Auditing IT Outsourced Environments

Summary:
Most organizations have adopted some form of outsourcing. Whether it includes outsourcing IT operations, application maintenance, systems development, applications services, information security, or networking, they all constitute outsourcing. The advent of the “cloud” has added another dimension to outsourcing.

The process and results are fraught with risks, but also have rewards. As an auditor, it is essential to understand how outsourcing affects the controls environment and the audit universe and how to apply it.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this seminar attendees will:

  * Understand the benefits and risks of outsourcing
  * Identify the specific risks and controls for the various outsourced environments
  * Describe how to use a Third-Party Report as an audit tools
  * Identify common issues that have arisen in both the process of outsourcing and how to audit the outsourced business processes

CPE: 8 Hours

Speaker:
Norm Kelson, CPA, CISA, CGEIT
Founder of CPEInteractive

Speaker Bio:
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Time:
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Class Time

Location:
Virtual Seminar

Please Note: The use of a headphone/microphone combination connected to your computer is required. The use of and microphones built into laptops or webcams should be avoided as they often create feedback and pick up surrounding noises resulting in audio interference for you and the entire class. Hands-free telephones also pick-up surrounding noise and should be avoided.
The Virtual Classroom has video capability. The use of webcam is strongly recommended to provide the attendees and instructor with the maximum classroom experience. Webcam operation is always under the attendee’s control and may be turned off at any time by the attendee.

A link to the session with instructions will be sent to registrants a few days prior to the event.

Cost:
The fees are as follows: