@techies,
 
We need to understand that rogue skills have no place in the modern world. I know so many techinal sound pple very good in either dev, hacking, etc but since their skills are not polished they need not even claim those skills in the job market as no one will recruit you.
 
Certification is extremely important it helps polish the skills one has... to undergo a certification process which is credible enough is a solution to world most problems.
 
For example when you want to book a nice hotel you can either go online and get all the beautiful marketing sweet words on how every hotel meets your need. However to verify their claims you could either visit every single hotel and verify for yourself or rely on a third party who has done that verification on your behalf. So you end up simply looking for the star rating.
 
I stand by every credible certification be it CISA, CISM, CISSP, CEH because that is the only way you can differentiate a skilled rogue techie and a polished skilled techie
 
BTW before becoming a CISSP they do background checks to ensure you have never been involved in unprofessional practices i.e. Hacking!

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Gichuki John Chuksjonia <chuksjonia@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey, we gotta go clear on this, LOL!

On 10/22/09, Eric Mugo <kabugum@gmail.com> wrote:
> hehe...i have to agree with Evans on that one....he answered your question
> and even added that he would hire you.... :-)
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Chuks you are taking this discussion round in circles. Walubengo has just
>> cleared that.
>> Ikua
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Gichuki John Chuksjonia <
>> chuksjonia@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> @Walu, So in short, should CISAs be taking Security Assessment Jobs?
>>>
>>> On 10/22/09, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> > @./Chuks
>>> >
>>> > I hear you...however I must still repeat that CISAs are by design NOT
>>> > Penetration Testers. So it is harsh to judge their relevance based on
>>> their
>>> > failure to execute a PenTest.
>>> >
>>> > Just to repeat, CISAs evaluate and focus on the big picture of the
>>> Security
>>> > ecosystem - i.e the relationship between People, Processes and Systems
>>> that
>>> > is necessary to provide assurance that risk is mitigated.   And  taking
>>> your
>>> > Penetration test example further, indeed you may have exposed and
>>> > sealed
>>> the
>>> > loophole in the Webserver (if your focus being ONLY on "Systems") but
>>> > if
>>> the
>>> > "People" and the "Process" aspects are weak, your superior technical
>>> > solutions may still fail to  address the overall Security objectives.
>>> >
>>> > That said, if I was a CISA and had that Audit job that required
>>> Penetration
>>> > testing, I would have definitely hired you ;-)
>>> >
>>> > walu.
>>> > --- On Thu, 10/22/09, Preston <podera@k90ea.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > From: Preston <podera@k90ea.com>
>>> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] AUDIT OF IT
>>> > To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
>>> > Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 12:32 AM
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Hi All
>>> >
>>> > CISSP is for Security Professional just like CISM is for Security
>>> Manager.
>>> > Let us think of MBA or Bsc and then we will know how deep we can go
>>> > with
>>> the
>>> > discussion.
>>> >
>>> > Preston
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --- On Wed, 10/21/09, Gichuki John Chuksjonia <chuksjonia@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> From: Gichuki John Chuksjonia <chuksjonia@gmail.com>
>>> >> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] AUDIT OF IT
>>> >> To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
>>> >> Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 12:01 PM
>>> >> Personally i think a CISSP is much
>>> >> more better than a CISA, since he
>>> >> see things the technical way and also Managerial way. The
>>> >> other day in
>>> >> Ghana some CISA guys were doing security audit and they
>>> >> were asking
>>> >> for files in a SUSE server that never exist. I don't know
>>> >> where they
>>> >> heard that from, and as far as as am concerned, such info
>>> >> can be
>>> >> Googled.
>>> >>
>>> >> So such audits depends on what the customer wants and how
>>> >> knowing he
>>> >> is, coz if you are concerned about something you will need
>>> >> it done. So
>>> >> Audit Policies should always have a questionnaires when
>>> >> picking up
>>> >> Security Vendors which helps to narrow down to the right
>>> >> auditing
>>> >> firm.
>>> >>
>>> >> The other day i was doing a penetration testing for a
>>> >> client who have
>>> >> a set of servers with one Portal on the bonder. A big
>>> >> company had done
>>> >> a pentest a month before but they client wasn't satisfied,
>>> >> so he
>>> >> needed a real penetration test. So amazingly there was a
>>> >> plugin in the
>>> >> webserver that gave me way to root since it had a sql
>>> >> injection on it
>>> >> though blind. so i blindly uploaded code that would run
>>> >> arbitrary
>>> >> commands and soon i had a bindshell. One thing a pentester
>>> >> would do is
>>> >> try all means to get root, and see if he can read history
>>> >> of all the
>>> >> users. So one thing i noticed is that if these guys had a
>>> >> good
>>> >> security admin like they had specified, they should have
>>> >> seen that
>>> >> Apache tried to bind and was already a privileged user.
>>> >> Secondly the
>>> >> security administrator should have seen that guys miss to
>>> >> write their
>>> >> passwords when sshing and leaving them in their history.
>>> >>
>>> >> What amazed me was that this Company that had done the
>>> >> audit before
>>> >> was a well proclaimed companies that was assigned with this
>>> >> same task
>>> >> and failed to deliver. They have CISAs, CISSPs, CEHs,
>>> >> proffessionals
>>> >> but Risk Part of the Assessment wasn't done.
>>> >>
>>> >> So the question is, are the these Auditors just doing it
>>> >> for the
>>> >> money, or just having so much fun leaving Gaping holes for
>>> >> the
>>> >> clients, or is it that they just don't know what they are
>>> >> supposed to
>>> >> look for?
>>> >>
>>> >> Secondly do these papers(Certs) matter these days in the
>>> >> world of IT,
>>> >> coz i have seen Bedroom coders who end being better than
>>> >> even guys who
>>> >> went to school. Look-up at the Kenyan BDS developer,
>>> >> @kasina in
>>> >> tweeter, that guy didn't learn C in school.
>>> >>
>>> >> So what i think is real change as far such issues are
>>> >> concerned
>>> >> otherwise, all organizations in Africa/Kenya are open to
>>> >> serious
>>> >> compromise especially Govt Infrastructure.
>>> >>
>>> >> Two Cents!
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> ./Chuks
>>> >>
>>> >> On 10/21/09, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> > I agree with Ikua/Preston.  CISA (Certified
>>> >> Information Systems Auditors)
>>> >> > tend to have the big picture - and that's by design.
>>> >> They dont drill down
>>> >> > to specific vendor technologies - even though they
>>> >> know what to expect from
>>> >> > such technologies.  Maybe a snapshot of the course
>>> >> content would help as
>>> >> > given below :(ref: www.isaca.org)
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 1.IS Audit Process
>>> >> > 2.IT Governance
>>> >> > 3.Infrastructure Lifecycle Development
>>> >> > 4.Protection of Information Assets.
>>> >> > 5.Business Continuity and Disaster Mngt
>>> >> >
>>> >> > And so If am a CISA with a financial/accounting
>>> >> background but need to
>>> >> > inspect a Cisco PIX firewall  I would be obliged to
>>> >> hire the expertise
>>> >> > rather pretend to do it. Ofcourse, If am a CISA and a
>>> >> techie in that area
>>> >> > (and there are many like that) I would just proceed
>>> >> and perform the
>>> >> > inspection accordingly.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > The point is, the Security Ecosystem is so large and
>>> >> each professional in
>>> >> > the Security field has an important role to play.
>>> >> Trying to establish who is
>>> >> > better than the other would be like trying to see who
>>> >> btwn the following is
>>> >> > better than the other: The Architect who designs the
>>> >> building or the
>>> >> > Electrical/Civil/Structural Engineers who provide
>>> >> specialized services
>>> >> > within the buildings...rather than begin to research
>>> >> for an answer, I would
>>> >> > say it's really a misplaced question to ask.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > walu.
