The complexity of global marketplaces increases the likelihood of several interconnected technology challenges, heightening the importance of efficient and effective auditing processes (Petros et al., 2020). An IT audit examines and assesses an organization’s IT infrastructure, applications, d...
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What is Business Impact Analysis (BIA)? A business impact analysis (BIA) is a process to determine the criticality of business operations and evaluate the effects of an interruption to critical functions to maintain operational resilience and business continuity during and after an interruption (Al-...
Every investment, business operation, or transaction involves some form of risk. Risk is the likelihood that a threat will exploit a vulnerability, which may result in a compromise of information and information assets (Alali et al., 2018). Given the omnipresence of risk to every business operation,...
Risk management involves the process of identifying, assessing, and responding to threats to an organization’s assets by the implementation of security controls that support early risk detection and resolution (Samimi, 2020). On the other hand, risk assessment involves identifying vulnerabilities ...
Governance provides structures and sets policies, procedures, processes, and standards on how an organization operates to ensure accountability, transparency, responsiveness, the rule of law, stability, equity, and inclusiveness of the various stakeholders (Davis, 2005). As such, governance sets the...
In today’s highly connected world, information technology (IT) has matured into an indispensable component of any successful enterprise. Large sums of money are being spent by businesses around the world to acquire IT capabilities in order to improve operational efficiency and product quality,...