COBIT

COBIT stands for Control Objectives for Information and related Technology and is an open standard for control over information technology, developed and promoted by the IT Governance Institute. This framework identifies 34 information technology (IT) processes, a high-level approach to control over these processes, as well as 318 detailed control objectives and audit guidelines to assess the 34 IT processes.

It provides a generally applicable and accepted standard for good IT security and control practices to support management's needs in determining and monitoring the appropriate level of IT security and control for their organizations.

COBIT's success as an increasingly internationally accepted set of guidance materials for IT governance has resulted in the creation of a growing family of publications and products designed to assist in the implementation of effective IT governance throughout an enterprise.