Continuous Auditing
What is Continuous Auditing?
An audit approach that uses technology to produce audit results simultaneously with, or shortly after, the occurrence of relevant events. Continuous auditing provides real-time assurance and enables faster identification of control failures.
Frameworks that govern continuous auditing
What the standards actually require on continuous auditing
Requirements naming continuous auditing across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.
STAR Continuous provides ongoing, automated validation of security controls between point-in-time assessments, enabling near-real-time assurance of the cloud service.
STAR-L3-01 · Continuous auditing capability →GRI Standards assurance + data quality + auditability. ASSURANCE LEVELS: (a) LIMITED ASSURANCE (ISAE 3000) - moderate level of assurance + negative-form opinion + cost-effective; common for sustainability reports + increasingly mandatory under CSRD;
GRI-AssuranceLevels-DataQuality-Auditability · GRI Assurance Levels, Data Quality, Auditability and ISAE 3000/3410 Standards →Questions people ask about continuous auditing
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