Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires effective internal control over financial reporting, which means controls are needed over IT systems and the environment. Participants in this self-study, online tutorial will learn about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the implications of regulatory compliance on the IT organization.

You'll have web access to this course for 90 days.

What You'll Learn

• Scope and depth of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act relevant to IT
• Why organizations should comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• How to use COBIT effectively for meeting compliance requirements
• A roadmap to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for IT departments using COBIT
• Various approaches organizations have taken to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley
• Lessons from the case studies of organizations that have used the COBIT framework to prepare for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• How to sustain Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

Who Needs to Attend

IT consultants, internal and external audit management, IT management, and Sarbanes-Oxley implementation teams.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. An Overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

2. Complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

3. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Detail

4. Role of IT in Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

5. COBIT for Reliable Financial Reporting

6. Implementing Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

7. Implementation Approaches

8. Sustaining Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance