IT/IS Internal Audit

Overview

The ability to perform IT control and information systems audits requires a combination of (a) deep understanding of various infrastructure and application components and (b) strong auditing credentials and methodologies.

Whilst organisations are often able to acquire internally the necessary skills and knowledge for one of the two ingredients, their ability to have, maintain and retain both is restricted.

Odyssey’s IT / IS Internal Audit services are based on leading edge methodologies which are recognized world-wide for their completeness and comprehensiveness, such as ISACA’s Control Objectives for Information Technology (CobiT) and BS7799 the information security standard.  They are designed to provide a cost effective and flexible solution to those organisations which decide to outsource the execution of their annual IT / IS audit program, at the same time as retaining the responsibility for the final delivery, management and reporting of the audit findings internally.

Key Features

•  Highly cost effective solution compared to the option of maintaining an in-house IT / IS Internal Audit capability

•  Availability of a pool of resources, specialist, skills, knowledge and experiences for a given budget

•  Value-adding approach to IT internal auditing

•  Practical recommendations which are implementable and take account of accepted and best practices as well as the culture of your organisation

•  Regulatory compliance and demonstrable management due process