Auditing the Cloud – Challenges, methods and prospects

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Understand the basics in Auditing Cloud Services

The cloud computing industry has been growing exponentially over the past decade. It continues to fuel businesses’ digital transformation efforts, with organisations increasingly using cloud services for new initiatives.

Cloud spending rose 37% to $29 billion during the first quarter of 2020 (source: PwC).
This trend is likely to persist, as working remotely, requires scalable, secure, reliable, cost-effective off-premises technology services. Despite the economic downturn in the wake of the pandemic, cloud spending is estimated to rise 19% for the full year, even if IT spending is forecasted to fall by 8%, according to industry analyst Gartner (source: Gartner).

As the dependence and utilization of cloud increases, it is of paramount importance to audit cloud services effectively, to identify all changes, and make the necessary adaptions.

Within this short presentation, we will introduce you the following fundamental topics:

• The differences between traditional computing the cloud computing
• How these differences impact the audit methodologies
• What are the challenges when auditing cloud services
• Which are the next steps and prospects

Who should attend

This presentation is addressed to anyone interested to understand the fundamental cloud auditing principles and practices and how they differentiate from those used for traditional computing.

Presenter:

Argyro Chatzopoulou, CISA, CCSK, CSA STAR Auditor

Experienced Lead Auditor, Consultant and Trainer with a demonstrated history of working in the certification and auditing services industry. The 17+ years auditing experience is coupled and enhanced by years of technical implementation, management, innovation ans standardization experience.

She is the leader of the Task Certification and Standardization of the one of the European Cybersecurity Competence Network Pilot CONCORDIA project (www.concordia-h2020.eu). She is a member of the Board of Directors of ISACA Athens Chapter and the appointed trainer for Greece for ISACA’s Cyber Security CSX(F).

She is a member of the CSA Star Focus Group, a founding member of the CAAP framework, a former member of the CAAPOB and one of the authors of many certification schemes for the TÜV AUSTRIA Group.

All ISACA members who attend this event will receive 2 CPEs.

Language: Greek

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