Cybersecurity Auditing: Assessing Digital Risk in a Connected World
Overview:
As digital transformation accelerates, cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue—it is a critical enterprise risk that internal audit must evaluate rigorously. This conference explores how audit professionals can assess the design and effectiveness of cybersecurity controls, evaluate organizational resilience, and provide assurance to boards and executive leadership in an era of evolving threats.
Participants will gain practical insights into cybersecurity frameworks, threat landscapes, third-party vulnerabilities, and audit techniques that support a risk-based, proactive approach to cyber assurance.
Who Should Attend:
• Chief Audit Officers and Heads of Internal Audit
• IT and Cybersecurity Auditors
• Risk and Compliance Leaders
• Governance and Control Professionals
• CIOs and CISOs
• Data Privacy and Information Security Officers
Key Takeaways:
• Understand key cybersecurity risks and their impact on business continuity
• Learn how to audit cybersecurity programs, frameworks, and controls
• Evaluate cyber risk governance, incident response, and data protection mechanisms
• Gain tools to assess third-party and supply chain cybersecurity risk
• Integrate cybersecurity into enterprise risk and audit planning
• Deliver board-level reporting that enhances oversight and accountability
Conference Topics:
• Cyber Risk Landscape: What Internal Auditors Need to Know
• Auditing Against Cybersecurity Frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, NCA Controls)
• Reviewing Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Cloud Security Controls
• Incident Response and Breach Readiness: Audit Considerations
• Third-Party Cyber Risk and Vendor Assurance Audits
• Data Privacy Compliance: GDPR, PDPL, and Beyond
• Reporting Cyber Risk Findings to the Board and Executive Committees
• Case Studies: Cybersecurity Audit in Action