SC Midlands ISACA and Palmetto IIA present:
“Assessing Data Reliability”
Speaker: Keith Barber, CPE Interactive
8 CPEs
DATE: Friday, March 13, 2015
LOCATION: BCBSSC Tower Auditorium
2501 Faraway Drive, Columbia, SC 29223
Free Parking in White Spaces Only!
TIME:
Registration and Lite Breakfast 7:30 am
Class:
8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Lunch: noon
to 12:30 pm
Class
12:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Pre-Registration and payment required at http://www.scisaca.org/ Click on future events, and locate this date. Checks and credit cards accepted for pre-registration and payment.
$130 Early Bird Registration: now – February 20, 2015
$160 Regular Registration: February 21, 2015 to March 6, 2015
$190 Late Registration: March 7, 2015 to March 12, 2015
Full-time Students and Academic Advocates are free, but please register so that we know to feed you!
What you will learn:
Assessing the reliability of computer generated data is an important step in audit planning as well as addressing specific audit objectives.
Data is aggregated from various sources, processed using automated rule sets, and stored in databases, data warehouses, etc. Applications and business users extract or retrieve data as the basis for strategic decisions, reporting, day-to-day operations, and auditing. The reliability of data may be at significant risk when placed in operational and IT environments lacking processing, transmission, storage or security controls. Misinterpretation of reliability risk factors may result in misdirected audit effort or incorrect conclusions.
This training session will provide you with the concepts and tools to effectively evaluate the reliability of data processed and available for analysis and decision making.
We will focus on:
How reliability assessment of data from IT systems should be conducted during audit planning when developing audit objectives and audit procedures.
Key factors to be reviewed during audit planning to assist the auditor in evaluating the sufficiency, reliability and relevance of data to be used as audit evidence.
Steps to perform when obtaining evidence during the audit regarding data accuracy, completeness and validity.
Data reliability issues relating to organization, appropriateness of controls, risk, and testing.
Learning Objectives
Understanding the requirements of data relevance and data reliability
Evaluating data classification
How to introduce good practices for data management
Identifying data integrity requirements
Assessing security and availability requirements
Evaluating factors that impact data reliability
Assessing risk with respect to data reliability
Determining the impact of data reliability assessment on developing audit objectives
Establishing audit evidence requirements
Using data reliability assessment in developing audit procedures
Keith Barber is a Senior Fellow for CPE Interactive and President of the KGB Group, where he specializes in providing useful data analytic techniques.
Keith has extensive experience helping clients solve complex data issues using various software tools. His professional expertise includes data analytics, IT Audit, fraud detection, automated control monitoring, the use of Business Intelligence to support strategic decision making, and personnel/project management. During his tenure with the Big 4, Keith delivered a number of audit analytics engagements in support of financial audit, tax engagements, business risk and IT engagements. As a Corporate Audit Manager of Data Analytics of a financial services company, Keith utilized business analytics to benchmark product performance during an acquisition ultimately reducing the buying price by $33 MIL. Over the course of his 10+ years’ experience, Keith’s technical expertise and seasoned judgment were key to satisfying client needs, delivery the right level of customization to ensure that clients received the highest value for their investment.
Mr. Barber received his BS in Computer Science from Madonna University. He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), ALC Certified Data Analyst (ACDA) and an ACL Certified Trainer. He maintains memberships in the IIA, ISACA and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
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