COBIT

The COBIT standard (Control Objectives for Information and related Technology) is a voluntary framework for information management developed jointly by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and the IT Governance Institute (ITGI). Based on industry best practices, COBIT’s mission is “to research, develop, publicize, and promote an authoritative, up-to-date, international set of generally-accepted information technology control objectives for day-to-day use by business managers and auditors.”

The first edition of the framework was published in 1996, and the most recent version (4.1), was published in 2007. This latest version was strongly influenced by the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It includes 34 high-level processes, covering 215 control objectives that are categorized into four domains:

• Plan and Organize
• Acquire and Implement
• Deliver and Support
• Monitor and Evaluate

COBIT helps to link business goals to IT goals and provides metrics and maturity models to measure achievement. It is more business-focused than many other IT standards; therefore, it encourages organizations to integrate IT and business strategy during the compliance process.

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