>>> >> > nb: am a CISA but not an Accountant (so feel free to
>>> >> consider my views
>>> >> > biased ;-)
>>> >> >
>>> >> > --- On Tue, 10/20/09, Preston <podera@k90ea.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > From: Preston <podera@k90ea.com>
>>> >> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] AUDIT OF IT
>>> >> > To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
>>> >> > Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 2:09 PM
>>> >> >
>>> >> > If we start from the premise that you cannot be a
>>> >> master of all then
>>> >> > Certified Penetration Testers, Systems Engineers,
>>> >> Network Vulnerabilty
>>> >> > Experts can only handle their areas but only to the
>>> >> level their knowledge
>>> >> > can allow with a scale (1 to 10) depending on whether
>>> >> you gained it from
>>> >> > Karamaindo as a college or company. Also hands-on
>>> >> experience plays a greater
>>> >> > part including organization culture.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Depending on what has to be audited you need a team of
>>> >> experts!! in the
>>> >> > areas being audited. The experts might not be the
>>> >> better than those being
>>> >> > audited (Even on Financial Audits this is sometimes
>>> >> the case where junior
>>> >> > auditors are sent to companies with least audit
>>> >> experience)but has to make
>>> >> > an assurance that the areas being audited are meeting
>>> >> some standards both as
>>> >> > defined by the company being audited or guided by
>>> >> international standards.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > What is also required is a team leader and that is
>>> >> where Certified
>>> >> > Information Systems Auditors come in. These are from
>>> >> various backgrounds
>>> >> > including teckies, financials etc..
>>> >> >
>>> >> > As Evans indicates One of the ISACA audit standards
>>> >> states that an auditor
>>> >> > should use the right expert for the right audit
>>> >> process.  This is quite true
>>> >> > for all professions. I realized this when putting up a
>>> >> modest palace (needed
>>> >> > Architect, Quantity Engineer, Structural Engineer,
>>> >> Foreman Man, Plumber,
>>> >> > Electrical Engieer, Loader and a host of other
>>> >> professions while the single
>>> >> > process was Putting Up the Palace=IT Audit). In all of
>>> >> these a team work of
>>> >> > different professions are required guided by a leader
>>> >> who has received
>>> >> > certain qualification where CISA is one of them
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Preston
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > --- On Tue, 10/20/09, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> From: Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com>
>>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] AUDIT OF IT
>>> >> >> To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
>>> >> >> Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 10:58 AM
>>> >> >> I am a member of the local ISACA
>>> >> >> chapter, but I will speak for myself.
>>> >> >> Amolo, I dont agree with you. I recently spoke to
>>> >> a guy
>>> >> >> from a local
>>> >> >> shop of the big 5 audit (Finance) firms. He said
>>> >> they do IT
>>> >> >> audits
>>> >> >> alright. But they are more interested in seeing
>>> >> how far the
>>> >> >> IT
>>> >> >> infrastructure supports the financial figures that
>>> >> they are
>>> >> >> reporting
>>> >> >> on. You realize most of accounting nowadays is
>>> >> dependent on
>>> >> >> IT, as is
>>> >> >> most of business processes.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> But how does an accountant (majority of CISAs are)
>>> >> tell if
>>> >> >> a DB has
>>> >> >> been compromised if he does not understand the
>>> >> deep
>>> >> >> workings of a DB?
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> As I have said before, the best a CISA can do is
>>> >> to manage
>>> >> >> the whole
>>> >> >> process of the IT audit, but not to pretend to be
>>> >> what they
>>> >> >> are not.
>>> >> >> One of the ISACA audit standards states that an
>>> >> auditor
>>> >> >> should use the
>>> >> >> right expert for the right audit process. If you
>>> >> want to
>>> >> >> audit a data
>>> >> >> base, hire a data base expert. If you want to
>>> >> gauge
>>> >> >> network
>>> >> >> vulnerability, hire a vulnerability expert, and so
>>> >> on.
