Information Technology Control and Audit, Second Edition

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Summary: My favorite IT auditing, control and security book
Review: This book is gets an A+. I've read a lot of technical books concerning IT auditing and security and this is one of the best. The book was easy to follow and the information was comprehensive and interesting. This is definitely going to be one of my first-hand reference books. Great all around information regarding legal, security, methods, techniques, tools, risks, controls, strategy and standards, career planning and development, and more! This book is well worth its value and I recommend it as a must for anyone who wants to get serious in the IT auditing and security field.

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Summary: This is the most valuable textbook in IT-related issues
Review: This is the first textbook I have seen and read that cover comprehensively tremendous amount of information in IT Control and Audit-related issues. It is a valuable resource for those who want to increase his or her knowledge in this emerging area, either for students in Accounting, Auditing, Computer Information Systems and Law or for IT Professionals who want to refresh his or her knowledge in this area. This book provides information ranging from A Foundation for IT Auditability and Control to Computer Information Systems in the New Millennium while at the same time doesn't forget to include the specific issues such as Legal Environment of Information Systems and Security & Privacy of Information Systems issues. In addition to that, this book provides several of Information Audit Cases. The other things that make this book even more interesting are that it provides its readers The Bibliography of Selected Publications for Information Technology Auditors and The Professional Standards that Apply to Information Technology. In short, this book is one of the most valuable IT Audit resource that I have seen and read.