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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 | 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. |
| 4 | and resources designed to help auditors, risk professionals, and data | ||
| 5 | analysts automate common audit tasks and analytics. | ||
| 6 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Whether you're new to audit automation or an experienced tech-enabled | 5 | This repository includes practical examples that can be used as-is or adapted to specific audit environments. |
| 8 | auditor, this toolkit offers practical, real-world examples you can use, | ||
| 9 | customize, and build upon. | ||
| 10 | 6 | ||
| 11 | # ๐ฆ What's Inside | 7 | ## Contents |
| 12 | 8 | ||
| 13 | This repository contains Python scripts and templates for common audit | 9 | The repository includes scripts and templates related to: |
| 14 | procedures and control testing activities, including: | ||
| 15 | 10 | ||
| 16 | - โ **Pseudo-Random Sampling** | 11 | - Pseudo-random sampling |
| 17 | - โ **GITC Extractions and Analysis** | 12 | - General IT controls (GITC) extraction and analysis |
| 18 | - โ **Project Management Tracking & Visualizations** | 13 | - Project management tracking and visualization |
| 19 | - โ **Cloud Platform Analysis (planned)** | 14 | - Cloud platform analysis (planned) |
| 20 | - โ **Audit AI Prompts & Guides (planned)** | 15 | - Prompt engineering and AI audit guidance (planned) |
| 21 | 16 | ||
| 22 | The goal is to provide practical, easy-to-understand tools that auditors | 17 | These tools are intended to be straightforward and applicable across a range of audit contexts. |
| 23 | and analysts can quickly deploy in their environments. | ||
| 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 | git clone https://git.sr.ht/~cxc/audit-tools | 24 | git clone https://git.sr.ht/~cxc/audit-tools |
| 31 | cd audit-tools | 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 | pip install -r requirements.txt | 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 | ./os/linux/report/linux.sh | 41 | ./os/linux/report/linux.sh |
| 48 | ``` | 42 | ``` |
| 49 | 43 | ||
| 50 | View the results in your terminal or within the file created by the | 44 | Output will be shown in the terminal or saved to a file, depending on the script. |
| 51 | 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 | - [Python for Auditors](https://realpython.com) | 50 | - [Python for Auditors](https://realpython.com) |
| 58 | - [Audit Analytics 101](https://audit-analytics.com) | 51 | - [Audit Analytics 101](https://audit-analytics.com) |
| 59 | - [Intro to Pandas | 52 | - [Getting Started with Pandas](https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/getting_started/) |
| 60 | Documentation](https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/getting_started/) | ||
| 61 | 53 | ||
| 62 | Also, check out the `notebooks/` folder for interactive tutorials and | 54 | See the `notebooks/` directory for additional walkthroughs and examples. |
| 63 | use cases. | ||
| 64 | 55 | ||
| 65 | # ๐ค How to Contribute | 56 | ## Contributing |
| 66 | 57 | ||
| 67 | Want to add your own audit scripts or improve existing ones? | 58 | Contributions are welcome. You can contribute by: |
| 68 | Contributions are welcome! | ||
| 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. | 65 | To contribute: |
| 73 | - Suggest enhancements or new features. | ||
| 74 | - Improve documentation or write beginner-friendly tutorials. | ||
| 75 | - Test existing tools on new datasets and report issues. | ||
| 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 | 76 | ```bash |
| 84 | git checkout -b my-feature | 77 | git commit -m 'Added new audit test' |
| 85 | ``` | 78 | ``` |
| 86 | 79 | ||
| 87 | 3. Commit your changes: | 80 | 4. Push your branch: |
| 88 | 81 | ||
| 89 | ``` bash | 82 | ```bash |
| 90 | git commit -m 'Added new audit test' | 83 | git push origin my-feature |
| 91 | ``` | 84 | ``` |
| 92 | 85 | ||
| 93 | 4. Push to the branch: | 86 | 5. Open a pull request |
| 94 | 87 | ||
| 95 | ``` bash | 88 | ## About |
| 96 | git push origin my-feature | ||
| 97 | ``` | ||
| 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/). | 94 | This project is licensed under the [GNU General Public License v3.0](LICENSE). |
| 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. | ||