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Quick Sheets/ISC/IT General Controls (ITGCs)

ISC — Quick Sheet

IT General Controls (ITGCs)

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  • 4 ITGC categories: Access, Change management, Program development/SDLC, IT operations
  • Weak ITGCs undermine reliance on all automated application controls in that system
  • Access controls = highest-risk category typically tested
  • General controls (environment-wide) ≠ application controls (process-specific)