"This practical guidance was created for enterprises using or considering using cloud computing. It provides a governance and control framework based on COBIT 5 and an audit program using COBIT 5 for Assurance. This information can assist enterprises in assessing the potential value of cloud investments to determine whether the risk is within the acceptable level. In addition, it provides a list of publications and resources that can help determine if cloud computing is the appropriate solution for the data and processes being considered."--

As you know, today's complex computing environment and shrinking departmental budgets make it vital for IT auditors and security professionals to have practical guidance on conducting audits and ensuring security in today's stretched and quickly changing computing environments. Whether you're new to IT auditing or have years of experience, Information Technology Control and Audit provides you with tools and techniques to solve the audit, control, and security problems and issues you face today. It provides guidance on conducting IT audits on new and legacy systems, coverage of changes in financial and computing standards, explanations of the vulnerabilities of emerging systems, and tips on how to do your job more effectively.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, CLOSER 2014, held in Barcelona, Spain, in April 2014. The 14 papers presented were selected from 127 paper submissions. The papers focus on the following topics: cloud computing fundamentals; services science foundations for cloud computing; cloud computing platforms and applications; cloud computing enabling technologies; and mobile cloud computing services.

The new edition of a bestseller, Information Technology Control and Audit, Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of IT governance, controls, auditing applications, systems development, and operations. Aligned to and supporting the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), it examines emerging trend

This book discusses the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on organizations and on society as a whole. Specifically, it examines how such technologies improve our life and work, making them more inclusive through smart enterprises. The book focuses on how actors understand Industry 4.0 as well as the potential of ICTs to support organizational and societal activities, and how they adopt and adapt these technologies to achieve their goals. Gathering papers from various areas of organizational strategy, such as new business models, competitive strategies and knowledge management, the book covers a number of topics, including how innovative technologies improve the life of the individuals, organizations, and societies; how social media can drive fundamental business changes, as their innovative nature allows for interactive communication between customers and businesses; and how developing countries can use these technologies in an innovative way. It also explores the impact of organizations on society through sustainable development and social responsibility, and how ICTs use social media networks in the process of value co-creation, addressing these issues from both private and public sector perspectives and on national and international levels, mainly in the context of technology innovations.