An information security audit is an audit on the level of information security in an organization.

Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP)

Global audit of field security management

Global audit of field security management

The Secretariat collected the information on audit committees during 2004.

Under the Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) 64 States have already been audited.

In the third quarter of 2005, the UNFPA Audit Services Branch performed an audit of the conversion of data from the integrated management information system (IMIS) to Atlas.

The Audit Services Branch will also attempt to provide this information for the 2004 project audits.

Comment by the Administration. The Audit Services Branch of UNFPA requested country offices to submit the required information.

As at 11 February 2005, 72 per cent of offices had included the information in their audit plans.

Implementation is pending approval of the two additional information technology auditor posts requested by the Office, and the preparation of an audit strategy for information technology.

Information management and information security are two aspects of the information age that have major implications for international peace, security and disarmament.

Nestlé scored highest on transparency, as they provide information on at least some of their commodity sources and audit systems.

UNICEF will support the rapid expansion of internal audit coverage of headquarters divisions, including in the area of information technology.

SIEM Security information and event management (SIEM) is a term for software products and services combining security information management (SIM) and security event management (SEM).

(t) Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the global audit of field security management (A 59 702)

An information security management system (ISMS) is a set of policies concerned with information security management or IT related risks.

In paragraph 226 of its report, the Board recommended that UNICEF subject all significant information technology projects to a post implementation audit.

Audit Recommendations

Internal audit

Audit opinion

Audit process

Internal audit

Audit opinion

External audit

Internal audit

Audit costs

National security and counterintelligence are the responsibility of the Security Information Agency (BIA).

Chile attaches great importance to information security in the context of international security.

This includes the application of security technologies, security policies, regulations, standards and information security education and training.

Internal audit is conducted by a dedicated UNHCR Audit Service, which forms part of Internal Audit Division II that is headquartered at Geneva.

The UNHCR Audit Service, in close cooperation with the UNHCR Audit Coordinator in the Controller's Office, vigorously follows up on outstanding audit recommendations.

We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for the audit opinion.

The Audit Services Branch will update the checklist for the 2005 audit exercise.

Audit the Fed?

Internal audit ratings

Audit services 10.0

Internal audit function

Scope of audit

OIOS Audit Service

UNHCR Audit Service

For 2004, the Branch requested offices to submit the information as part of their 2004 audit plans which were due by 31 October 2004.

Most of the audit recommendations were in the functional areas of programme and project management, financial management, information and communications technology systems and procurement.

The major audit observations (61 per cent) are in the following key areas financial management (18 per cent) audit management (14 per cent) Information and communications technology (ICT) management (10 per cent), treasury management (10 per cent) and procurement management (9 per cent).

This additional resource is required to provide audit coverage of the risks associated with the number and complexity of the Fund's information technology systems and with related projects to upgrade the existing information technology capabilities.