Date of Award
Summer 2024
Embargo Period
8-1-2024
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
College/School/Department
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
Program
Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity
First Advisor
Omer Keskin
Abstract
This thesis delves into the obstacles organizations and tiny businesses encounter when conducting security audits of their networks. It addresses critical challenges relating to these audits' cost, time, and resources. The study thoroughly examines the audit process, elucidating its strengths and weaknesses, the available tools, and the pertinent laws and frameworks necessary for ensuring compliance. It specifically focuses on small businesses' approach to conducting these audits and the specific hurdles they face. The findings spotlight two primary audit methodologies, technical and regulatory, which scrutinize data security, network security, and physical security within a business. The thesis elaborates on tools such as John the Ripper, Sprinto, and iAuditor in conducting audits. Furthermore, it analyzes the impact of these audits on small businesses, how businesses tailor the audit processes to their requirements, and the challenges, including cost implications, they encounter.
License
This work is licensed under the University at Albany Standard Author Agreement.
Recommended Citation
Cassidy, Alexa, "The Study of Different IT Audit Methodologies" (2024). Electronic Theses & Dissertations (2024 - present). 27.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/etd/27