditors need to examine both physical security controls and overall business controls that involve IT systems. Moreover, they will determine and evaluate risks to a company’s information assets, and help identify methods to minimize those risks. IT auditors will also deal with business process, organizational structure and governance oversight. The audit objectives assure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems and data. The IT auditors are important since they give assurance that the IT systems are safe and provide reliable information to users, which will help the company to achieve its goal.
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Patrick J. Wasson says
Thank you for your response!
Imran Jordan Kharabsheh says
IT auditors help serve as part of the moral backbone of businesses, regularly vigilant in order to maintain compliance and to look out for the best interests of those who pay them. IT auditors do this by performing tests on the various systems and databases, and assessing the way different sectors interact with each other. These results are then compiled and presented along with recommended solutions to the client company’s executives. We’ve seen real world examples of the actions and consequences of non-compliance such as those faced by Enron and Arthur Anderson, where tens of thousands of jobs and people’s savings were lost. This makes the occupation of IT auditors quite valuable in the job market these days, as most companies now want to make sure their books are secured and that their information systems are well administered.
Yuqing Tang says
IT auditors work independently and objectively on evaluating the company’s plans, strategies, policies from IT perspective. Even for internal IT auditors within a company, they are independent from the operating team. IT auditors are mainly responsible for maintaining the system’s operating, improving the system’s efficiency and discovering the IT risks. Also, IT controls, reliability and integrity are under internal IT auditors’ inspection as well. IT auditing is a quite important process because the potential existence of high risks in the system and the weaknesses of security. All in all, IT auditors play various specific roles within the organizations. They test the security of the system and provide opinions according to the internal and external hidden trouble. They deal with the long-term stability as well as identify the effectiveness of the information system.
Haixin Sun says
To examine the business processes and job functions in terms of technology by reporting problems, analyzing data and increasing internal controls.
It is necessary to provide efficiency and productivity. It indeed bring organization peak performance.
In organizations, their roles just like a road map with all the observations from serious problem by technology enhancement. Our decisions and recommendations are all for the organization’s strategy.
Yuan Liu says
IT Auditors can assess the programs and operations of an organization, their primary function being analyzing the organization’s Information Technology (IT) system, hardware and software programs. IT Auditors can either work independently or as a part of a team that manages computer networks. IT auditors role was created based on convergence of accounting and technology fields in a computer-driven economy. IT Auditing department is responsible for identifying risks to a company by way of its online systems, including databases, email, Internet networks, as well as tangible threats to computer hardware and equipment. Avoiding damage suffered by former workers, competitors or hackers, IT department should build a effective regulation and efficient monitor system to protect company equity.