Technology Audit Services Protect and enhance value through data and technology We help organisations understand their key technology risks and how well they are mitigating and controlling those risks. Our team has deep expertise in recognised frameworks (COBIT, NIST, ISO, ITIL, FFIEC, CMMC etc.) and apply best practices from working with many of the world’s leading audit organisations. Our technology auditors and risk practitioners take a risk-minded and business-objective focused approach and are involved in assessing and advising on virtually every aspect of the way an organisation uses (or should be using) technology to protect and enhance enterprise value. Protect and enhance enterprise value through the evaluation of technology governance, systems, operations, and projects Our Technology audit services Pro Briefcase Cybersecurity Security programme and governance audit, assessments against frameworks, security risk assessments and control testing programmes, ransomware preparedness, incident response, technical assessments (e.g., penetration testing, threat hunting), privileged access reviews, and system and device (e.g., IoT) testing. Pro Building office Cloud Cloud strategy audit and governance, security scans and assessments, assessments of cloud migration plans, controls over information access, and compliance with legal and regulatory mandates, effective implementation of the shared responsibility model, and assessment using the Well Architected Framework. Pro Document Consent Data Governance & Privacy Assessments of data management and data governance, data quality assessments, data privacy programme reviews, data loss prevention reviews, and assessments against regulatory requirements. Pro Document Files Project Risk Advisory Add an independent risk and controls audit lens to key enterprise projects for management, the audit committee, and applicable external compliance / regulatory entities. We partner throughout the project lifecycle. Pro Document Stack Enterprise Applications Assessments of configuration and application controls, integrity of reporting, security models, sensitive access and segregation of duties, and fit-for-purpose. We use leading commercial, as well as proprietary technology solutions. Pro Legal Briefcase Technology Resilience Assess operational resilience in the context of your use of technology and data, including disaster recovery and crisis response plans, broader business resumption planning, technology infrastructure and architecture assessments, and assessments of overall technology strategy, structure and delivery capabilities. Embrace an integrated and collaborative approach with IT management Our approach We are experts in the identification and assessment of technology risks and controls. Our technology audit framework embraces an integrated and collaborative approach with IT management that reflects the next generation of internal auditing. We evaluate the governance and controls supporting an organisation’s priorities, infrastructure, and delivery approach. Embrace an integrated and collaborative approach with IT management Key partners Featured insights WHITEPAPER EMPOWERING THE PROGRESS OF SOX INNOVATION WITH ANALYTICS AND AUTOMATION Key takeaways and findings from a SOX Compliance Poll of Audit and Finance Executives and Professionals... IN FOCUS Will CrowdStrike serve as a reboot on tech resiliency? Global IT systems are still in reboot and recovery after a software update by cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike caused a massive worldwide outage of Windows computers. Global businesses, governments and organisations were impacted across several... WHITEPAPER Enabling Enterprise AI Adoption Through Next-Generation Governance Artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly important in the enterprise, thanks in part to the rise of generative AI (GenAI). While not a new technology or concept, AI (including machine learning) holds tremendous promise to transform... SURVEY 2024 Top Risks for Chief Audit Executives CAEs see a riskier near- and long-term environment than do most of their colleagues in the executive suite. Of all C-level respondents to our latest Top Risks Survey, internal audit leaders ascribe the highest-magnitude ratings to risks they expect... WHITEPAPER Success With Generative AI Requires Balancing Risk With Reward When ChatGPT launched in November 2022, it took just two months to garner a record 100 million users and capture broad market attention. Business leaders are eager to realize the enormous potential that ChatGPT as well as other generative AI models... FLASH REPORT EU Lawmakers Reach Agreement on AI Act, Creating Regulatory Framework Addressing Risks of AI On December 8th, after two and a half years of negotiation, the Council of the EU and the EU Parliament finally reached a provisional agreement on the EU AI Act, which was first proposed by the European Commission in 2021. The agreement creates... Button Button