The Audit Role and Strategies for Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

Why Should You Attend:

Business continuity planning is a component of baseline security requirements and forms a process that aims to ensure that mission critical services can be continually delivered in the event of a potential disaster, a security incident, a disruption or an emergency. For any organization, the development and timely execution of plans, measures, procedures and arrangements to ensure minimal or no interruption to the availability of critical services and assets is essential and the auditor has a variety of essential roles to play in this environment.

This webinar is intended to sharpen the skills of internal auditors in assisting in the development, maintenance and auditing of the corporate BCP.

Attendees will be able to learn :

• The distinguishing characteristics of the varying natures of contingency plans
• Define the roles and responsibilities in producing a contingency plan
• Describe the Internal Audit role and strategies for auditing Contingency Planning
• Evaluate and test the Corporate Contingency Plan

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Understanding the Business
• The seven strategic risk classes
• Business Impact Analysis
• Establishing areas of corporate vulnerability
• Continuity Strategies
• Developing the Response Plan
• Establishing a Continuity Culture

Who Will Benefit:

The webinar is aimed primarily at internal and IT auditors who are working Involved in developing or auditing the corporate BCP including:

• VP
• CFO
• Internal Audit Professionals, Chief Audit Executives
• IT Management Professionals
• Risk Officers & strategic management members
• Internal control professionals
• Auditors
• Internal Auditors
• Risk Managers
• Compliance Managers
• Planners
• Board of directors

Richard Cascarino
Principal, Richard Cascarino Associates

Richard Cascarino,is the Principal of Richard Cascarino & Associates, a highly successful audit training and consultancy company based in Colorado and Johannesburg. He is a regular speaker at National and International conferences and has presented courses throughout Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the USA. Richard is a Past President of the Institute of Internal Auditors in South Africa and also a member of ISACA and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Richard was a member of the Audit Committee of the Department of Public Enterprises in South Africa and chairman of the Audit Committee of Gauteng cluster 2 (Premier's office, Shared Services and Health). He is the author of the "Auditor's Guide to IT Auditing" and the newly released “Corporate Fraud and Internal Control: A Framework for Prevention” both published by Wiley Publishing which is also used by universities worldwide.

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