Sarbanes-Oxley IT compliance using COBIT and open source tools / Christian B. Lahti, Roderick Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lahti, Christian.

Peterson, Roderick., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

United States.

Auditing, Internal--Data processing.

Auditing, Internal.

Information technology--Management.

Information technology.

Open source software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Rockland, Mass. : Syngress Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book illustrates the many Open Source cost savings opportunities available to companies seeking Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. It also provides examples of the Open Source infrastructure components that can and should be made compliant. In addition, the book clearly documents which Open Source tools you should consider using in the journey towards compliance. Although many books and reference material have been authored on the financial and business side of Sox compliance, very little material is available that directly address the information technology considerations, even less so on how Op

Contents:

Cover; Front Matter; Contents; Chapter 1 Overview: The Goals of This Book; Chapter 2 SOX and COBIT Defined; Chapter 3 The Cost of Compliance; Chapter 4 Why Open Source?; Chapter 5 Domain I: Planning and Organization; Chapter 6 Domain II: Acquisition and Implementation; Chapter 7 Domain III: Delivery and Support; Chapter 8 Domain IV: Monitoring; Chapter 9 Putting It All Together; Appendix A COBIT Control Objectives; Appendix B KNOPPIX Live CD Parameters; Appendix C The GNU General Public License; Appendix D CD Contents at a Glance; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611035600

9781281035608

1281035602

9780080489674

0080489672

OCLC:

181421124