ISACA suggests COBIT 5 Guide to protect Security Governance Roadmap

To check the impact of cybersecurity game changers such as always-on connectivity and IT-centric society, ISACA has introduced its latest guide “Transforming Cybersecurity Using COBIT 5” along with the formation of a global cybersecurity task force . The guide examines the impact of these game changers and ways to manage security by using COBIT 5.

This latest addition to ISACA’s cybersecurity series is designed for information security managers, corporate security managers, end-users, service providers, IT administrators and IT auditors. It includes guidance on using the COBIT 5 framework to integrate cybersecurity with an overall approach to security governance, risk management and compliance, as well as eight principles for transforming security.

In the recent past, global cybercrime and related phenomena have grown exponentially with never-before-seen widespread losses and impact. The increasing numbers of targeted well-researched and sophisticated attacks on business and government entities are exposing their narrow and inconsistent approach to cyber security.  ISACA’s latest Guide to Cybersecurity using COBIT 5, identifies the key causative factors and provides a highly usable security governance roadmap that will help organizations in transforming their cybersecurity strategy and enable evolving an enterprise wide approach to security governance, risk management and compliance, said Vittal Raj, International Vice-President, ISACA.

ISACA also announced the formation of a cybersecurity task force to drive research, guidance and advocacy. Eight information security professionals from locations around the world have been included in the security Task Force.