CHAPTER 15
Ethics, Education, and Certification for IT Auditors
A CAREER IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) AUDITING is both rewarding and demanding. The field continuously evolves and changes. Corporate events of the past, such as the WorldCom and Enron scandals, have forced auditors to adapt to new laws and regulations. Organizations depend on people and data. Employees process, store, and transmit data every day. Organizations must protect the data they use and create, either by law or as a best practice. Therefore, IT information security touches nearly all parts of an organization, and auditing is an important part of security.
A combination of IT and business acumen will continue to drive the auditing profession. Many IT professionals routinely ...
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