What is the point of IT audit besides fulfilling arbitrary rules that keep changing?

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What’s the point of audit!? Why single out IT audit Audit? Why stop there, what’s the point of EY, PWC, DELOITTE, KPMG

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What is the point of human existence other than to propagate human existence?

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🤔 repeatedly failing to propagate human existence is pretty fun even if exhaustin

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Draw boxes around pictures and review story telling that can be written better than an elementary school child

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Your question is too narrow. What is the point of SOX for arbitrary rules that keep changing, result in no impact if found deficient, and do not materially prevent fraud

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I wasn't a nihilist until I did IT audit...

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This is so true. Nothing matters lol

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This is the only correct answer

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might come off as jaded. but there isn’t really a point — our jobs largely revolve around maintaining the status quo.

find the money from your 9-7, then find the fulfillment on your off hours 🫡

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You should get out of Sox and work in IA, IT audit reviews the entire IT landscape of the firm, reviews the risk, ensures there are controls and they are working.. iT risks can bring down a company, if PII is leaked..

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Can confirm, I now work in the GRC side of things, I look at SOX because of my SOX heavy experience but also at non-SOX and have been involved in other operational items that do really have an impact

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Feeling validated by all these responses

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You end up creating world peace and saving the world at the end. Hopefully that gives you the “purpose” you need to fulfill your entitlement lol

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