COBIT 5 Assessor for Security

COBIT 5 Assessor for Security provides a basis for assessing an organisation’s process cybersecurity capabilities against the COBIT 5 Process Assessment Model (PAM). COBIT 5 Assessor for Security is evidence-based and helps IT leaders gain C-level and board member buy-in for change and improvement initiatives by enabling a reliable, consistent and repeatable way to assess IT process capabilities.

Successful candidates will understand how to:

• Perform a process capability assessment using the Assessor Guide: using COBIT 5
• Αpply the Process Assessment Model (The PAM) in performing a process capability assessment Specifically:
• To use the Process Reference Model, in particular to be able to use the 37 processes outlined in the PRM
• To apply and analyse the measurement model in assessing process capability levels
• To apply and analyse the capability dimension using generic criteria outlined in the PAM
• To identify and assess the roles and responsibilities in the process capability assessment process
• To perform and assess the 7 steps outlined in the Assessor Guide Specifically:
• Initiate a process assessment
• Scope an assessment, using the tools provided and the PAM for the selection of the appropriate processes
• Plan and brief the teams
• Collect and validate the data
• Do a process attribute rating
• Report the findings of the assessment
• To use the self-assessment guide

Who is COBIT 5 Assessor for Security for:

COBIT 5 is aimed at organisations of all sizes and all sectors. It is ideal for professionals involved in assurance, security, risk, privacy/compliance and business leaders and stakeholders involved in or affected by governance and management of information and IT systems, such as:

• IT Managers
• Cybersecurity professionals
• IT Auditors
• IT Consultants
• IT Developers
• IT Operational Management
• IT Business Leadership Management
• Managers in IT Service providing firms

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