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Friday, June 29, 2007

CISA Audit Process #13

Data Flow Diagrams

Data flow diagrams are used as aids to graph or chart data flow and storage. They trace the data from its origination to destination, highlighting the paths and storage of data. They do not order data in any hierarchy. The flow of the data will not necessarily match any hierarchy or data generation order.

An IT auditor will always need some data flow diagrams from his auditee to verify data confidentiality , Integrity , Ava liability compliance of an organisation the IT auditor is auditing.

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