Cobit 5

COBIT 5 is the overarching business and management framework for governance and management of enterprise IT. This volume documents the five principles of COBIT 5 and defines the 7 supporting enablers that form the framework. COBIT 5 is the only business framework for the governance and management of enterprise IT. This evolutionary version incorporates the latest thinking in enterprise governance and management techniques, and provides globally accepted principles, analytical tools and models to help increase the trust in, and value from, information systems. COBIT 5 builds and expands on COBIT 4.1 by integrating other major frameworks, standards and resources, including: ISACA's Val IT and Risk IT Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). Related standards from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). COBIT 5 helps enterprises of all sizes: Maintain high-quality information to support business decisions Achieve strategic goals and realize business benefits through the effective and innovative use of IT Achieve operational excellence through reliable, efficient application of technology Maintain IT-related risk at an acceptable level Optimize the cost of IT services and technology. Support compliance with relevant laws, regulations, contractual agreements and policies.

Information is a key resource for all enterprises. From the time information is created to the moment it is destroyed, technology plays a significant role in containing, distributing and analysing information. Technology is increasingly advanced and has become pervasive in enterprises and the social, public and business environments.

Building on the COBIT 5 framework, this guide focuses on assurance and provides more detailed and practical guidance for assurance professionals and other interested parties at all levels of the enterprise on how to use COBIT 5 to support a variety of IT assurance activities.

COBIT 5 provides a comprehensive framework that assists enterprises in achieving their objectives for the governance and management of enterprise IT. COBIT 5 enables IT to be governed and managed in a holistic manner for the entire enterprise, taking into account the full end-to-end business and IT functional areas of responsibility, considering IT-related interests of internal and external stakeholders.

The cost and frequency of cybersecurity incidents are on the rise, is your enterprise keeping pace? The numbers of threats, risk scenarios and vulnerabilities have grown exponentially. Cybersecurity has evolved as a new field of interest, gaining political and societal attention. Given this magnitude, the future tasks and responsibilities associated with cybersecurity will be essential to organizational survival and profitability. This publication applies the COBIT 5 framework and its component publications to transforming cybersecurity in a systemic way. First, the impacts of cybercrime and cyberwarfare on business and society are illustrated and put in context. This section shows the rise in cost and frequency of security incidents, including APT attacks and other threats with a critical impact and high intensity. Second, the transformation addresses security governance, security management and security assurance. In accordance with the lens concept within COBIT 5, these sections cover all elements of the systemic transformation and cybersecurity improvements.

Written for IT service managers, consultants and other practitioners in IT governance, risk and compliance, this practical book discusses all the key concepts of COBIT®5, and explains how to direct the governance of enterprise IT (GEIT) using the COBIT®5 framework. The book also covers the main frameworks and standards supporting GEIT, discusses the ideas of enterprise and governance, and shows the path from corporate governance to the governance of enterprise IT.