The IT auditor needs a diverse range of skills and expertise as addressed in this course to evaluate systems’ security. In this course, Information Systems Asset Protection: Securing System Components, you will learn how to audit the security functionality of the many different components of information systems – ranging from networks and storage to end point devices and applications. This knowledge is essential for the auditor to be able to evaluate and report on the effective and secure operation of information systems. First, you will learn about identity and access management. Then, you will address network security. Finally, you will explore physical and environmental security and examining applications and virtual environments. When you are finished with this course, you will have the knowledge necessary to provide skilled audits of information systems’ security.
Author Name: Kevin Henry
Author Description:
Kevin Henry is a well-known and respected educator and lecturer in the fields of information security and audit. Kevin uses his more than 30 years of practical experience as a network technician, computer programmer, and information systems auditor to deliver outstanding presentations that make each topic interesting, relevant, and useful. Often described by students as “The best instructor I have ever had,” Kevin has the ability to provide quality instruction that engages the audience and provi… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Identity and Access Management
  58mins
• Network and End-point Security
  49mins
• Physical and Environmental Security
  16mins
• Auditing Web and Virtual Environments
  54mins