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Audit TI dan Tata Kelola Resiko

DTETI
2018
Introduction

• Definition
“Examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification”
“A methodical examination or review of a condition or situation”

• Why Audit?
• Who?

System Management

Informasi Informasi System

Organization
Management

Linked System Internal System


IS/IT Audit

• Information Systems (IS)


– Involve more than just computers
– Success application requires understanding
• Business
• Environment
• Computer-Based Information Systems (CBIS)
– Computer utilization (hardware/software/database/network)
– Technology to perform tasks (procedures/people/etc)

• Collection of IS and often times interchangeable in terminology with Information


Technology (IT)
IT Audit
• Independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the
adequacy of internal controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and
operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls,
policies, or procedures
• The process of collecting and evaluating evidence to determine whether computer
system safeguards assets, maintain data availability/integrity/confidentiality,
achieves organisational goals effectively and consumes resources effectively.
– involves evaluating the computer’s role in achieving
• audit objectives
• control objectives
– means proving data and information are
• reliable
• confidential
• secure
• available
– includes attest objectives like
• safeguarding of assets and data integrity,
• operational effectiveness
Standards
• Auditors are guided in their professional responsibility by the generally
accepted auditing standards (GAAS)

Generally Accepted Auditing Standards

General Standards Standards of Field Work Standards of Reporting

The auditor must have adequate Audit work must be adequately The auditor must state in the
technical training and proficiency to planned auditor's report whether the
perform the audit. financial statements are presented
in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
The auditor must maintain The auditor must gain a sufficient The report must identify those
independence in mental attitude in understanding of the internal control circumstances in which generally
all matters related to the audit. structure accepted accounting principles were
not applied
The auditor must use due The auditor must obtain sufficient, The report must identify any items
professional care during the competent evidence that do not have adequate
performance of the audit and the informative disclosures
preparation of the report.

The report shall contain an


expression of the auditor’s opinion
on the financial statements as a
whole
Auditing Aims

Internal
• Responsibility of Performance
– Company’s own employees
– External of the department being audited
• Audit Purpose
– Employee compliance with policies and procedures
– Development and evaluation of internal controls
External
• Responsibility of Performance
– Those outside the organization
– Accountants working for independent CPA
• Audit Purpose
– Performance of the attest function
– Evaluate the accuracy and fairness of the financial statements relative to
GAAP
Audit Type
Internal audit External audit
• company personnel reporting to • Independent
• evaluate the risks
– top management and/or
– the integrity of accounting data
– the Audit Committee of the Board of • make recommendations
Directors – to managers
• external to the corporate department or – to improve these controls
division being audited • conducted in the context of GAAP
• concerns employee adherence to • check if financial statements
– company policies and procedures, – are free of erroneous materials
evaluation of internal controls – do not contain fraudulent
misstatements
• relatively broad in scope, including • includes a variety of assurance services
– auditing for fraud,
– ensuring that employees are not
copying software programs illegally
• provide assurance to a company’s top
management about
– the efficiency of its organization and
– effectiveness of its organization
IT Audit Function
Elements
Scope 1. Physical and Environmental
2. System Administration
3. Application Software
4. Application Development
5. Network Security
6. Business Continuity
7. Data Integrity

Objectives
Improved Data
Integrity

Safeguarding of IT/IS Improved


Assets Audit System
Effectiveness

Improved
System
Efficiency
Policies, Standards,
Guidelines, and Procedures
Organizations typically Policy
• Provide emphasis
have four types of • Sets directions
documents in place: • Signed by management
authority
– Policy
– Standard
Standard
– Guideline • Specifies uniform method Change control process
of support for policy to review and revise
– Procedure • Compliance as mandatory

Guideline
• Suggested actions to consider in
absence of applicable standard
• Discretionary usage
• Can be used to create new standard

Procedure
• Step-by-step instruction to perform Ineffective
desired actions Result?
• Provides support for standard
• Compliance is mandatory
IT Governance

• The process for controlling an organization’s IT resources, including


information and communication systems, and technology.
• The utilization of IT is to promote an organization’s objectives and enable
business processes and to manage and control IT related risks.

