COBIT

WHAT IS COBIT?

COBIT stands for control objectives for information an related technology. It

is a framework created by the ISACA (Information Systems Audit and
Control Association) for IT governance and management. It was designed to
be a supportive tool for managers and allows bridging the crucial gap
between technical issues, business risks, and control requirements.
 COBIT FRAMEWORK
◇ The COBIT business orientation includes linking
business goals with its IT infrastructure by providing
various maturity models and metrics that measure the
achievement while identifying associated business
responsibilities of IT processes. The main focus of
COBIT 4.1 was illustrated with a process-based model
subdivided into four specific domains, including

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 COBIT COMPONENTS

Framework Process
Descriptions

Control Management
Objectives Guidelines

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 WHY IS COBIT IMPORTANT?
◇ COBIT framework provides a common language for IT professionals, business
executives and compliance auditors to communicate with each other about IT
controls, goals, objectives and outcomes. Without a common language, an
enterprise that is being audited runs the risk of having to educate individual
auditors about when, where, how and why specific IT controls were created.

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 THE FIVE COBIT 5 PRINCIPLES

Principle 1: Meeting Stakeholder Needs

Principle 2: Covering the Enterprise End-to-
End
Principle 3: Applying a Single Integrated
Framework
Principle 4: Enabling a Holistic Approach
Principle 5: Separating Governance from
Management

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 COBIT GOALS
◇ Focus areas and design factors that give more clarity
on creating a governance system for business needs
◇ Better alignment with global standards, frameworks
and best practices to bolster the framework’s
relevance
◇ An open-source model that allows for feedback from
the global governance community to encourage faster
updates and enhancements
◇ Regular updates released on a rolling basis
◇ More guidance and tools to support businesses when
developing a “best-fit governance system, making
COBIT 2019 more prescriptive”
◇ A better tool to measure performance of IT and
alignment with the CMMI
◇ More support for decision making including new
online collaborative features
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 ? Questions
1. What does COBIT stand for?

2. Why is COBIT important?

3. What are the components of COBIT?

4. Mention its five principles.

5. Mention one of its goals.