Cyber Security Institute
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Expert Names Top 10 Audit Issues of 2009
As IT environments become more complex, enterprises rely on them more than ever before, said Michael Juergens, principle at Deliotte & Touche, speaking at the ISACA CACS audit and compliance conference. Top challenges include cloud computing, virtualization, and a company’s own employees. There may be a greater or lesser risk depending on your industry, technology, business processes, and other factors,” he added. He said that auditors should make a careful risk assessment at any enterprise that uses external cloud computing solutions. Juergens added that virtualization, often a key component of private clouds, carries the same risks as public clouds.