Auditoría informática al sistema de información SISECAP del Servicio Ecuatoriano de Capacitación Profesional “SECAP”, período 2012

Abstract

This Project is about “computer Audit to the Information System SISECAP which belongs to Ecuadorian Service for Professional Training – SECAP (Acronym in Spanish for Servicio Ecuatoriano de Capacitacion Profesional) during the 2012 term”. It describes the following aspect: The importance that the computer systems have nowadays when carrying out business procedures in all enterprises makes the application of planning, execution and control processes vital for guaranteeing good results that facilitate decision making. Computer systems reduce operation time and optimize resourse. The present study concentrates on auditing the computer systems as a procesos of checking the way of administering the procesos and their control implanted there. This has been based on a criterion or control model and the managing of established Information technologies. This study has the description of the reference frame used in the development of the project which is useful to mitigate risk in the business area, improve control and technical aspects requirements, and it is directed to the computer system auditors. It will allow determining the auditing task range and identifying minimal controls. This work describes the criteria used to perform surveying the operation and administration of the information system of the Ecuadorian Service for Professional Training with which potential errors that produce risks in the consistency of the information could be detected, It also describes the recommendations that should be implemented by authorities of the evaluated institution in order to mitigate risks and to comply with the quality standards it is subject to.