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COBIT
- [Instructor] In 1996, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, ISACA, released their first version of the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies framework, otherwise known as COBIT. Nearly 30 years later, we have COBIT 2019, which stands as an industry-leading framework for understanding, designing, and implementing enterprise governance of information and technology, EGIT. COBIT emphasizes the ability of the board of directors and senior management to support value creation through information and technology-enabled business investments. The framework offers those stakeholders an approach to governance that will continually give them the information they need to conduct risk-informed decision-making, which enhances the performance and effectiveness of compliance programs. The framework is based on six core system principles: provide stakeholder value, have a holistic approach, provide a dynamic governance system, ensure governance is distinct from…