The ABC’s of Information Technology and More!

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." Socrates

As an internal audit professional to you really understand how information technology works?

Information technology (IT) is an integral part of every organization. To remain relevant in your career, all auditors must have an understanding of IT theories and concepts. But becoming fluent in IT can be intimidating, especially for non IT auditors. The goal of this session is to help non IT and IT Auditors work better together by arming NON IT auditors with the knowledge to collaborate with the techies on the team. You will come to understand that all of information technology is very simple:

• Input - The processing of input data to support a business objective
• Process - The logic to take the input and validate it and accomplish a business objective
• Output - The storing of data to support later use.

After attending this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand and describe basic IT concepts   
• Describe IT infrastructure
• Understand and test application controls
• Identify areas appropriate for integrated audits
• Perform integrated audits

This session is designed to arm auditors with the tools necessary to understand and work with the information technology used on a day-to-day basis in any organization.

This timely, two-hour CPE training event is designed for the internal auditor and others who wish to improve their auditing tradecraft skills.

Each attendee will receive two CPEs (YB). A certificate of completion will be provided.

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