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ª Identify the control issues that must be
addressed to ensure the integrity, confidentiality,
and availability of your information systems
August 20-22, 2007
Chicago, IL
ª Discover the critical components that require
review in IT infrastructures
September 19-21, 2007
Las Vegas, NV
ª Cover the COBIT® 4.0 framework and how you
can use it to evaluate the effectiveness of your
IT general controls
October 1-3, 2007
Toronto, ON
ª Develop strategies for assessing the key controls
in your information systems infrastructure
December 3-5, 2007
Boston, MA
ª Find out how to conduct a business impact
analysis that will ensure your organization can
survive a disruptive event
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Training Audit and Infosecurity Professionals for Over 29 Years
Seminar Focus and Features
In this three-day seminar you will examine the IT general
control areas that must be addressed to ensure the
confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your information
assets. You will explore critical aspects of the IT environment, including IT governance, IT infrastructure controls,
information security, physical security, disaster recovery,
change management and network perimeter security.You
will learn how to develop strategies for assessing the key
controls in your information systems infrastructure.
In addition, because Control Objectives for Information
and related Technology (COBIT®) provides an effective
controls framework for both IT management and IT audit,
you will cover the COBIT 4.0 control framework and
throughout the seminar focus on how you can use this
industry-recognized framework for evaluating the effectiveness of your IT general controls.You will pay particular
attention to using COBIT control objectives and control
practices to strengthen IT controls and as a means to plan,
scope and assess control compliance.
Prerequisite: IT Auditing and Controls (ITG101) or
equivalent experience.
Learning Level: Basic NASBA: Computer Science
Who Should Attend
Financial, Operational, Business Applications, Information
Technology, and External Auditors; Quality Assurance
personnel; Audit Managers and Directors; Information Security
Managers and Analysts
What You Will Learn
1. Risk-Based Audit Planning for IT General
Controls
• introduction to IT general controls
• the relationship between general and application controls
• risks/controls
• centralized vs. distributed environments
• Sarbanes-Oxley and IT controls
2. IT Control Standards and Frameworks
• COSO
• ISO-17799 and ISO-27001
• COBIT 4.0
- what is COBIT?
- COBIT objectives/components
- COBIT information requirements
- IT resources
- COBIT navigation
- metrics and maturity Model
- COBIT control hierarchy
- COBIT audit guidelines/control practices
- auditing using COBIT
3. IT Governance and Operations Management
• COBIT control objectives
• IT organizational structure
• policies and procedures
• strategic planning
• risk management
• IT human resources practices
• quality management
• separation of duties
• outsourcing
• audit steps
4. Hardware/Software Infrastructure
• COBIT control objectives
• hardware infrastructure
- centralized vs. distributed
- hardware acquisition, contracts, and inventories
- equipment maintenance/utilization
- hardware audits
• software infrastructure: operating systems
- components
- risks/exposures
- patch management
- operating system audits
• software infrastructure: database management
- components
- restart/recovery/reliability
- database advantages/concerns
- distributed databases
- database administration controls
- database audits
• system software audit steps
5. Logical Access Controls
• COBIT control objectives
• access control components
• authentication: passwords, tokens, biometrics
• authorization of user access rights
• managing user accounts
• access control systems
• audit trail
• security monitoring
• remote access
• sensitive data on PCs and workstations
• security administration
• single sign-on (SSO) authentication
• access control best practices
6. Physical and Environmental Controls
• COBIT control objectives
• physical security objectives, risks, and exposures
• physical security controls
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• environmental exposures and risks
• environmental controls
7. Network Perimeter Security
• COBIT control objectives
• network security threat/risk analysis
• network security strategy
• data communication software
• OSI Model
• TCP/IP
• firewalls/DMZ
• intrusion detection systems
• remote access/wireless access
• Internet risks
8. Change Management
• COBIT control objectives
• change management risks
• translation from source code to executable modules
• change management process
• vendor-supplied source code
• library/change control software
• distribution systems version control
• audit steps
9. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning
• COBIT control objectives
• disasters and disruptive events
• disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• business impact analysis (BIA)
• recovery time objectives (RTO)
• disaster recovery strategy
• business continuity strategy
• disaster recovery sites
• disaster recovery teams
• off-site storage
• data backup and recovery
• telecommunications networks
• testing the recovery plan
• continuity plan maintenance
• contract requirements
• audit steps
10.Planning and Executing General Control Reviews
• risk assessment
• audit strategy and planning
• planning memo
• key documents needed for the audit
• audit programs
• testing controls
• audit workpapers
• audit report
Mail: The registration form along with your check to
MIS Training Institute, 498 Concord Street, Framingham, MA
01702-2357
Call: (508) 879-7999
Fax: (508) 872-1153
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.misti.com
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IMPORTANT: Please refer to the registration code on the
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Tuition: Tuition is $1795 and covers course materials,
refreshments, and hospitality reception. It does not cover hotel
accommodations. Add $100 if you register 5 business days or less
before your session start date.Tuition must be paid in advance by
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(Add 6% GST for Toronto session.)
Class Hours: Class is conducted from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm daily
and concludes at 1:00 pm on the last day.
CPE Credits: 22 CPEs. If you are a CISSP we will forward your
credits to (ISC)2. Please provide your CISSP number on the
registration form.
MIS Cancellation Policy: A full refund less a $100 administrative fee will be given for cancellations received up to 15 days
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tuition to another MIS Training Institute event, less a $195 administrative fee.Transfers are valid for 12 months from the time of
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who do not cancel before the event date and who do not
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