SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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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… Read more
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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Acknowledgments
Authors
Contributors
Author Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Overview: The Goals of This Book
The Audit Experience: An Introduction
Who Should Read This Book?
The Live CD Concept
The Portals
Summary
Solutions Fast Track
Chapter 2: SOX and COBIT Defined
SOX Overview
What Will SOX Accomplish?
Section 302
Section 404
SOX: Not Just a Dark Cloud
WHY IT COBIT?
The Six COBIT Components
Sustainability Is the Key
Summary
Solutions Fast Track
Chapter 3: The Cost of Compliance
Overview
Why Comply?
Tools and Applications
What’s Out There?
The Human Factor
Walk the Walk
BuiltRight Construction Company
Summary
Chapter 4: Why Open Source?
The Open Source Model
Closed Source Application Development
Open Source Application Development
The Business Case for Open Source
Assessing Your Infrastructure
Case Studies: Introduction to the Sample Companies
Summary
Solutions Fast Track
Chapter 5: Domain I: Planning and Organization
Overview
The Work Starts Here
What Work?
What Do Planning and Organization Mean?
Summary
Solutions Fast Track
Chapter 6: Domain II: Acquisition and Implementation
Overview
Evaluating In-House Expertise
Automation Is the Name of the Game
What Do Acquisition and Implementation Mean?
Working the List
FastTrack CD
Summary
Solutions Fast Track
Chapter 7: Domain III: Delivery and Support
Overview
What Do Delivery and Support Mean?
1. Define and Manage Service Level Agreements
2. Manage Third-Party Services
3. Manage Performance and Capacity
4. Ensure Continuous Service
5. Ensure Systems Security
6. Identify and Allocate Costs
7. Educate and Train Users
8. Assist and Advise Customers
9. Manage the Configuration
10. Manage Problems and Incidents
11. Manage Data
12. Manage Facilities
13. Manage Operations
Working the List
Performance, Capacity, and SLAs
System and Application Security
Configuration and Data Management
FastTrack CD
Summary
Solutions Fast Track
Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 8: Domain IV: Monitoring
Overview
What Does Monitoring Mean?
1. Monitor the Processes
2. Assess Internal Control Adequacy
3. Obtain Independent Assurance
4. Provide for Independent Audit
Working the List
Monitoring in Practice
FastTrack CD
Rolling Your Own Workflows
Summary
Solutions Fast Track
Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 9: Putting It All Together
Overview
Organization—Repositioning
Policies, Processes, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Control Matrices, Test Plan, and Components
Return on Investment (ROI)
Summary
Solutions Fast Track
Frequently Asked Questions
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
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