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2011 Best Newsletter Award !!!
The ISACA Jeddah Chapter received the 2011 Best Newsletter Award worldwide in the small chapter category. This was announced recently by Summer Cole the ISACA/ITGI Chapter Relations Coordinator. The award will be formally presented to our chapter at the 2012 Asia Leadership Conference scheduled to take place in New Delhi, India on 18-19 February 2012.
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Politicization of Data Theft
The next technical session will be on 7th Feb 2012 at 7:30pm onwards at Rosewood Corniche Jeddah and it'll cover the recent purported Israeli and Saudi hacker attacks on data. Please make sure you join the interesting discussion!! |
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ISACA Jeddah Website Gold-Level!!
ISACA Jeddah Chapter is proud to announce that our website has been nominated as a Gold Level Website for 2010 by ISACA! ISACA members can visit www.isaca.org/websiteawards for more details!
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Opportunity Knocks!!
Risk IT is a set of proven, real-world practices that helps organizations achieve their goals, seize opportunities and seek greater return with less risk. It allows enterprises to manage and capitalize on risk in the pursuit of their objectives. It extends COBIT, ISACA globally recognized IT governance framework, and saves time, cost and effort by providing organizations with a way to focus effectively on IT-related business risk areas, including risks related to late project delivery, compliance, obsolete IT architecture and IT service delivery problems. Members can download from here |
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Val IT
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consists of a set of guiding principles, and a number of processes conforming to those principles that are further defined as a set of key management practices.
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addresses assumptions, costs, risks and outcomes related to a balanced portfolio of IT-enabled business investments. It also provides benchmarking capability and allows enterprises to exchange experiences on best practices for value management. |
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COBIT®
s an IT governance
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that allows managers to bridge the gap between control requirements, technical issues and business risks. COBIT enables clear policy development and good practice for IT control throughout organizations. COBIT emphasizes regulatory compliance, helps organizations to increase the value attained from IT, enables alignment and simplifies implementation of the COBIT framework.
A complimentary PDF download of COBIT 4.1 is available for members only on the ISACA website
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K-NET
Global Information Repository (GIR), has been
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specifically developed to benefit members by all existing the burden of identifying and retrieving relevant and reliable information vital to keep pace with technological change. Through K-NET, pertinent knowledge has been sought, identified and peer reviewed, then organized into logical categories of interest and concern.
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About ISACA
With more
than 86,000 constituents in more than
160 countries, ISACA® (www.isaca.org)
is a leading global provider of
knowledge, certifications, community,
advocacy and education on information
systems assurance and security,
enterprise governance of IT, and
IT-related risk and compliance. Founded
in 1969, ISACA sponsors international
conferences, publishes the ISACA®
Journal, and develops international
information systems auditing and control
standards. It also administers the
globally respected Certified Information
Systems Auditor™ (CISA®), Certified
Information Security Manager® (CISM®)
and Certified in the Governance of
Enterprise IT® (CGEIT®) designations.
ISACA developed and continually updates
the COBIT®, Val IT™ and Risk IT
frameworks, which help IT professionals
and enterprise leaders fulfill their IT
governance responsibilities and deliver
value to the business.
Information Systems Audit and Control
Association
ISACA's Vision: Our vision is to
be the recognized global leader in IT
governance, control and assurance.
ISACA's Mission: Our mission is
to support enterprise objectives through
the development, provision and promotion
of research, standards, competencies and
practices for the effective governance,
control and assurance of information,
systems and technology.
ISACA's vision and mission statements
announce that the association exists to
assist IT governance, control and
assurance stakeholders deal with IT
management, IT risk and IT process, and
their interaction with corporate
governance, corporate management,
corporate risks and corporate processes.
ISACA does that by providing value
through various services, such as
research, standards, information,
education, certification, and
professional advocacy. The Association
helps IS audit, control and security
professionals focus not only on IT, IT
risks and security issues, but also on
the relationship between IT and the
business, business processes and
business risks.
ISACA has more than 86,000 members in 170 chapters and over 160 countries
around the world unite through:
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one set of standards used as
guidance for IS audit and control
activities worldwide.
a respected certification program
that is recognized internationally
in the IS audit, control and
security fields.
- a
professional development program on
critical managerial and technical
topics
award-winning technical publications
providing the latest research, case
studies and how-to information, and
- a
Code of Professional Ethics to guide
members' professional activities and
conduct.
Through their commitment to these
shared efforts, these members and
other stakeholders transcend
geographic, cultural and
occupational boundaries.
Represented among them is a diverse
group of enterprises, including
financial and banking institutions,
accounting and general auditing firms,
governments and the public sector,
utilities and manufacturing, and an
equally diverse range of titles,
experience levels and professional
specialties.
The Association is governed by an
elected and appointed body of volunteers
from around the world, bringing their
unique professional and geographic
insight to organization decisions.
Website :
http://www.isaca.org
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