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COBIT®

Successful organisations understand the benefits of information technology (IT) and use this knowledge to drive their shareholders’ value.  They recognize the critical dependence of many business processes on IT, the need to comply with increasing regulatory compliance demands and the benefits of managing risk effectively.  To aid organisations in successfully meeting today’s business challenges, the IT Governance Institute® (ITGI) has published version COBIT® 4.1.

COBIT is an IT governance framework and supporting toolset that allows managers to bridge the gap between control requirements, technical issues and business risks. COBIT enables clear policy development and good practice for IT control throughout organisations.  COBIT emphasizes regulatory compliance, helps organisations to increase the value attained from IT, enables alignment and simplifies implementation of the COBIT framework.

COBIT 4.1 can be used to enhance work already done based upon earlier versions; it does not invalidate that previous work. When major activities are planned for IT governance initiatives, or when an overhaul of the enterprise control framework is anticipated, it is recommended to start fresh with the most recent version of COBIT.

For more details see the COBIT section on the main ISACA site.

• COBIT online
• COBIT Publications
• Obtain  COBIT
• COBIT Mapping 
• COBIT Campus
• COBIT User Convention
• COBIT Case Studies
• COBIT FAQ
• COBIT Articles

IT Assurance Guide: Using COBIT

COBIT Courses Available

To help companies improve governance and comply with Sarbanes-Oxley using the COBIT framework, ISACA has launched two e-courses co-developed by ITpreneurs: the COBIT Foundation Course™, updated to reflect COBIT® 4.0, and COBIT for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance. Available at www.isaca.org/cobitcampus, the courses are self-paced electronic tutorials.

Disclaimer

The IT Governance Institute and the sponsors of COBIT: Control Objectives for Information and related Technology have designed the product primarily as an educational resource for controls professionals.  The IT Governance Institute and the sponsors make no claim that use of this product will assure a successful outcome.  This product should not be considered inclusive of any proper procedures and tests or exclusive of other procedures and tests that are reasonably directed to obtaining the same results.  In determining the propriety of any specific procedure or test, the controls professional should apply his or her own professional judgment to the specific control circumstances presented by the particular systems or information technology environment.

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