Common interview questions
The following is a list of interview questions that could prove useful in preparing for a security auditor interview:
- What frameworks are you familiar with or have you performed assessments against?
In addition to the internal policies and procedures of the hiring company, auditors will need to be familiar with federal regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/hipaa.html) and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) (https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/sarbanes-oxley_act), or standards set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (https://www.iso.org/isoiec-27001-information-security.html) or the National Institute for Standards in Technology (NIST) (https://www.nist.gov/).
Some of the standard certifications that a security auditor might have are as follows:
- Certified...