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IT Auditing Fundamentals for the GRC Analyst

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IT Auditing Fundamentals for the GRC Analyst

IT Auditing Fundamentals for the GRC Analyst

updated on icon Updated on Oct, 2026

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Lectures -19

Resources -1

Duration -2.5 hours

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Course Description

The IT Audit Fundamentals for the GRC Analyst is a course that is designed to help junior IT Professionals

who want to transition into cybersecurity. The aim is for you to use a fundamental role of the GRC profession-auditing; to aid

in helping you better understand security controls implementations as a means to mitigate security risks to an organization's information security assets.

Who this course is for?

  • This is course is designed for the junior GRC Analyst
  • Persons who need to understand the basics of IT Auditing
  • Persons who want to pivot into cybersecurity

What are the requirements for this course

An understanding of the basic operations\\functions of a computer network

Basic understanding of IT security principles

What you’ll learn

In this course you will cover the following topics:

PART-1

SECTION-1

  • What is the main focus of the audit process?
  • Getting started with your audit
  • What is a network security audit?
  • Why do we need a network security audit?
  • Key concepts of network security auditing

SECTION-2

  • Understanding the fundamentals of an audit 
  • Understanding the types of audits
  • Foundational pillars for network audits

SECTION-3

  • Risk management in a network audit 
  • Risk assessment
  • Risk management strategies

SECTION-4

  • Industry standards and governance framework
  • Understanding the auditor's role
  • Understanding the auditing process

SECTION-5

  • Performing a network security audit
  • Network audit checklist
  • Performing an AWS Security audit

>>PART-2

Compliance Auditing

ISO 27001 ISMS

Who this course is for:

  • This is course is designed for the Junior GRC Analyst. Persons who need to understand the basics of IT Auditing. Persons who want to pivot into cybersecurity.

Goals

  • You will learn how to think like an IT\\\\\\\\Cybersecurity auditor

  • You will learn the auditing process

  • You will learn about risk management and Risk assessment and its importance to the auditing process

  • You will learn how to conduct a network security, AWS Security and ISO 27001 Compliance Audit

Prerequisites

  • An understanding of the basic operations\\\\\\\\functions of a computer network

  • Basic understanding of IT security principles

IT Auditing Fundamentals for the GRC Analyst

Curriculum

Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course

Introduction

5 Lectures
  • play icon Introduction 04:21 04:21
  • play icon Section 1-Introduction 05:04 05:04
  • play icon Main focus of an audit 07:50 07:50
  • play icon What is a network security audit And Why do we need a network security Audit 09:12 09:12
  • play icon Key concepts associated with network auditing 05:54 05:54

Section 2

2 Lectures
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Auditing Continued

2 Lectures
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Auditing Continued....

2 Lectures
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Performing a network security audit

4 Lectures
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Compliance Auditing

3 Lectures
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Course Resources

1 Lectures
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Instructor Details

Richea Perry

Richea Perry

InfoSec Risks Assessment Specialist

I am Richea Perry, an experienced IT & Information Security Professional. Over the past 19 years, I've worked with businesses and organizations in the Petroleum, Education & Hospitality Industries with developing and implementing their Cybersecurity & GRC Programs, that  help them in their efforts to operate securely considering the many cyber risks. Some of my acquired skills are attributed to training that I have received in, but not limited to the following certification domains:

Diploma in Teacher Education (Advanced Level)

BSc. Information Technology

OCEG-GRCP, GRCA, IPMP

ISO 27001 LA\LI 

CISSP- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (Cert Prep Training)

CRISC-Certified in Risk and Information Security Control (Cert Prep Training) 

CISA-Certified Information Systems Auditor (Cert Prep Training)

CISM-Certified Information Systems Manager (Cert Prep Training)

ISSEP- Information Systems Security Engineer Professional (Cert Prep Training)

Cloud Security


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