AI2.6:

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AI 2.6 Major Upgrades to Existing Systems

Control Objective:

Follow a similar development process as for the development of new systems in the event of major changes to existing systems that result in significant change in current designs and/or functionality. Issues to consider include impact analysis, cost/benefit justification and requirements management.

Applicability:

Sarbanes-Oxley
HIPAA
GLBA
PCI
FISMA
NIST SP 800-66
Ditscap
Control Exception
User Defined


Risk Association Control Activities:

1. Risk: The impact of application system changes (e.g., hardware and software) should be evaluated and adjusted to ensure ongoing availability, performance and resilience requirements.
a. SOX.6.1.1 The impact of application system changes (e.g., hardware and software) should be evaluated and adjusted to ensure ongoing availability performance and resilience requirements.



2. Risk: Controls provide reasonable assurance that the systems are appropriately tested and validated prior to being placed into production processes, and associated controls operate as intended and support financial reporting requirements.
a. SOX.5.4 A testing strategy is developed and followed for all significant changes in applications and infrastructure technology, which addresses unit, system, integration and user-acceptance-level testing so that deployed systems operate as intended.


Implementation Guide:

Process Narrative
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Process Illustration
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Control Commentary
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Control Exception Commentary
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Evidence Archive Location
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Control Status and Auditors Commentary
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Remediation Plan
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Supplemental Information:


Implementation guidance
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--Mdpeters 09:19, 23 June 2006 (EDT)