IT auditing

This refers to examining of the whole IT infrastructure in an organization. In addition to this, IT audit has been stretched to include the security policies, standards, and procedures that an organization has established. Therefore, a complete audit is able to determine whether an organization has enough controls to protect its IT assets, data and to ensure its attainment of business goals. Organizations mostly rely on IT frameworks to carry out systemic and standardized audits. The following are the commonly used frameworks in IT auditing: Cobit, ISO 27001, and NIST. The following is a more in-depth explanation of why organizations carry out IT audits.

Evaluating the systems, policies, and processes that secure the organization

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