>>> >> >> It's
>>> >> >> professional negligence, which should attract
>>> >> hefty legal
>>> >> >> penalties,
>>> >> >> for a firm to conduct an IT audit, give a clean
>>> >> bill of
>>> >> >> health, and
>>> >> >> leave an organization at risk.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Just wait till you hear someone taken to court
>>> >> for
>>> >> >> professional negligence.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Ikua
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Areba Collins
>>> >> <arebacollins@gmail.com>
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >> > Slunks! Whats so hard? IT audit, IT. Finance
>>> >> audit,
>>> >> >> FINANCE.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > On 10/19/09, Paul Roy <roykoikai@gmail.com>
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> am liking this... so far Chucks is
>>> >> leading :)
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Gichuki
>>> >> John
>>> >> >> Chuksjonia <
>>> >> >> >> chuksjonia@gmail.com>
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>> So their scope would be Financial
>>> >> Audit?
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> On 10/19/09, Joshua Amolo <joshua.amolo@gmail.com>
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >> >>> > If you check my mail again
>>> >> Chuks, i
>>> >> >> talked about SCOPE
>>> >> >> >>> >
>>> >> >> >>> > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 4:00 PM,
>>> >> Gichuki
>>> >> >> John Chuksjonia <
>>> >> >> >>> > chuksjonia@gmail.com>
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >> >>> >
>>> >> >> >>> >> @Joshua, yah mistaken. What
>>> >> does an
>>> >> >> IT Audit compose of. Because a
>>> >> >> >>> >> Code Audit is part of IT
>>> >> Audit, tell
>>> >> >> us, how can an Finance guy look
>>> >> >> >>> >> for loop holes and bugs in a
>>> >> php code
>>> >> >> if he doesn't even know how to
>>> >> >> >>> >> write one?
>>> >> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >> On 10/19/09, Joshua Amolo
>>> >> <joshua.amolo@gmail.com>
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >> >>> >> > I dont think there is
>>> >> naything
>>> >> >> wrong with a Finance guy auditing IT.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >> >>> >> > The issue should be
>>> >> what's the
>>> >> >> purpose of the audit. The purpose will
>>> >> >> >>> >> give a
>>> >> >> >>> >> > clear scope and the
>>> >> necessary
>>> >> >> competence to undertake the the audit.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >> >>> >> > For example if you were
>>> >> to audit
>>> >> >> the financial sense of having a unit
>>> >> >> >>> >> within
>>> >> >> >>> >> > IT, you dont need
>>> >> another IT guy
>>> >> >> to do this audit. If an auditor
>>> >> >> >>> >> > wants
>>> >> >> >>> >> > to
>>> >> >> >>> >> > check conformity to
>>> >> certain
>>> >> >> standards of your network for example,
>>> >> >> >>> there
>>> >> >> >>> >> are
>>> >> >> >>> >> > very powerful tools a
>>> >> Finance
>>> >> >> guy can use.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >> >>> >> > Cynthia I agree with
>>> >> you
>>> >> >> sometimes you can endure very unnecessary
>>> >> >> >>> >> questions
>>> >> >> >>> >> > from an incompetent
>>> >> auditor I
>>> >> >> remember a case where an auditor was
>>> >> >> >>> >> checking
>>> >> >> >>> >> > the competence of a
>>> >> hardware
>>> >> >> technician and he asked him 'Does the
>>> >> >> >>> >> computer
>>> >> >> >>> >> > has a motherboard?',
>>> >> the
>>> >> >> technician was so pissed he plainly just
>>> >> >> >>> >> > said
>>> >> >> >>> >> 'no
>>> >> >> >>> >> > this one uses a
>>> >> fatherboard'
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >> >>> >> > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at
>>> >> 3:04 PM,
>>> >> >> Joseph McDonald
>>> >> >> >>> >> > <mcdonaldoj@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> The confusion
>>> >> >> started,because there are few companies that
>>> >> normally
>>> >> >> >>> do
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> independent IT
>>> >> audits.In
>>> >> >> most cases the IT audit is done as an
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> extension
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> of
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> the Financial
>>> >> audits hence
>>> >> >> you will find many accountants rushed to
>>> >> >> >>> do
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> CISA.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> Secondly in any
>>> >> organisation
>>> >> >> the three P's are important
>>> >> >> >>> >> (People,Products
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> and Profits)
>>> >> systems and IT
>>> >> >> for that matter,in most cases are
>>> >> >> >>> enablers
>>> >> >> >>> >> to
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> help the people,to
>>> >> move the
>>> >> >> products faster to the market and to
>>> >> >> >>> >> increase
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> efficiency hence
>>> >> profits.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> There are some IT
>>> >> audits
>>> >> >> which finance people with can perform
>>> >> >> >>> >> well.While
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> there are some
>>> >> areas which
>>> >> >> definately require some IT expertise for
>>> >> >> >>> you
>>> >> >> >>> >> do
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> benefit fully from
>>> >> the said
>>> >> >> audit.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> Because a good
>>> >> audit should
>>> >> >> give the auditee and the organisation
>>> >> >> >>> ways
