Cobit

4.0

Control Objectives Management Guidelines Maturity Models

COBIT 4.0
The IT Governance Institute® The IT Governance Institute (ITGI) (www.itgi.org) was established in 1998 to advance international thinking and standards in directing and controlling an enterprise’s information technology. Effective IT governance helps ensure that IT supports business goals, optimises business investment in IT, and appropriately manages IT-related risks and opportunities. The IT Governance Institute offers original research, electronic resources and case studies to assist enterprise leaders and boards of directors in their IT governance responsibilities. Disclaimer IT Governance Institute (the “Owner”) has designed and created this publication, titled COBIT® 4.0 (the “Work”), primarily as an educational resource for chief information officers, senior management, IT management and control professionals. The Owner makes no claim that use of any of the Work will assure a successful outcome. The Work should not be considered inclusive of any proper information, procedures and tests or exclusive of other information, procedures and tests that are reasonably directed to obtaining the same results. In determining the propriety of any specific information, procedure or test, chief information officers, senior management, IT management and control professionals should apply their own professional judgement to the specific circumstances presented by the particular systems or information technology environment. Disclosure Copyright © 2005 by the IT Governance Institute. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be used, copied, reproduced, modified, distributed, displayed, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written authorisation of the IT Governance Institute. Reproduction of selections of this publication, for internal and noncommercial or academic use only,