COBIT Ebooks & Workbooks

COBIT 2019 provides a framework for the governance and management of enterprise information and technology, addressing enterprise I&T beyond the boundaries of the IT department.

This publication describes the COBIT Core Model and its 40 governance and management objectives, including purpose, goals, sample metrics, processes, practices, activities, related guidance, and the components used to build and sustain a governance system.

COBIT 5 is an overarching business and management framework for the governance and management of enterprise IT. It documents the five COBIT 5 principles and the seven supporting enablers.

The framework incorporates globally accepted governance and management concepts and integrates related resources such as Val IT, Risk IT, ITIL, and ISO standards to support information quality, strategic goals, operational excellence, risk management, cost optimization, and compliance.

This publication complements COBIT 5 with a detailed reference to the processes defined in the COBIT 5 process reference model.

It explains the goals cascade, the 37 governance and management processes, and the process reference model, helping organizations understand how enterprise objectives, priorities, implementation, improvement, and assurance can be connected and adapted to their own context.

This guide recognizes that business and IT related activities are inseparable and that the governance and management of enterprise IT should be integrated with enterprise governance.

It provides a good practice approach for implementing GEIT through a continual improvement life cycle, covering positioning, initial improvement steps, implementation challenges, organizational and behavioral change, programme management, and the use of COBIT 5 components.

This management reference addresses a broad range of compliance and regulatory frameworks, including Sarbanes Oxley, COSO, ERM, COBIT, IFRS, BASEL II, OMB A-123, ASX, OECD principles, and Turnbull guidance.

The book emphasizes the relationship between governance, compliance, business processes, controls, and supporting technology, with best practice and case study perspectives for managers working with complex regulatory requirements.

This publication addresses the growing importance of cybersecurity as threats, risk scenarios, vulnerabilities, and security incidents continue to expand.

It applies the COBIT 5 framework to systemic cybersecurity transformation, covering the impacts of cybercrime and cyberwarfare and organizing improvement around security governance, security management, and security assurance.

The IT Assurance Guide explains how COBIT can support planning, scoping, risk assessment, and assurance reviews across COBIT processes.

It provides guidance for testing control design and operational effectiveness, documenting control weaknesses and impacts, and supporting assurance professionals and IT practitioners involved in internal controls, process improvement, and audit related activities.