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Auditing cybersecurity risks considering the information renaissance and its impact on the continuity of companies

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  • Asaad Mohammed Ali Wahhab

    (College of Administration and Economics, University of Karbala, Iraq)

  • Baneen Hassoun Jawad

    (College of Administration and Economics, University of Karbala, Iraq)

  • Emad Hamza Abd Alajeli

    (College of Administration and Economics, University of Karbala, Iraq)

Abstract

The research aims to identify the role of the external auditor in auditing cybersecurity risks and the size of the cybersecurity risks to which Iraqi companies are exposed and to determine the procedures of the external auditor and Iraqi audit offices in auditing cybersecurity risks and their adequacy, in addition to knowing the impact of cybersecurity risks on the continuity of Iraqi companies. Eighty-five questionnaires were distributed to a sample of external auditors in auditing offices who have experience auditing electronic accounting systems in Iraq, and 77 questionnaires were retrieved from them that are valid for analysis using the SPSS statistical program. There is a relative development in the use of electronic accounting and administrative systems by Iraqi joint stock companies. There is a clear impact on the continuity of companies due to cybersecurity risks that cannot be avoided, as well as the lack of sufficient experience among many work teams in audit offices to audit cybersecurity risks.

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  • Asaad Mohammed Ali Wahhab & Baneen Hassoun Jawad & Emad Hamza Abd Alajeli, 2022. "Auditing cybersecurity risks considering the information renaissance and its impact on the continuity of companies," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 35(1), pages 18-28, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:tec:journl:v:35:y:2022:i:1:p:18-28
    DOI: 10.47577/tssj.v35i1.7348
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    Keywords

    Audit; cyber security risks; informational renaissance; corporate continuity;
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    JEL classification:

    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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