COBIT Control Practices: Guidance to Achieve Control Objectives for Successful IT Governance, 2nd Edition

by IT Governance

Control practices provide control approaches consisting of practices that are necessary and sufficient for achieving COBIT control objectives. These practices support the prevention, detection and correction of undesired events through responsible use of resources, appropriate management of risk and the delivery of value to business. This extension of the COBIT family of products details the how and why of the 34 processes within this globally accepted IT governance, control and assurance framework. These statements focus on the details Each control practice expands the capabilities of COBIT by providing the practitioner with an additional level of detail. The COBIT IT processes, business requirements and control objectives define what needs to be done to implement an effective control structure. The control practices provide the more detailed how and why needed by management, service providers, end users and control professionals to implement highly specific controls based on an analysis of operational and IT risks. This publication has been updated to align with COBIT 4.1.

174 pages, Spiral-bound

First published May 1, 2007