Title: 2008  The Path to IT Audit
Headings: 
​The Path to IT Audit
​Meet the Experts
Why Go There?
What Skills Do Prospective IT Auditors Need?
What Certifications Do IT Auditors Need?
How can IT Auditors Stay Up-To-Date​?
What Does the Future Hold?

Content: 2008  The Path to IT Audit
​The Path to IT Audit
How and why do professionals become IT auditors? The path to an IT audit career can be a rocky but rewarding journey, according to these lessons from veterans in the field. ​
Shawna Scharf February 01, 2008 17 Comments
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​ Survey a class of first graders anywhere in North America and ask them the standard question: What do you want to be when you grow up? " I want to be a doctor," they'll lisp, or a firefighter, or a basketball player. You might even get a few bankers or lawyers. What you will never hear from a single child is "I want to be an auditor," much less an IT auditor, unless they've been coached by a CISA-certified parent. For most people, the desire to become an IT auditor is something that has to develop over time, like a taste for Brussels sprouts or perhaps Scotch. Others, however, are passionate about IT auditing from the first time they realize the potential of data mining or how to stop hackers in their tracks. Given today's global landscape and market needs, even auditors who are not considering the move to IT must take into account the pervasiveness of technology — skills that were once considered specialties of IT auditors are now required of all internal auditors.