Education and Careers

Education and Careers

Should I get CISM Certified?

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The Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM) qualification is provided by ISACA, and roughly on a par with it’s CISA IT audit qualification.It is a certification for IT security managers, and like CISA ...

Should I get CISA Certified?

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CISA is possibly the one ‘pure’ Information systems audit qualification that is recognised anywhere. It is balanced between technical IT knowledge and business understanding. And it has lovely exam questions - and ...

List of IT Audit Professional Bodies & Certifications

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The below list covers the key professional bodies and certifications to consider as part of an IT Audit career. Bear in mind that there are many different routes and the qualifications that ...
What do auditors do all day?

What do auditors do all day?

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Updated from the original published on July 1, 2010 If you’ve ever sat at your desk wondering what exactly the bunch of outsiders hanging out in the audit room find to do with ...
An introduction to IT Audit & Information Assurance careers

An introduction to IT Audit & Information Assurance careers

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Updated from the original published on July 1, 2010 Who should read this?You’re here because you want to learn more about IT audit and assurance. So I’ll get straight to the point.You’re ...
Good auditor or bad auditor – which are you?

Good auditor or bad auditor – which are you?

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Updated from the original published on July 5, 2010 All auditors expect clients to question their usefulness. Many auditors question their usefulness. Most would accept that their impact on an organisation is ...
Understanding audit and risk

Understanding audit and risk

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Updated from the original published on July 4, 2010 Everything we do creates risk. Crossing the street, climbing a mountain, even breathing or drinking a glass of water. It is exactly the ...
Top qualities for a good IT auditor

Top qualities for a good IT auditor

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Updated from the original published on June 29, 2010 Training and experience are well and good, but the truth is some people are just not cut out for professional audit and security ...
Arthur Miller on Auditing

Arthur Miller on Auditing

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Updated from the original published on June 22, 2010 A little known fact about that great American playwright Arthur Miller is that, when not busy shacking up with Marilyn Monroe, he spent ...

Cybersecurity HR for Business Sustainability

Strengthening organizational defenses from within with cybersecurity HR We work in a rapidly evolving workplace, and cybersecurity is not just a technical challenge but a holistic organizational effort. The Human Resources (HR) ...

Secure Guardrails