Course Information
Fundamental IT Auditing Concepts and IT Security
Parking for SAO, Professional Development courses is in Garage B (1511 San Jacinto Blvd.). The Garage signage may read 1511 San Jacinto or Garage B. The elevator in Garage B is not reliable. If you are unable to walk the stairs, please contact the professionaldevelopment@sao.texas.gov for alternate parking arrangements. Handicapped parking is free at the meters around the downtown area.
A course coordinator will Email you a parking permit prior to the course start date. A permit must be displayed or you will be ticketed.
Course Description
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the importance of information technology-related controls and audits; identify IT audit-related professional certifications; and recognize basic IT components, terms, and IT organizational components.
• Identify sources of criteria that may be applied during the course of an IT audit.
• Identify core aspects of the IT auditing process.
• Identify security risks and apply risk mitigation strategies.
• Recognize security management concepts.
• Identify physical security risks and define appropriate access controls.
• Identify different data states and the risk mitigations used to protect the data.
• Identify application security risks and define appropriate mitigations.
• Recognize how network attacks work and their countermeasures.
• Recognize security considerations for cloud-based systems.
• Identify PCI data security standards to business-as-usual best practices.
• Recognize threat vulnerabilities and define security plans.
• Identify an incident response plan.
• Identify cybersecurity preparedness through assessment processes.
Course Objectives
Course Outline:
• IT Auditing: The Basics
• IT Audit Criteria
• IT Audit Process
• Introduction to IT Security
• Risk Assessment and Treatments
• Security Management
• Access Controls
• Operational Security
• Data Security
• Application Security
• Network Security
• Cloud Security
• Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security
Instructors
CPE Instructor Biography of
Jennifer McAllister, CPA, MACC Jennifer McAllister is a registered CPA in the state of Georgia and owner of JB McAllister, LLC, a full service accounting firm in the Cumming/Suwanee area. Jennifer primarily services small businesses and recently was appointed Business Developer of Fideles Christian School where she will expand into the marketing and human resources for the school. Jennifer has also been an instructor for Becker, CPA Professional review for nineteen years and presently is the lead instructor for the Atlanta area. This position requires the hiring and managing of all the teachers and the scheduling of the classes. She also travels to guest lecture at various universities in the United States during the summer months. Jennifer just recently graduated with a Master of Accountancy from Auburn University. She is seeking out the opportunity to teach at the collegiate level.
Additional Information
TAC Rule 523.142(g) requires the CPE Sponsor to monitor individual attendance and assign the correct number of CPE credits. Participants will be asked to document their time of arrival and departure in compliance with this Rule. Additionally, attendance will be monitored throughout the day and CPE certificates will reflect actual attendance of each participant.
If you are making travel plans to come to Austin, we recommend making "refundable" air and hotel reservations or waiting until 14 days before the class to actually book your reservations. Courses are occasionally canceled or rescheduled due to low enrollment. We determine whether a course has enough participants 16 days prior to the course date. If we cancel or reschedule, we will email the participant and his or her billing contact no later than 14 days before the original class date.
The course coordinator will contact you with parking information. Handicapped parking is free at the meters around the downtown area.
Vending machines with Coca-Cola products and various snack items are available. There is also a refrigerator and microwave in our coffee bar area. Feel free to bring in your own drinks and food if you prefer.
You might want to bring a light sweater or jacket, as room temperatures vary.
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