Continuous auditing is a technological innovation of the traditional audit process. The concept
of CA has been around for nearly two decades, however, CA in practice is quite novel. CA innovates and
advances the practice of traditional auditing by using technology and automation. Practitioners and
academics are now beginning to embrace continuous auditing as an audit methodology to support real
time assurance, evidenced by the prototyping and test implementation of CA at large institutions.
Furthermore, the development of CA technology and methodology has advanced to a point where
practitioners, for innovation, are beginning to collaborate and partner with academic researchers. The
above discussions lead to a set of propositions concerning the environment of future assurance: