The audit universe is the comprehensive list of all the potential audit areas within an organisation. It serves as a foundational tool for planning and prioritising internal audit activities. Components within the Audit universe may be called Auditable areas, units or entities, depending on the lens the auditor is taking. Further reading Developing a Risk-based Internal Audit Plan - IIA Practice Guide Related pages Risk universe

Auditboard is a cloud-based platform that streamlines audit, risk, and compliance management for enterprises. Further reading Auditboard website Audit and Beyond: The Unbelievably True Story of AuditBoard Related pages Leading GRC vendors

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is Australia’s financial services industry regulator: APRA is Australia’s prudential supervisor, responsible for ensuring that our financial system is stable, competitive and efficient. Further reading APRA website

An availability zone (AZ) is a distinct location within a cloud provider’s infrastructure, designed to be isolated from failures in other zones. Each availability zone is implemented using one or more data centres, equipped with largely independent power, cooling, and networking to ensure high availability and fault tolerance between zones. Further reading Availability zone (Wikipedia)

AZ-900 is an entry level Microsoft certification to understand the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. It is made up of three learning paths: Part 1: Describe cloud concepts Part 2: Describe Azure architecture and services Part 3: Describe Azure management and governance The course is also suitable for non-technical staff, such as executives and sales teams, and for experienced engineers and architects who need to gain new knowledge of the Azure platform and its features. ...