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Todays Keys What are IT Controls Basic IT Controls Where to Find Resources What are IT Controls Objectives of IT Controls are Interrelated Prevent & Detect Fraud Automate Ensure controls Prevent integrity & accidental


  1. Today’s Keys What are IT Controls Basic IT Controls Where to Find Resources

  2. What are IT Controls

  3. Objectives of IT Controls are Interrelated Prevent & Detect Fraud Automate Ensure controls Prevent integrity & accidental reliability of loss data

  4. Control Environment ● Overall awareness & importance ● Management & Board set tone ● Disciplined structure = consistency ● Maintains ethical commitment

  5. Basic IT Controls

  6. Change Management ● Changes are authorized & meet business requirements ● Provide training ● Have a backup plan for glitches

  7. Change Management ● Home Grown Systems - document modifications ● Off the shelf applications - software licensing documented - upgrades documented - ensure patches up-to-date ● Outsourced “Cloud” Software - Security: SSAE 16 Report - Hosting: Redundant data centers

  8. Access ● Document business applications ● Limitations based on positions - limit by user - limit per application - limit within applications

  9. Access ● Checklist for new employees - use when terminating ● Unique passwords ● Prohibit sharing user IDs/passwords

  10. Disaster Recovery/Backup ● Measures to prevent a disaster - Email protection - Antivirus Software - Firewall - Surge Protection - Server Elevated - No sprinklers - Backup Tape Rotation

  11. Mission Continuity ● Contacts/call lists ● Critical Processes Assigned ● Building/Facility Information ● Key Technology & Applications ● Vital Documents ● TEST the Plan!

  12. Physical Security ● House server in secured location ● Server secured with password

  13. IT Staff ● In House ● Outside Consultant

  14. Monitoring is KEY set a schedule

  15. Resources ● Today’s Slides ● Community Foundation IT Control Charts ● Community Foundation Disaster Recovery Plan ● Resource Listing The only constant in the IT space is that it changes constantly!

  16. Questions & Answers

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