ISACA Updates Security, Audit and Control Guidance for Oracle PeopleSoft

ISACA, a global nonprofit association serving 95,000 IT governance, security and assurance professionals, has issued a new edition of its popular Security, Audit and Control Features Oracle PeopleSoft. With a well-executed enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation providing significant benefits to the enterprise, the guide helps ensure that an organization’s audit programs and controls are functional and relevant with current research for Oracle PeopleSoft Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) release 9.1.

This third edition reflects recent changes and new product features, new releases, and new regulatory compliance requirements for enterprises.

“This publication is unique in that it provides comprehensive guidance regarding risk management, audit, security and control over PeopleSoft. These are important aspects that have not been dealt with elsewhere in a single publication,” said Shasikanth Malipeddi, CISA, Senior PeopleSoft Security Consultant, UNATEK Inc.

Security, Audit and Control Features Oracle PeopleSoft also contains audit/assurance programs, audit suggestions and internal control questionnaires (ICQs) for the business cycles addressed within the publication. The guide opens with an introduction to PeopleSoft and ERP systems, examines strategic risk management in an ERP environment, and provides an ERP audit approach. Focusing on PeopleSoft, it discusses the HR business cycle and the payroll business cycle, with details for auditing each.

Additionally, it provides an overview of the PeopleSoft application and technical infrastructure, with a sample tool set for use in auditing PeopleSoft application security, and outlines continuous control monitoring in a PeopleSoft environment. The book concludes with a look ahead to major new directions that are emerging within the security, audit and control arena, with specific reference to PeopleSoft and the broader Oracle tools and products to support these new directions.                

Source: ISACA