FAQs

How can I improve my business continuity processes?

2023-07-01T10:55:35-04:00

What is business continuity? Business continuity is the process of identifying potential risks to your business and developing plans to ensure that your organization can continue to operate in the event of a disruption. Why is business continuity important? Every business will face unexpected challenges at some point, whether it's a natural disaster, cyber-attack, or other unforeseen event. A well-thought-out business continuity plan can help companies weather the storm and get back on track quickly. What does a business continuity plan involve? A business continuity plan involves identifying potential risks to your business, assessing their potential impact, and developing a [...]

How can I improve my business continuity processes?2023-07-01T10:55:35-04:00

What is Digital Transformation?

2022-06-27T08:53:13-04:00

Digital Transformation True digital transformation requires evaluating and changing not just one, but multiple aspects of a business. The most effective and beneficial digital transformations require changes across departments in the organization, at all levels—from the individual worker to the C-suite—and across all the connected business elements, such as processes, activities, and assets. It is a cultural change, people across the organization, and possibly outside of the organization, will be affected. In most organizations, digital transformation starts with initiatives in customer-facing areas, such as marketing, sales, or support. As your digital transformation efforts expand back into operations and internal processes, [...]

What is Digital Transformation?2022-06-27T08:53:13-04:00

What is Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)?

2022-06-18T12:00:31-04:00

What is Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)? The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. define ZTA as: “an enterprise cybersecurity architecture that is based on zero trust principles and designed to prevent data breaches and limit internal lateral movement”. ZTA pushes organizations to start with denying access to applications and data by default. Threat prevention is achieved by only granting access to networks and workloads utilizing policy informed by continuous, contextual, risk-based verification across users and their associated devices. That means that the organization should start with acknowledging that all entities are untrusted by default, least privilege [...]

What is Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)?2022-06-18T12:00:31-04:00

What is a Virtual Management Consultant?

2022-03-11T05:21:18-05:00

The traditional consultancy model of large teams on site for weeks at a time is out of sync with today’s culture. Clients want access to the very best people, on their terms. Fifalde offers Management Consultancy as a service (MCaaS). Our clients get the advice and support they need, when they need it, from enthusiastic and committed professionals – delivered virtually. MCaaS engagements can be used to provide support and mentoring, for specific projects, for people who are new in their role, and for anyone involved in a digital transformation program. If a project is going off course, our consultants [...]

What is a Virtual Management Consultant?2022-03-11T05:21:18-05:00

What is a Management System?

2022-03-16T14:56:38-04:00

A Management System describes and demonstrates your organisation’s approach to managing well parts of your operations. It will help you identify and address the threats and opportunities around your valuable information and any related assets. That contributes to protect your organisation from security breaches and to shield it from disruption when they do happen. It will help to ensure a relevant level of quality is defined, agreed, and implemented. Key business benefits Help you win new business and enter new sectors Strengthen your relationship with your existing customers Build your organisation’s brand and reputation Protect your business from security breaches [...]

What is a Management System?2022-03-16T14:56:38-04:00

What are the primary differences between COBIT 2019 and COBIT 5?

2020-09-02T16:53:02-04:00

COBIT 2019 offers greater flexibility and openness to enhances the currency and relevance of COBIT.  The introduction of new concepts such as focus areas and design factors allow for additional guidance for tailoring a governance system to the enterprise’s needs.  Updated alignment to global standards, frameworks and best practices enhances the relevancy of COBIT.  An “open-source” model will allow the global governance community the ability to inform future updates by providing feedback, sharing applications and proposing enhancements to the framework and derivative products in real-time, with further COBIT evolutions released on a rolling basis.  New guidance and tools support the development [...]

What are the primary differences between COBIT 2019 and COBIT 5?2020-09-02T16:53:02-04:00

Will the COBIT 2019 training schemes replace the COBIT 5 training schemes?

2020-09-02T16:26:47-04:00

ISACA will continue to support the accreditation and delivery of the COBIT 5 training and certificate schemes.  COBIT 5 training will continue to live alongside COBIT 2019 training, delivered through our network of accredited training partners or ISACA’s on-site team. 

Will the COBIT 2019 training schemes replace the COBIT 5 training schemes?2020-09-02T16:26:47-04:00

Will COBIT 5 guidance still be available?

2023-05-13T18:41:14-04:00

ISACA will continue to support the many governments and non-government organizations that have implemented COBIT 5 since its inception in 2012.  All COBIT 5 guidance (and derivative products) will continue to be available for electronic download or purchase. Additionally, all COBIT 5 products, resources and related training programs will remain available (along-side COBIT 2019).   

Will COBIT 5 guidance still be available?2023-05-13T18:41:14-04:00

Is there training available for COBIT 2019?

2020-09-02T16:25:55-04:00

Training to support the release of the updated guidance is available for Foundation (1-day Bridge course for COBIT 5 Foundation certified candidates and 2-day class for candidates new to COBIT). It is also available for COBIT Design & Implementation, a 3-day course presenting advanced concepts on how to design and implement a governance system. 

Is there training available for COBIT 2019?2020-09-02T16:25:55-04:00

Does COBIT 2019 align with other international standards and frameworks?

2020-09-02T16:19:53-04:00

One of the guiding principles applied throughout the development of COBIT 2019 was to maintain the positioning of COBIT as an umbrella framework. Thus, COBIT continues to align with a number of relevant standards, frameworks and/or regulations. The COBIT 2019 includes references and aligns to concepts originating in other sources (e.g., other IT standards and frameworks).   

Does COBIT 2019 align with other international standards and frameworks?2020-09-02T16:19:53-04:00