A compilation of chapters from some of the best researchers and practitioners in the area of software maintenance, all of whom share the goal of exposing recent techniques and methods for helping in software maintenance. The chapters in this book are intended to be useful to a wide audience:...

Chapter I. Basic Concepts of Information Systems Auditing / Rafael Rodríguez -- Chapter II. Adoption and Usage Patterns of a Framework for IT Control and Audit / Jane Fedorowicz, Ulric J. Gelinas -- Chapter III. ICT Security Auditing / Arturo Ribagorda, José M. Sierra -- Chapter IV. Audit of...

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