IT Governance and Internal Controls to Comply with Laws and Regulations

Abstract

Laws and Regulations affect how Organizations conduct their day to day operations. Before implementing any type of procedures, organizations must be aware of these regulations. In those cases were procedures are automatized and/or computerized, how does management assure that Laws and Regulations have been taken into consideration when a new system has been developed or acquired. In order to optimize computerized and/or automatized business process, management has to understand and implement adequate levels of IT Governance. With an appropriate IT Governance framework, IT Internal Control may be put in place to protect the integrity, confidentiality and availability of information systems, and thus, comply with established Laws and Regulations. Key Terms - Confidentiality, Integrity, IT Governance, and IT Internal Controls.