- Title
- A methodology for measuring and monitoring IT risk
- Creator
- Tansley, Natalie Vanessa
- Subject
- Electronic data processing departments -- Security measures
- Subject
- Business -- Data processing -- Security measures
- Subject
- Information resources management
- Subject
- Information technology -- Security measures
- Date Issued
- 2007
- Date
- 2007
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MTech
- Identifier
- vital:9781
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/772
- Identifier
- Electronic data processing departments -- Security measures
- Identifier
- Business -- Data processing -- Security measures
- Identifier
- Information resources management
- Identifier
- Information technology -- Security measures
- Description
- The primary objective of the research is to develop a methodology for monitoring and measuring IT risks, strictly focusing on internal controls. The research delivers a methodology whereby an organization can measure its system of internal controls, providing assurance that the risks are at an acceptable level. To achieve the primary objective a number of secondary objectives were addressed: What are the drivers forcing organizations to better corporate governance in managing risk? What is IT risk management, specifically focusing on operational risk. What is internal control and specifically focusing on COSO’s internal control process. Investigation of measurement methods, such as, Balance Scorecards, Critical Success Factors, Maturity Models, Key Performance Indicators and Key Goal Indicators. Investigation of various frameworks such as CobiT, COSO and ISO 17799, ITIL and BS 7799 as to how they manage IT risk relating to internal control.
- Format
- 84 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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