IT Audit Services — Independent Assurance Your Controls Actually Work
Information systems audit, IT governance assessment, and regulatory compliance review by CISA-certified auditors. We audit your controls against the frameworks your regulators expect — COBIT, ISO 27001, central bank ICT guidelines, and PCI DSS — across 7 countries in Asia-Pacific.
At a Glance
What Is an IT Audit and Why Does It Matter?
An IT audit is an independent examination of your organisation's information systems, IT infrastructure, policies, and operations against established standards and regulatory requirements. It evaluates whether your IT controls are designed effectively and operating as intended — providing assurance that the systems your business depends on are governed, secured, and compliant.
Unlike a penetration test, which validates whether an attacker can exploit technical vulnerabilities, an IT audit examines the broader governance and operational control landscape: access management policies, change management processes, data governance practices, IT operations procedures, vendor risk management, and regulatory compliance posture. Together, they provide a complete picture — technical security from penetration testing and governance assurance from IT audit.
For regulated industries — banking, financial services, telecoms, healthcare — IT audit is not optional. Central banks across Asia-Pacific mandate periodic IT audits for licensed institutions. Boards carry governance liability for IT risk oversight. And certification frameworks like ISO 27001 require internal audit as a mandatory management system element.
9 IT Audit Domains
EIC's IT audit covers the full spectrum of IT governance, security, and operations — tailored to your regulatory context and risk profile.
IT Governance & Strategy
IT strategy alignment with business objectives, governance structures, IT investment oversight, and board-level IT risk reporting.
Access Control & Identity
User access management, privileged access controls, segregation of duties, authentication mechanisms, and access review processes.
Change Management
Change request processes, approval workflows, testing and UAT procedures, release management, emergency change controls, and rollback procedures.
IT Operations
Incident management, problem management, service level monitoring, batch processing, job scheduling, and operational resilience.
Data Governance
Data classification, backup and recovery procedures, data retention policies, data integrity controls, and database management practices.
Network & Infrastructure
Network architecture, firewall management, segmentation controls, patch management, endpoint security, and infrastructure monitoring.
Business Continuity & DR
BCP and DRP adequacy, backup validation, recovery testing, RTO/RPO achievement, and continuity governance.
Vendor & Third-Party Risk
Vendor due diligence, SLA monitoring, fourth-party risk, outsourcing governance, and vendor exit strategies.
Regulatory Compliance
Alignment with central bank ICT guidelines, data protection regulations, industry-specific requirements, and licensing conditions.
Who Needs IT Audit Services?
Regulatory Compliance
Central banks across Asia-Pacific mandate annual IT audits for licensed financial institutions. Bangladesh Bank, MAS (TRM guidelines), BNM (RMiT), BSP, SBV, NRB, and CBB all require periodic IT audit or ICT risk assessment. Non-compliance risks regulatory sanctions.
Certification Preparation
ISO 27001 requires internal audit as a mandatory ISMS element. PCI DSS requires control validation. An independent IT audit before your certification assessment identifies and fixes gaps — ensuring you pass the first time.
Board & Stakeholder Assurance
Your board, investors, or parent company requires independent assurance that IT controls are effective. IT audit provides a formal, structured assessment that satisfies governance reporting requirements and demonstrates oversight accountability.
EIC's 5-Phase IT Audit Process
A structured, standards-aligned approach from planning to follow-up — producing actionable findings, not checkbox reports.
Phase 1: Audit Planning
We define the audit scope based on your regulatory obligations, risk profile, and business priorities. The planning phase produces an audit plan with defined domains, control objectives, testing approach (design effectiveness and operating effectiveness), interview schedule, and evidence requirements. For regulatory IT audits, we align scope directly to your regulator's ICT guidelines.
Phase 2: Fieldwork and Control Testing
EIC's auditors conduct on-site and remote testing of your IT controls. This includes reviewing policies and procedures, inspecting configurations, testing access controls, examining change management records, interviewing process owners, and validating that documented controls are actually operating in practice. We test both design effectiveness (is the control designed to address the risk?) and operating effectiveness (is it working consistently?).
Phase 3: Analysis and Gap Identification
Findings are analysed against the applicable framework, risk-rated (critical, high, medium, low), and root-caused. We distinguish between control design failures (the policy or process is inadequate) and operating failures (the policy exists but isn't followed consistently). Every finding includes a clear explanation of the risk it creates for your organisation.
Phase 4: Reporting
Two audiences, one report: an Executive Summary for boards and regulators (overall risk posture, key themes, strategic recommendations) and Detailed Findings for IT management (specific control gaps, evidence, risk ratings, remediation steps with priority and suggested ownership). Reports are structured for direct submission to regulators where required.
Phase 5: Follow-Up and Remediation Verification
Within 90 days of report delivery, EIC conducts a follow-up review to verify that management has implemented agreed remediation actions. This closes the audit loop — demonstrating to your board and regulators that findings are being actively addressed, not just acknowledged.
IT Audit Deliverables
Executive Summary
Overall risk posture, key themes, and strategic recommendations for board and regulators
Detailed Findings Report
Control gaps with evidence, CVSS-style risk ratings, root cause, and remediation guidance
Remediation Action Plan
Prioritised actions with ownership, timelines, and effort estimates
Management Response Tracker
Formal tracking of management responses and remediation commitments
Follow-Up Report
90-day verification of remediation implementation status
Regulatory Submission Pack
Report formatted for direct submission to central bank or regulator where required
Why Choose EIC for IT Audit?
Audit + Compliance Integration
IT audit findings feed directly into ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and SWIFT CSP compliance work. One team, no duplication — audit identifies gaps, compliance engagement fixes them.
Regulatory Context Expertise
We audit against the specific ICT guidelines your regulator mandates — Bangladesh Bank, MAS TRM, BNM RMiT, BSP, SBV, NRB, CBB. Not generic frameworks — the frameworks that matter to your licence.
Technical Depth, Not Just Governance
Our auditors also hold CREST and PCI QSA credentials. They understand the technical reality behind the controls — not just the policy document but whether the firewall rule actually works.
Actionable, Not Checkbox
Every finding includes root cause analysis and specific remediation steps — not generic observations. Reports are designed for operational teams to act on, not just boards to file.
7 Countries, On-Site Capability
IT audit requires access to your people, systems, and processes. EIC has on-site capability across Bangladesh, Singapore, Vietnam, Nepal, Bahrain, Malaysia, and Philippines.
200+ Security Engagements
EIC has assessed, tested, and secured 200+ organisations. Our IT auditors understand your IT environment because they've seen hundreds like it — across banking, fintech, telecoms, and healthcare.
Mid-Tier Bank: 47 Control Gaps Found Before Bangladesh Bank Review
A mid-tier commercial bank in Bangladesh engaged EIC for a comprehensive IT audit ahead of their scheduled Bangladesh Bank ICT inspection. EIC's CISA-certified auditors assessed all 9 audit domains across the bank's core banking system, ATM network, digital banking platform, and data centre operations. The audit identified 47 control gaps — including 8 critical findings in privileged access management and change control processes that would have resulted in regulatory observations. All critical and high findings were remediated within 60 days, and the bank passed their Bangladesh Bank review with zero material findings.
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