>>> >> >> >>> >> for
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> corrective and
>>> >> preventive
>>> >> >> actions, and continual improvement.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> On Mon, Oct 19,
>>> >> 2009 at 9:25
>>> >> >> AM, Eric Mugo <kabugum@gmail.com>
>>> >> >> >>> wrote:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> A Finance
>>> >> person
>>> >> >> auditing an IT infrastructure is like a Security
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> Assessor
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> auditing the
>>> >> end year
>>> >> >> results of a company. I find it very ironical
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> and
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> old
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> school thinking
>>> >> from
>>> >> >> those days when I.T used to Fall under Finance
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> department/Division.
>>> >> >> Back then, the systems were simple and geared
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> towards
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> very specific
>>> >> tasks.
>>> >> >> That is no longer the case nowadays.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> A company's
>>> >> systems
>>> >> >> infrastructure has become very comples, look at
>>> >> >> >>> a
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> situation where
>>> >> a
>>> >> >> company has several DMZ,s each hosting different
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> systems,
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> several Server
>>> >> Farms,
>>> >> >> Webhosting Facilities, a super big ERP....and
>>> >> >> >>> >> then
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> you
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> bring an
>>> >> accountant to
>>> >> >> do a security audit of the systems or rather
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> perform
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> an entire audit
>>> >> meaning
>>> >> >> management, financial and security
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> audit....forgive
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> me but i find
>>> >> it plain
>>> >> >> stupid!
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> The positive
>>> >> thing is
>>> >> >> that most companies are now realising the
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> importance
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> of a
>>> >> information
>>> >> >> security role within their ranks. Once someone in
>>> >> >> >>> >> charge
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> of
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> security is in
>>> >> place
>>> >> >> then chances of being audited on Security by a
>>> >> >> >>> >> CPA-K
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> are reduced
>>> >> because the
>>> >> >> I.T guy will spot their incomptencies from
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> a
>>> >> >> >>> >> mile
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> away...
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Oct 19,
>>> >> 2009 at
>>> >> >> 8:33 AM, Edmund Okumu
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> <edmund.okumu@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> Most Audit
>>> >> firms do
>>> >> >> exactly that. It is not right at all to have a
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> finance guy
>>> >> audit
>>> >> >> IT. Let me state categorically that even if a
>>> >> >> >>> >> finance
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> person has
>>> >> taken the
>>> >> >> CISA exams and passed, they still don't
>>> >> >> >>> qualify
>>> >> >> >>> >> to
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> audit IT as
>>> >> IT audit
>>> >> >> requires an IT Audit professional with some
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> level
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> of
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> deep
>>> >> understanding
>>> >> >> in the particular field of audit. Preferably
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> the
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> IT
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> auditor
>>> >> should come
>>> >> >> from a technical background e.g. Systems
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>
>>> >> Development,
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> Systems and
>>> >> Network
>>> >> >> Administration or Database Administration.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> Such people
>>> >> employed
>>> >> >> by audit firms usually right nasty audit
>>> >> >> >>> reports
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> based on
>>> >> findings
>>> >> >> that do not satisfy the expectations of the
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> forms
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> downloaded
>>> >> from the
>>> >> >> Internet. The audit reports therefore do not
>>> >> >> >>> give
>>> >> >> >>> >> a
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> true
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> reflection
>>> >> of the
>>> >> >> particular IT department of interest.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> Can someone
>>> >> from
>>> >> >> ISACA the kenyan chapter respond to this issue
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> and
>>> >> >> >>> >> tell
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> us the way
>>> >> forward.
