"Preface This book is designed to meet the increasing need for information technology (IT) and audit professionals to understand IT governance and controls required to manage this key resource. This book can be used by IT and audit professionals to gain an understanding of IT governance, controls and audit practices. This book aligns to and supports the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (Cobi T) model and assists in preparation for the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam. Exhibit 1 provides a map of this text to the CISA exam. Exam (%) CISA Examination Content Areas to Model Curriculum (Undergraduate) IT Audit and Control IT Planning and Organization IT Acquisition Implementation IT Delivery and Support Advanced Topics Title and Description 14 The IS audit process Provides IS audit services in accordance with IS audit standards, guidelines, and best practices to assist the organization in ensuring that its IT and business systems are protected and controlled"--