IT Auditing -- 4

Hi, Our company is currently seeking and outsourcing option for our IT audit mission. In order to select the best candidate for this role, I would like to welcome the bid around the world. In your reply (bid), please identify the issue, the risk and the recommended approach to be taken for the following two scenarios. We would like to lower the company's risk posture (by doing this audit might be improving company's risk posture or to bring a distraction to the IT and Business / Security system). How do you manage the below two common scenarios as it is usually seen between auditors and auditees. How do you minimize the impact of the company. Make sure you Identify the " issue, the risk and the recommended approach " to be taken. Scenario 1: Cloud vs. On Premises Workloads Audit requirement: Security & Privacy protection and controls ¦ Risk factors: Misuse of sensitive data, legal liability and/or reputation damage, and noncompliance with regulatory requirements. ¦ Challenges: ? Industry Trends; ? Cost; ? Perception vs. Reality; and ? Corporate Change Management. ¦ Recommended approach: (Please provide) Scenario 2: Standardize Mission-Critical Controls Audit requirement: During a mandated regulatory review, the auditor finds that the IT organization has not fully implemented procedures to enforce standardized system development and change management controls for its mission-critical systems (throughout the life cycle — development, testing, preproduction and production). ¦ Risk factors: If change tracking and change control processes are not implemented and enforced throughout the system development life cycle, changes could be made that inadvertently create a risk of exposure, allowing access to business-critical data or customer data. ¦ Challenges: The auditor's request may seem unreasonable because, for some organizations, changes to applications can occur monthly and for others, weekly, daily or even hourly. The types of changes can vary from simple to complex functional changes that affect multiple systems. Tracking this level of detail without a mature process and automation can be resource- and time-consuming, and can adversely affect performance. ¦ Recommended approach: (Please provide) The best reply will be selected as the candidate. Thanks Anna