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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

www.sec.gov

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (If you haven't been to the OECD site you are really missing a lot of important information.)

OECD

National Association of Securities Dealers

www.nasd.com

New York Stock Exchange

www.nyse.com

Financial Accounting Standards Board

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National Association of State Boards of Accountancy

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International Accounting Standards Board

www.iasb.org.uk -

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

www.aicpa.org -

The primary mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets. http://www.sec.gov/index.htm
The Information Systems Audit and Control
Association & Foundation
http://www.isaca.org
IT Governance Portal
Linking Business Objectives and Information Technology
http://www.itgi.org/

Information Systems Audit and Control Association Standards, Guidelines and Procedures

Standards Documentation
PWC on CobiT®.and ITIL PWC on CobiT®.and ITIL

NOTE: Per Request of ISACA, PDFs can only be downloaded from the ISACA Site. PB&SP supports this as documents are always being updated and ISACA's site is FABULOUS. If you haven't been to the ISACA site in the last few months, you are in for a treat. If you are not a member of ISACA, join today. Begin any research by visiting KNET ISACA's comprehensive search engine.

ISACADOWNLOADS

Executive Summary
CobiT®.3rd Edition Framework
CobiT®.3rd Edition Implementation Tool Set
CobiT®.3rd Edition Control Objectives
CobiT®.3rd Edition Management Guidelines
CobiT®.3rd Edition Audit Guidelines (Member Only)

PDF Downloads are available at ISACA
Sarbanes Oxley
Sarbanes Oxley, Actual Legislation Sarbanes-Oxley Legislation or PUBLIC LAW 107–204—JULY 30, 2002—116 STAT. 745
KPMG A New Focus On Government; Managing Stakeholder Expectations to Sustain Business Value KPMG Stakeholder_Governance.pdf

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http://www.cfodirect.com/
The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002; Strategies For Meeting New Internal Control Reporting Challenges, A White Paper PWC_IC_03.07.03_Sarbox_WP1.pdf
Consensus Benchmark Scoring Tools http://www.cisecurity.org
ISO 21827 System Security Engineering Capability Maturity Model iso21827
SSE-CCM: Model Description Document, V 2.0 April 1, 1999 http://www.sse-cmm.org/docs/ssecmmv3final.pdf
Information Security Management and Assurance -- Three report series from IIA, NACD, CIAO, et al theiia
Information Security Governance: Guidance for Boards of Directors and Executive Management", 2001 -- IT Governance Institute

http://www.itgi.org/

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Gramm, Leach, Bliley Act (GLBA) - The Financial Modernization Act of 1999 http://ftc.gov/privacy/glbact/
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act - HIPAA http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa
Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) -- U.S. Congress, 2002 http://fedcirc.gov/library/legislation/FISMA.html
CA SB 1386 (the "You've Been Hacked" Act) California SB 1386
Federal Trade Commission enforcement guidelines/actions

http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/brfovrvw.htm

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/11/cybersecurity.htm

DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides http://csrc.nist.gov/pcig/cig.html
NIST Configuration Guides http://csrc.nist.gov/pcig/cig.html
NSA Configuration Guides http://www.nsa.gov/snac/
SANS Step-by-Step Guides https://store.sans.org/
CobiT®.-- Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (ISACA) http://www.isaca.org/
CMU -- Carnegie Mellon University http://www.cmu.edu/
COSO -- Committee of Sponsoring Organizations for the Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting (Tradeway Commission) http://www.coso.org/
DHS -- Department of Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/
DISA -- Defense Information Systems Agency http://www.disa.mil/
FFIEC -- Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council http://www.ffiec.gov/
FSR -- