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
