Managing security with COBIT

- [Instructor] One of the more important IT frameworks … for the enterprise is COBIT, … the Control Objectives for IT. … COBIT is published by the Information Systems Audit … and Control Association, ISACA, … and its purpose is to ensure that enterprises have in place … an effective and auditable set of governance … and management processes for IT … which deliver value for its stakeholders. … COBIT is designed around a set of processes. … These are grouped into the four areas … of plan, build, deliver, and monitor. … We can see at the top left the plan group known in full … as align, plan, and organize with its 13 APO processes. … Below that is the build, acquire, and implement group. … It has 10 processes. … At the bottom of the diagram are the six processes … in the deliver, service, and support group, … and the to right monitor, evaluate, and assess group … with its three processes. … The COBIT framework is used by the financial sector … for carrying out IT general controls external audits. …