ETiCPA ATQE Exam case studies
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The ETiCPA ATQE (often shortened to ATQE) is a professional certification examination aimed at people who audit, govern, or assure information technology. It suits IT auditors, internal and external audit staff moving into technology work, risk and compliance officers, and control owners in IT operations, security, and change management. The exam is delivered in multiple-choice format and tests applied judgement rather than trivia: you are expected to know what evidence supports a conclusion, which control addresses which risk, and how to communicate a finding so management can act on it. Coverage spans nine domains, from IT governance and risk management through general controls and frameworks, audit planning and scoping, evidence and sampling, IT operations and business continuity, information security, system development and change, data management and privacy, and finally reporting and follow-up. The ETiCPA ATQE Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 3,675 words.
1Shadow SaaS and a Toothless Risk Appetite
A mid-sized European insurer with 1,800 employees uses 240 SaaS applications. Procurement records show 38% of subscriptions, about €1.2 million annual spend, were bought by business units without IT review.
806 words, about 4 min2Scoping a SaaS ERP Migration Under Deadline
A €4 billion European retailer is migrating its on-premises ERP to a vendor-hosted SaaS platform. Go-live is seven months away.
710 words, about 4 min3Access Review Exceptions in a Retail Bank
A retail bank runs a quarterly access review over its core banking platform. The population is 4,200 active users.
731 words, about 4 min4Ransomware Readiness at a Regional Hospital
A 450-bed regional hospital operates a flat internal network. Its 3,800 endpoints share the same address space as 12,000 medical devices, including infusion pumps and imaging systems.
720 words, about 4 min5Generative AI in HR Without a DPIA
A European online retailer’s HR team has deployed a generative AI assistant to screen 12,000 job applications per year. The vendor hosts the model in the United States.
708 words, about 4 min