>>> >> >> We need some level of regulation on this.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> On Sun, Oct
>>> >> 18, 2009
>>> >> >> at 6:07 PM, Cynthia Wahome
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> <cwahome@jambo.co.ke>wrote:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>> Dear
>>> >> All
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>> Let me
>>> >> get your
>>> >> >> thoughts on this.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>> Is it
>>> >> right for
>>> >> >> a Finance guy to come and do an audit to an IT
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>>
>>> >> department
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>> yet the
>>> >> Finance
>>> >> >> guy has no clue about IT.
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>> I wont
>>> >> name the
>>> >> >> audit firm here but i wonder,when they go to the
>>> >> >> >>> net
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>> and
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>>
>>> >> download a form
>>> >> >> then they come and ask you silly questions makes
>>> >> >> >>> me
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>>
>>> >> question them
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>> People
>>> >> my
>>> >> >> question is this
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>> Who
>>> >> should do an
>>> >> >> IT audit? Finance People? or IT People
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>> I stand
>>> >> to be
>>> >> >> corrected
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>>> >> lists
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>
>>> >> -------------
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> Announce:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> Science:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>  http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>> kazi:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> Skunkworks
>>> >> mailing list
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> ------------
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> Skunkworks
>>> >> Rules
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> ------------
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> Other services
>>> >> @ http://my.co.ke
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> Other lists
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> -------------
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> Announce:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> Science:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>  http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> kazi:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>
>>> >> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> Skunkworks mailing
>>> >> list
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> ------------
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> Skunkworks Rules
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> ------------
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> Other lists
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> -------------
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> Announce:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> Science:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>  http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> kazi:
>>> >> >> >>> >> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
>>> >> >> >>> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >> >>> >> > --
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>>> >> >> >>> >> > Joshua Amolo
>>> >> >> >>> >> > Cell: +254 720
>>> >> 263308/+255 783
>>> >> >> 060052
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >> >>> >> > Managing IT people is
>>> >> like
>>> >> >> herding cats
>>> >> >> >>> >> >
>>> >> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >> --
>>> >> >> >>> >> --
>>> >> >> >>> >> Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H
>>> >> ,
>>> >> >> C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P
>>> >> >> >>> >> I.T Security Analyst and
>>> >> Penetration
>>> >> >> Tester
>>> >> >> >>> >> infosigmer@inbox.com
>>> >> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >> {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/
>>> >> >> >>> >> http://nspkenya.blogspot.com/
>>> >> >> >>> >> http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/
>>> >> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >>> >> Skunkworks mailing list
>>> >> >> >>> >> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke
>>> >> >> >>> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks
>>> >> >> >>> >> ------------
>>> >> >> >>> >> Skunkworks Rules
>>> >> >> >>> >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94
>>> >> >> >>> >> ------------
>>> >> >> >>> >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke
>>> >> >> >>> >> Other lists
>>> >> >> >>> >> -------------
>>> >> >> >>> >> Announce:
>>> >> >> >>> >>
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce
>>> >> >> >>> >> Science:
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science
>>> >> >> >>> >> kazi:
>>> >> >> >>> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
>>> >> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >> >>> >
>>> >> >> >>> >
>>> >> >> >>> >
>>> >> >> >>> > --
>>> >> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>>> >> >> >>> > Joshua Amolo
>>> >> >> >>> > Cell: +254 720 263308/+255 783
>>> >> 060052
>>> >> >> >>> >
>>> >> >> >>> >
>>> >> >> >>> > Managing IT people is like
>>> >> herding cats
>>> >> >> >>> >
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> --
>>> >> >> >>> --
>>> >> >> >>>  Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H ,
>>> >> C.P.T.P,
>>> >> >> O.S.C.P
