Audit Defense

Ed Danter retired after nearly 42 years with IBM developing, maintaining, and evaluating systems as a member of their corporate audit staff and business controls organizations involved with Sarbanes Oxley and SAS70 audits, with extensive teaching of application systems control and auditability. After leaving IBM, he worked as an adjunct professor at Kean University, USA teaching classes on Auditing Information Systems and Auditing Financial Statements. He currently has his own company, IAE (Internal Audit Education) where he offers education to management and executives to prepare them to be “audit ready,” avoiding the illusion of control.

• 1. Objectives, Focus and Description of the Text.- Section I: Corporate Governance and the Audit Process.- 2. Responsibilities, Regulations, Control Frameworks.- 3. The Audit Beginning.- 4. Audit Field Work.- 5. Audit Conclusion.- Section II: Controls Overview .- 6.Types of Audits and Categories of Controls.- 7. Administrative Controls Established by Audit Clients.- 8. Physical Controls that Provide Safeguards.- 9. System and Application Access Controls.- 10. Enterprise Operational Controls.- 11. Separation of Duties.- 12. Application Controls.- 13. Recent Challenges.- Section III: Pro-active Measures.- 14. Identification of Exposures and Issues.- 15. Risk Management.- 16. Testing.- Section IV: Mock Audits.- 17. Preparation Steps for Mock Audits Roles.- 18. Mock Audit Field Work.- 19. Mock Audit Field Work.