Cobit Framework
COBIT
3rd Edition
®
Framework
July 2000
Released by the COBIT Steering Committee and the IT Governance InstituteTM
The COBIT Mission:
To research, develop, publicise and promote an authoritative, up-to-date, international set of generally accepted information technology control objectives for day-to-day use by business managers and auditors.
AMERICAN SAMOA ARGENTINA ARMENIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BAHAMAS BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BARBADOS BELGIUM BERMUDA BOLIVIA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS CANADA CAYMAN ISLANDS CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CROATIA CURACAO CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EGYPT EL SALVADOR ESTONIA FAEROE ISLANDS FIJI FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GHANA GREECE GUAM GUATEMALA HONDURAS HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAN IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY IVORY COAST JAMAICA JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KOREA KUWAIT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDIT AND CONTROL ASSOCIATION
A Single International Source for Information Technology Controls
The Information Systems Audit and Control Association is a leading global professional organisation representing individuals in more than 100 countries and comprising all levels of IT — executive, management, middle management and practitioner. The Association is uniquely positioned to fulfil the role of a central, harmonising source of IT control practice standards for the world over. Its strategic alliances with other groups in the financial, accounting, auditing and IT professions are ensuring an unparalleled level of integration and commitment by business process owners. The Information Systems Audit and Control Association was formed in 1969 to meet the unique, diverse and high technology needs of the burgeoning IT • Its professional education programme offers technical and management conferences on five continents, as well as seminars worldwide to help professionals everywhere receive highquality continuing education. • Its technical publishing area provides references and
3rd Edition
®
Framework
July 2000
Released by the COBIT Steering Committee and the IT Governance InstituteTM
The COBIT Mission:
To research, develop, publicise and promote an authoritative, up-to-date, international set of generally accepted information technology control objectives for day-to-day use by business managers and auditors.
AMERICAN SAMOA ARGENTINA ARMENIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BAHAMAS BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BARBADOS BELGIUM BERMUDA BOLIVIA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS CANADA CAYMAN ISLANDS CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CROATIA CURACAO CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EGYPT EL SALVADOR ESTONIA FAEROE ISLANDS FIJI FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GHANA GREECE GUAM GUATEMALA HONDURAS HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAN IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY IVORY COAST JAMAICA JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KOREA KUWAIT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDIT AND CONTROL ASSOCIATION
A Single International Source for Information Technology Controls
The Information Systems Audit and Control Association is a leading global professional organisation representing individuals in more than 100 countries and comprising all levels of IT — executive, management, middle management and practitioner. The Association is uniquely positioned to fulfil the role of a central, harmonising source of IT control practice standards for the world over. Its strategic alliances with other groups in the financial, accounting, auditing and IT professions are ensuring an unparalleled level of integration and commitment by business process owners. The Information Systems Audit and Control Association was formed in 1969 to meet the unique, diverse and high technology needs of the burgeoning IT • Its professional education programme offers technical and management conferences on five continents, as well as seminars worldwide to help professionals everywhere receive highquality continuing education. • Its technical publishing area provides references and