>>> >> >> >>> I.T Security Analyst and Penetration
>>> >> Tester
>>> >> >> >>> infosigmer@inbox.com
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>> {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/
>>> >> >> >>> http://nspkenya.blogspot.com/
>>> >> >> >>> http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> >>> Skunkworks mailing list
>>> >> >> >>> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke
>>> >> >> >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks
>>> >> >> >>> ------------
>>> >> >> >>> Skunkworks Rules
>>> >> >> >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94
>>> >> >> >>> ------------
>>> >> >> >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke
>>> >> >> >>> Other lists
>>> >> >> >>> -------------
>>> >> >> >>> Announce:
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce
>>> >> >> >>> Science:
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science
>>> >> >> >>> kazi:
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
>>> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> --
>>> >> >> >> "Change is slow and gradual. It requires
>>> >> hardwork,
>>> >> >> a bit of
>>> >> >> >> luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and
>>> >> a lot of
>>> >> >> patience."
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Roy.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> > Skunkworks mailing list
>>> >> >> > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke
>>> >> >> > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks
>>> >> >> > ------------
>>> >> >> > Skunkworks Rules
>>> >> >> > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94
>>> >> >> > ------------
>>> >> >> > Other services @ http://my.co.ke
>>> >> >> > Other lists
>>> >> >> > -------------
>>> >> >> > Announce:
>>> >> >> >
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce
>>> >> >> > Science:  http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science
>>> >> >> > kazi:
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> Skunkworks mailing list
>>> >> >> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke
>>> >> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks
>>> >> >> ------------
>>> >> >> Skunkworks Rules
>>> >> >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94
>>> >> >> ------------
>>> >> >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke
>>> >> >> Other lists
>>> >> >> -------------
>>> >> >> Announce:
>>> >> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce
>>> >> >> Science:  http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science
>>> >> >> kazi:     http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> --
>>> >> Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P
>>> >> I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester
>>> >> infosigmer@inbox.com
>>> >>
>>> >> {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/
>>> >> http://nspkenya.blogspot.com/
>>> >> http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/
>>> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> Skunkworks mailing list
>>> >> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke
>>> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks
>>> >> ------------
>>> >> Skunkworks Rules
>>> >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94
>>> >> ------------
>>> >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke
>>> >> Other lists
>>> >> -------------
>>> >> Announce:
>>> >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce
>>> >> Science:  http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science
>>> >> kazi:     http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
>>> >>
>>> > _______________________________________________
>>> > Skunkworks mailing list
>>> > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke
>>> > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks
>>> > ------------
>>> > Skunkworks Rules
>>> > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94
>>> > ------------
>>> > Other services @ http://my.co.ke
>>> > Other lists
>>> > -------------
>>> > Announce:
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce
>>> > Science:  http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science
>>> > kazi:     http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P
>>> I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester
>>> infosigmer@inbox.com
>>>
>>> {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/
>>> http://nspkenya.blogspot.com/
>>> http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Skunkworks mailing list
>>> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks
>>> ------------
>>> Skunkworks Rules
>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94
>>> ------------
>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke
>>> Other lists
>>> -------------
>>> Announce:
>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce
>>> Science:  http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science
>>> kazi:     http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
>>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Skunkworks mailing list
>> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke
>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks
>> ------------
>> Skunkworks Rules
>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94
>> ------------
>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke
>> Other lists
>> -------------
>> Announce:
>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce
>> Science:  http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science
>> kazi:     http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
>>
>


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"Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of
luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience."

Roy.