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| 1 | # ๐ Audit Tools by Christian Cleberg | |
| 1 | # Audit Tools by Christian Cleberg | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Welcome to **Audit Tools** โ a collection of open-source Python scripts | |
| 4 | and resources designed to help auditors, risk professionals, and data | |
| 5 | analysts automate common audit tasks and analytics. | |
| 3 | **Audit Tools** is a collection of open-source Python scripts and related resources intended to support auditors, risk professionals, and data analysts in automating common audit procedures and analyses. | |
| 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | Whether you're new to audit automation or an experienced tech-enabled | |
| 8 | auditor, this toolkit offers practical, real-world examples you can use, | |
| 9 | customize, and build upon. | |
| 5 | This repository includes practical examples that can be used as-is or adapted to specific audit environments. | |
| 10 | 6 | |
| 11 | # ๐ฆ What's Inside | |
| 7 | ## Contents | |
| 12 | 8 | |
| 13 | This repository contains Python scripts and templates for common audit | |
| 14 | procedures and control testing activities, including: | |
| 9 | The repository includes scripts and templates related to: | |
| 15 | 10 | |
| 16 | - โ **Pseudo-Random Sampling** | |
| 17 | - โ **GITC Extractions and Analysis** | |
| 18 | - โ **Project Management Tracking & Visualizations** | |
| 19 | - โ **Cloud Platform Analysis (planned)** | |
| 20 | - โ **Audit AI Prompts & Guides (planned)** | |
| 11 | - Pseudo-random sampling | |
| 12 | - General IT controls (GITC) extraction and analysis | |
| 13 | - Project management tracking and visualization | |
| 14 | - Cloud platform analysis (planned) | |
| 15 | - Prompt engineering and AI audit guidance (planned) | |
| 21 | 16 | |
| 22 | The goal is to provide practical, easy-to-understand tools that auditors | |
| 23 | and analysts can quickly deploy in their environments. | |
| 17 | These tools are intended to be straightforward and applicable across a range of audit contexts. | |
| 24 | 18 | |
| 25 | # ๐ Getting Started | |
| 19 | ## Getting Started | |
| 26 | 20 | |
| 27 | ****Clone the Repository**** | |
| 21 | **Clone the Repository** | |
| 28 | 22 | |
| 29 | ``` bash | |
| 23 | ```bash | |
| 30 | 24 | git clone https://git.sr.ht/~cxc/audit-tools |
| 31 | 25 | cd audit-tools |
| 32 | 26 | ``` |
| 33 | 27 | |
| 34 | ****Install Dependencies**** | |
| 28 | **Install Dependencies** | |
| 35 | 29 | |
| 36 | *Required for Python scripts* | |
| 30 | Required for running the Python scripts: | |
| 37 | 31 | |
| 38 | ``` bash | |
| 32 | ```bash | |
| 39 | 33 | pip install -r requirements.txt |
| 40 | 34 | ``` |
| 41 | 35 | |
| 42 | ****Run a Sample Script**** | |
| 36 | **Run a Sample Script** | |
| 43 | 37 | |
| 44 | Example: Run the **Linux OS Report** tool. | |
| 38 | For example, to run the Linux OS report tool: | |
| 45 | 39 | |
| 46 | ``` bash | |
| 40 | ```bash | |
| 47 | 41 | ./os/linux/report/linux.sh |
| 48 | 42 | ``` |
| 49 | 43 | |
| 50 | View the results in your terminal or within the file created by the | |
| 51 | script. | |
| 44 | Output will be shown in the terminal or saved to a file, depending on the script. | |
| 52 | 45 | |
| 53 | # ๐ Learn More | |
| 46 | ## Resources | |
| 54 | 47 | |
| 55 | If you're new to audit analytics or Python scripting, start here: | |
| 48 | If you're new to scripting or audit analytics, you may find the following helpful: | |
| 56 | 49 | |
| 57 | 50 | - [Python for Auditors](https://realpython.com) |
| 58 | 51 | - [Audit Analytics 101](https://audit-analytics.com) |
| 59 | - [Intro to Pandas | |
| 60 | Documentation](https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/getting_started/) | |
| 52 | - [Getting Started with Pandas](https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/getting_started/) | |
| 61 | 53 | |
| 62 | Also, check out the `notebooks/` folder for interactive tutorials and | |
| 63 | use cases. | |
| 54 | See the `notebooks/` directory for additional walkthroughs and examples. | |
| 64 | 55 | |
| 65 | # ๐ค How to Contribute | |
| 56 | ## Contributing | |
| 66 | 57 | |
| 67 | Want to add your own audit scripts or improve existing ones? | |
| 68 | Contributions are welcome! | |
| 58 | Contributions are welcome. You can contribute by: | |
| 69 | 59 | |
| 70 | ****Ways to Help**** | |
| 60 | - Adding new audit-related scripts | |
| 61 | - Suggesting improvements or feature ideas | |
| 62 | - Enhancing documentation or tutorials | |
| 63 | - Testing the tools on additional datasets and reporting any issues | |
| 71 | 64 | |
| 72 | - Submit new Python scripts for audit use cases. | |
| 73 | - Suggest enhancements or new features. | |
| 74 | - Improve documentation or write beginner-friendly tutorials. | |
| 75 | - Test existing tools on new datasets and report issues. | |
| 65 | To contribute: | |
| 76 | 66 | |
| 77 | ****To Contribute**** | |
| 67 | 1. Fork the repository | |
| 68 | 2. Create a new branch: | |
| 78 | 69 | |
| 79 | 1. Fork this repo | |
| 70 | ```bash | |
| 71 | git checkout -b my-feature | |
| 72 | ``` | |
| 80 | 73 | |
| 81 | 2. Create a new branch: | |
| 74 | 3. Commit your changes: | |
| 82 | 75 | |
| 83 | ``` bash | |
| 84 | git checkout -b my-feature | |
| 85 | ``` | |
| 76 | ```bash | |
| 77 | git commit -m 'Added new audit test' | |
| 78 | ``` | |
| 86 | 79 | |
| 87 | 3. Commit your changes: | |
| 80 | 4. Push your branch: | |
| 88 | 81 | |
| 89 | ``` bash | |
| 90 | git commit -m 'Added new audit test' | |
| 91 | ``` | |
| 82 | ```bash | |
| 83 | git push origin my-feature | |
| 84 | ``` | |
| 92 | 85 | |
| 93 | 4. Push to the branch: | |
| 86 | 5. Open a pull request | |
| 94 | 87 | |
| 95 | ``` bash | |
| 96 | git push origin my-feature | |
| 97 | ``` | |
| 88 | ## About | |
| 98 | 89 | |
| 99 | 5. Open a Pull Request | |
| 90 | Created by [Christian Cleberg](https://cleberg.net/), with an interest in practical audit tooling, automation, and applied data analysis in risk and assurance. | |
| 100 | 91 | |
| 101 | # ๐ค About the Creator | |
| 92 | ## License | |
| 102 | 93 | |
| 103 | Made with โค๏ธ by [Christian Cleberg](https://cleberg.net/). | |
| 104 | ||
| 105 | I'm a technology assurance leader passionate about audit innovation, AI | |
| 106 | in audit, and building practical tools for auditors and risk | |
| 107 | professionals. | |
| 108 | ||
| 109 | # ๐ License | |
| 110 | ||
| 111 | This project is licensed under the **GNU General Public License v3.0** โ | |
| 112 | see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details. | |
| 94 | This project is licensed under the [GNU General Public License v3.0](LICENSE). | |