• General Controls
– The concept is relatively new
– Ensuring that effective IT management and security principles, policies and
processes with appropriate compliance measurement tools are in place
– Require an active audit committee
• Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology/COBIT Guideline
– Identifies critical success factors, key goal and performance indicators, and an
IT governance maturity model.
– IT governance framework begins with setting IT objectives and measures and
compares performance against them
– Assessing business risks,
– Controlling for business risks, and
– Evaluating the effectiveness of controls
Controls Hierarchy

• General and Application of


Information Technology Governance
Policies

IT Standards

Management
Management and
Organization

Physical and Environmental


Controls

Systems Software Controls

Technical
Systems Development Controls

Application – based controls


Auditing Structure

CEO/CIO Financial Auditor

Board Audit
Committee Support for Financial Auditors

Application Information Systems


Auditor
Head of Audit
Dept Database

Middleware

Head of IT Head of Non- IT Auditor Operating System


Audit IT Audit
Network Intra

Physical Facility
IT Audit Team Non-IT Audit
Members Entity-Level Controls
Team Members
IT Auditors Specialist

Member of Enterprise Audit Organization


• Follows and adhere standards and principles of Institute of Internal Auditors
(IIA) and Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
Professional Certification
• Certified Information Systems Auditor CISA certification
– by completing an examination given by ISACA
– meeting specific experience requirements
– complying with a Code of Professional Ethics
– undergoing continuing professional education
– complying with the Information Systems Auditing Standards
• Certified Information Security Managers (CISM)
– granted by ISACA
– evaluates knowledge
• in information security governance
• information security program management
• risk management
• information security management
• response management.
Auditors Must Have

• Knowledge, skill and abilities


– Knowledge of auditing, IS and network security
– Investigation and process flow analysis skills
– Interpersonal/human relation skills
– Verbal and written communications skills
– Ability to exercise good judgment
– Ability to maintain confidentiality
– Ability to use IT desktop office tools, vulnerability analysis tools, and other IT
tools
• Many of the audit steps are nontechnical
– Ability to work in a team and other auditors
– Ability to interact with clients and require strong interpersonal relationships
– Will need to interview the CIO
Auditors Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure IT governance by assessing risks and monitoring controls over those risks
• Works as either internal or external auditor
• Works on many kind of audit engagements
• Reviewing and assessing enterprise management controls
• Review and perform test of enterprise internal controls
• Report to management
• Job Tasks
– Design a technology-based audit approaches; analyzes and evaluates
enterprise IT processes
– Works independently or in a team to review enterprise IT controls
– Examines the effectiveness of the information security policies and procedures
– Develops and presents training workshops for audit staff
– Conduct and oversees investigation of inappropriate computer use
– Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
Financial vs IT Audit
Develop an
• IT auditors may work on financial understanding and
perform preliminary
audit engagements audit work
• IT auditors may work on every step of
the financial audit engagement Develop audit plan
• Standards, such as SAS No. 94, guide
Evaluate the internal
the work of IT auditors on financial control system
audit engagements
• IT audit work on financial audit Determine degree of
reliance on internal
engagements is likely to increase as controls
internal control evaluation becomes
more important Perform substantive
testing

Review work and


issue audit report

The Role of IT Auditors in the Financial Audit Process


Conduct follow-up
work
Effective IT Audit

• Early involvement
• Informal audits
• Knowledge sharing
• Self-assessments
Computers Roles on Internal Controls

• Separation of duties
• Delegation of authority and responsibility
• Competent and trustworthy personnel
• System of authorizations
• Adequate documents and records
• Physical control over asset and records
• Adequate management supervision
• Independent check on performance
• Comparing recorded accountability with assets

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