IT continuity management aims to limit the damage from disasters and unexpected events while keeping core business processes running and sensitive data protected. This business continuity audit program webinar explains how auditors can confirm those controls work.
A well-structured, risk-focused audit program evaluates risk management, controls and compliance with IT-related policies, drives timely resolution of deficiencies and keeps the board informed.
You'll get an overview of business continuity and what a continuity audit covers, how a business continuity plan differs from a disaster recovery plan, and considerations for developing and implementing an audit program, including gathering information and evidence, analyzing the plan and communicating before, during and after the audit.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
Disruptions, emergencies, crises and disasters can halt the systems that support mission-critical operations, leaving employees idle and compliance at risk. Enterprises need to examine their continuity, disaster recovery and backup plans regularly, and oversight committees need assurance that those processes are effective.
The session suits auditors, operations, vendor and risk managers, disaster recovery and business continuity teams, call centers, information security staff, CSOs, CIOs, COOs and technology managers.
AREA COVERED
- Challenges of business continuity planning in a volatile threat landscape
- Critical elements of crisis management response
- How a business continuity plan differs from a disaster recovery plan
- Key components of a business continuity audit plan
- Acquiring appropriate audit evidence
- Recommendations for analyzing a business continuity plan
- Communication before, during and after a business continuity audit
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify issues associated with business continuity planning
- Distinguish the types of business continuity plan assurance services
- Develop an effective business continuity audit plan
- Use procedures to study and evaluate a business continuity plan
- Test and evaluate business continuity controls
- Address key business continuity audit reporting considerations
- Determine the right amount of follow-up procedures
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
• Auditors
• Operations Managers
• Vendor Managers
• Disaster Recovery professionals
• Call centers
• Business Continuity Team members
• Information Security personnel
• Chief Security Officer
• Risk Managers
• Chief Information Officer
• Chief Operations Officer
• Information Security Managers
• Technology Managers
Disruptions, emergencies, crises and disasters can halt the systems that support mission-critical operations, leaving employees idle and compliance at risk. Enterprises need to examine their continuity, disaster recovery and backup plans regularly, and oversight committees need assurance that those processes are effective.
The session suits auditors, operations, vendor and risk managers, disaster recovery and business continuity teams, call centers, information security staff, CSOs, CIOs, COOs and technology managers.
- Challenges of business continuity planning in a volatile threat landscape
- Critical elements of crisis management response
- How a business continuity plan differs from a disaster recovery plan
- Key components of a business continuity audit plan
- Acquiring appropriate audit evidence
- Recommendations for analyzing a business continuity plan
- Communication before, during and after a business continuity audit
- Identify issues associated with business continuity planning
- Distinguish the types of business continuity plan assurance services
- Develop an effective business continuity audit plan
- Use procedures to study and evaluate a business continuity plan
- Test and evaluate business continuity controls
- Address key business continuity audit reporting considerations
- Determine the right amount of follow-up procedures
• Auditors
• Operations Managers
• Vendor Managers
• Disaster Recovery professionals
• Call centers
• Business Continuity Team members
• Information Security personnel
• Chief Security Officer
• Risk Managers
• Chief Information Officer
• Chief Operations Officer
• Information Security Managers
• Technology Managers
Speaker Profile
Dr. Robert E. Davis
Dr. Robert E. Davis obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Business Law, a Master of Business Administration in Management Information Systems, and a Doctor of Business Administration in Information Systems Management from Temple, West Chester, and Walden University; respectively. Moreover, during his twenty years of involvement in education, Dr. Davis acquired Postgraduate and Professional Technical licenses in Computer Science and Computer Systems Technology. Dr. Davis also obtained the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certificate — after passing the 1988 Information Systems Audit and Control Association’s rigorous three hundred and fifty multiple-choice questions examination; and was conferred the …
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