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Summary: An Outstanding Book!
Review: "Information Technology Control and Audit" is an outstanding book! It provides a step by step of IS auditing process and tremendous amount of up to date information on IT control as well as audit related issues. This book provides information starting from the importance of control and auditability, audit role in Computer Information System, the use of Computer-Assisted Audit Tools and Techniques in audit, and the complexities of CIS operations and control issues. The appendixes of this book are also valuable. We can find audit cases that are related to real life situation, professional standards applying to IT, and samples of audit program on them. This book is really worth to read. If you can only keep one book with you, this book is the one!
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Summary: Great book to understand IS auditing in general.
Review: This book was written by a couple of very experienced professionals in IS auditing fields. It~{!/~}s a good book in terms of systematically documenting latest IS auditing practices and almost everything related to IS auditing concerns, covering IS auditing standards and guidelines, IS audit process and planning, control design and implementation, auditing of applications and operations, CAATTs, legal issues related to IS auditing, and even outlook of IS auditing in the New Millennium. It provides great help for people who like to enter into this field in understanding the whole picture of IS auditing and gaining knowledge to pursue auditing career.
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Summary: It is my bible!
Review: I could not imagine how I am going to finish my degree in MSBA, IS auditing without the help of this book! The book has embeded an extensive author's experience in the IS auditing field and delivered a true knowledge needed for those who want to enter the IS auditing profession in the future. It provides not only the knowledge you need but also live examples of how you should handle a audit project in the real life. It is a must read for those who are preparing their career as an IS audiotr or IT consultant!
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Summary: A great TOOL for IT professionals
Review: This book is a great tool for the IT professionals. It not only covers every aspect of IT audit, such as audit tools and techniques, IT audit standards, legal issues and best practices but also provides valuable information of professional associations (their URLs) and their standards in the appendixes section. Furthermore I found that the references of each chapter are very informative as well. In short, this is a handbook or Bible for the one whoever wants to be an IT professional.
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Summary: Review of Information Technology Control and Audit
Review: People normally utilize new technologies to create profits; however, they forget the technologies could generate huge loss for organizations if they don't concern about IT security and control. "Information Technology Control and Audit" is a book that generates important concern about IT control and security, which could be the key to organization success. This book also provides basic and easy-to-understand guidance on conducting IT audits on legacy and new systems, and contains explanation about the vulnerabilities of new computer systems. This book, in addition, includes professional standards applying to IT , and practical IT audit case's studies. Therefore, this book is the excellent tool for not only IT professionals, but also every management who would like to prosper in new technology orientated environment.
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Summary: A Must have book
Review: Simply put, this book is a must have for any IT professional including IT auditors, IT managers and developers. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Review
Review: The book was very good. It explained all the concecepts of auditing in detail. It is a steping stone for someone who is thinking of becomeing an auditor or is currently an auditor. It list all the standards in the auditing field. It is a good source of information to rely on when working.
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Summary: A good book
Review: This book is must have for anybody trying to get into the IS Audit industry and it is a good guideline for anybody who is in the industry. It deals with a little bit of everything in the IS Audit Industry. The book is up to date unlike most books out there dealing with Is Audit. Even if you are not interest in IS Audit field but interest in IS you should look at this book so you can help your company become more security by using the technique that they mentioned. For this book will help you find security loop holes that you might not have thought about and some tools that help keep hackers and unauthorized users out.
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Summary: Great Book to share with you
Review: "Information Technology Control and Audit" is a great book which provides the knowledge ones may need for their profession. This book covers from IT audit concepts, existing audit standards, and CIS operational environment to legal issues in IT area. The Appendex provides even more information for ones' future research information. This book is not only a great guidline of potential entry level auditors, but also a helpful reference for current professionals in IS or IT field.
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Summary: The Information Technology Secret Guide Book!
Review: This book is a guiding light for the novice as well as the professional Information Technology Auditor! This book covers several topics from Java security to IT Operations. It truly give you an idea how IT Professionals should approach and solve various IT issues. I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the Information Technology field or anyone who wants to better understand the Information Technology Function in an organization.
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