GENERAL CONTROLS AUDIT
Do you know that 45% of Small and Medium businesses say they Have Insufficient security?
An IT general controls audit is the examination and evaluation of an organization’s information technology infrastructure, policies, and operations. Information technology audits determine whether IT controls protect corporate assets, ensure data integrity, and are aligned with the business’s overall goals.
No matter what the size and type of your organization are, an audit offers crucial insights into potential gaps in your technology process and procedures. With the current digitalized world, the use of technology has become part of all the sectors of our life. This gives rise to numerous problems, one of which is cybercrime. An IT general controls audit is crucial to any business because it provides knowledge that the IT systems are appropriately protected and managed to avoid any sort of breach.
There are many reasons why an IT audit is important :
Reduces Risks in an Organization
Improves the Security of Data
Enhances IT Governance
Checks Susceptibility to Threat
Evaluates the System
Ensures the Integrity of the System
Enhances Communication within an Organization
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HOW WE PERFORM YOUR IT AUDIT
Octellient will use common security controls, frameworks and industry practices to aid your organization in achieving your operational goals, the reliability and integrity of your information, safeguarding your assets, and ensuring compliance.
Planning: In this stage, the audit team reviews the organization's policies, procedures, and controls related to IT and identifies the areas that need to be audited. The audit team also defines the scope and objectives of the audit, and develops an audit plan and schedule.
Onsite: In this stage, the audit team performs testing and analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of the organization's IT controls. This may involve conducting interviews with key personnel, reviewing documentation, and testing IT systems and processes.
Testing Controls: In this stage, the audit team tests the organization's IT controls to ensure that they are working effectively. This may involve performing vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and security assessments.
Reviewing Documentation: The audit team reviews the organization's policies, procedures, and documentation related to IT to ensure that they are up-to-date and comply with industry standards and regulations.
Analyzing Results: The audit team analyzes the results of the testing and documentation review to identify areas of weakness or non-compliance. The team may also recommend improvements or changes to the organization's IT controls.
Reporting: In this stage, the audit team prepares a report of the findings and recommendations. The report includes a summary of the audit objectives and scope, the audit methodology, the results of the testing and analysis, and the audit team's recommendations for improvement.
WHY OCTELLIENT?
WE MAKE IT SIMPLE. Octellient will identify your risks and provide cost effective recommendations for remediation with a focus on improving your security. We do all of this so you don’t have to.