Audit of Information Security is the basis of Effective Protection of the Enterprise

The article considers the concept of audit of information security in the organization, its types and main stages are given. In general, security audit, regardless of the form of its conduct, consists of four main stages, each of which carries out a certain range of work. The article outlines the main steps in the organization of the process of conducting information security audit within the framework of business audit as a modern concept for audit in general. The features of each of the indicated stages are disclosed, and recommendations for their implementation are given. The result of the proposed approach to the audit of information security is a comprehensive audit cycle model within the framework of business auditing, which allows carrying out studies of the specified subject area, which serves as the basis for preparing information for making optimal management decisions. Reducing the risk through additional organizational and technical means of protection, which reduce the likelihood of an attack or reduce the possible damage from it. The above information will allow you to assess the current information security of your company and make a decision to conduct an audit.