COBIT is a framework created by ISACA for advice technology (IT) administration and IT Governance. It is a acknowledging toolset that allows managers to arch the gap amid ascendancy requirements, abstruse issues and business risks.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Overview
COBIT was aboriginal appear in 1996, the accustomed version, COBIT 4.1 was appear in 2007 and is currently getting adapted (COBIT 5). Its mission is “to research, develop, broadcast and advance an authoritative, up-to-date, all-embracing set of about accustomed advice technology ascendancy objectives for circadian use by business managers, IT professionals and affirmation professionals.”. 1
COBIT, initially an acronym for 'Control objectives for advice and accompanying technology' defines 34 all-encompassing processes to administer IT. Each action is authentic calm with action inputs and outputs, key action activities, action objectives, achievement measures and an elementary ability model. The framework supports babyminding of IT by defining and adjustment business goals with IT goals and IT processes
COBIT, initially an acronym for 'Control objectives for advice and accompanying technology' defines 34 all-encompassing processes to administer IT. Each action is authentic calm with action inputs and outputs, key action activities, action objectives, achievement measures and an elementary ability model. The framework supports babyminding of IT by defining and adjustment business goals with IT goals and IT processes
COBIT Framework
The framework provides acceptable practices beyond a area and action framework. The business acclimatization of COBIT consists of bond business goals to IT goals, accouterment metrics and ability models to admeasurement their achievement, and anecdotic the associated responsibilities of business and IT action owners. The action focus of COBIT is illustrated by a action archetypal that subdivides IT into four domains (Plan and Organize, Acquire and Implement, Deliver and Support and Adviser and Evaluate) and 34 processes in band with the albatross areas of plan, build, run and monitor. It is positioned at a top akin and has been accumbent and harmonized with other, added detailed, IT standards and acceptable practices such as COSO, ITIL, ISO 27000, CMMI, TOGAF and PMBOK. COBIT acts as an integrator of these altered advice materials, summarizing key objectives beneath one awning framework that hotlink the acceptable convenance models with babyminding and business requirements.
The COBIT 4.1 Framework blueprint can be acquired as a adulatory PDF at the ISACA download website. (Free self-registration may be required.)
The COBIT 4.1 Framework blueprint can be acquired as a adulatory PDF at the ISACA download website. (Free self-registration may be required.)
Releases
COBIT has had four above releases:
In 1996, the aboriginal copy of COBIT was released.
In 1998, the additional copy added "Management Guidelines".
In 2000, the third copy was released.
In 2003, an on-line adaptation became available.
In December 2005, the fourth copy was initially released.
In May 2007, the accepted 4.1 afterlight was released.
COBIT 5 is appointed to be appear in 2012, it will consolidate and accommodate the COBIT 4.1, Val IT 2.0 and Risk IT frameworks, and aswell draw decidedly from the Business Model for Information Security (BMIS) and ITAF.
In 1996, the aboriginal copy of COBIT was released.
In 1998, the additional copy added "Management Guidelines".
In 2000, the third copy was released.
In 2003, an on-line adaptation became available.
In December 2005, the fourth copy was initially released.
In May 2007, the accepted 4.1 afterlight was released.
COBIT 5 is appointed to be appear in 2012, it will consolidate and accommodate the COBIT 4.1, Val IT 2.0 and Risk IT frameworks, and aswell draw decidedly from the Business Model for Information Security (BMIS) and ITAF.
Components
Framework: Organize IT babyminding objectives and acceptable practices by IT domains and processes, and links them to business requirements
Action descriptions: A advertence action archetypal and accepted accent for anybody in an organization. The processes map to albatross areas of plan, build, run and monitor.
Ascendancy objectives: Provide a complete set of high-level requirements to be advised by administration for able ascendancy of anniversary IT process.
Administration guidelines: Help accredit responsibility, accede on objectives, admeasurement performance, and allegorize affiliation with added processes
Ability models: Assess ability and adequacy per action and helps to abode gaps.
Other ISACA Publications based on the COBIT framework include:
Board Briefing for IT Governances, 2nd Edition
COBIT and Application Controls
COBIT Ascendancy Practices, 2nd Edition
IT Assurance Guide: Using COBIT
Implementing and Continually Improving IT Governance
COBIT Quickstart, 2nd Edition
COBIT Security Baseline, 2nd Edition
IT Ascendancy Objectives for Sarbanes-Oxley, 2nd Edition
IT Ascendancy Objectives for Basel II
COBIT User Guide for Service Managers
COBIT Mappings (to ISO/IEC 27002, CMMI, ITIL, TOGAF, PMBOK etc.)
COBIT Online
Action descriptions: A advertence action archetypal and accepted accent for anybody in an organization. The processes map to albatross areas of plan, build, run and monitor.
Ascendancy objectives: Provide a complete set of high-level requirements to be advised by administration for able ascendancy of anniversary IT process.
Administration guidelines: Help accredit responsibility, accede on objectives, admeasurement performance, and allegorize affiliation with added processes
Ability models: Assess ability and adequacy per action and helps to abode gaps.
Other ISACA Publications based on the COBIT framework include:
Board Briefing for IT Governances, 2nd Edition
COBIT and Application Controls
COBIT Ascendancy Practices, 2nd Edition
IT Assurance Guide: Using COBIT
Implementing and Continually Improving IT Governance
COBIT Quickstart, 2nd Edition
COBIT Security Baseline, 2nd Edition
IT Ascendancy Objectives for Sarbanes-Oxley, 2nd Edition
IT Ascendancy Objectives for Basel II
COBIT User Guide for Service Managers
COBIT Mappings (to ISO/IEC 27002, CMMI, ITIL, TOGAF, PMBOK etc.)
COBIT Online
COBIT and Sarbanes Oxley
Companies that are about traded in the US are accountable to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. COBIT is the framework acclimated by a lot of companies to accede with Sarbanes-Oxleycitation needed.
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