Week 4 of an exploratory study focused on incorporating cybersecurity into SOX IT audits to help prevent major US data breaches. 25 responses were received from a survey sent to cybersecurity auditors. The project report was started, including an abstract, introduction, and literature review discussing current cyber reporting under SOX and its impacts. Next week will involve continuing survey outreach, making progress on the project report, and researching controls that could be incorporated into SOX for cyber reporting. Feedback is sought on research at the intersection of SOX and cybersecurity, and cyber auditors are asked to take and share the survey.

1. Week-4
Exploratory study on – Need to Incorporate Cybersecurity in
SOX IT Audits and its possible impact on preventing major
US data breaches
Glorin Sebastian
Date 2/6/2022

2. Activities – Past week:
• Finalize the survey and reach out to cybersecurity auditors
• Received 25 responses so far
• Begin working on the project report
• Started the Abstract, Introduction and Literature review section
• Including details such as present cyber reporting in SOX and its impacts
Activities – next week:
• Continue to reach out to cybersecurity auditors
• Mostly reaching out on LinkedIn and fishbowl App or even getting on quick calls with them
• Continue to make progress on documenting project report
• Begin research on the controls to be brought in scope for cyber reporting for SOX framework

3. Areas looking for feedback:
• Share any relevant research between SOX and Cyber
• If you have a cyber audit background or are aware of cyber control sin general, please take the survey
and provide your feedback.
• Share the survey with your contacts