Auditing & Security – AS/400, NT, Unix, Networks & Disaster Recovery Plans

A complete and definitive guide to auditing the security of IT systems for managers, CIOs, controllers, and auditors

This up–to–date resource provides all the tools you need to perform practical security audits on the entire spectrum of a company′s IT platforms–from the mainframe to the individual PC–as well as the networks that connect them to each other and to the global marketplace. Auditing and Security: AS/400, NT, Unix, Networks, and Disaster Recovery Plans is the first book on IT security written specifically for the auditor, detailing what controls are necessary to ensure a secure system regardless of the specific hardware, software, or architecture a company runs. The author uses helpful checklists and diagrams and a practical, rather than theoretical, method to understanding and auditing a company′s IT security systems and their requirements. This comprehensive volume covers the full range of issues relating to security audits, including:

∗ Hardware and software

∗ Operating systems

∗ Network connections

∗ The cooperation of logical and physical security systems

∗ Disaster recovery planning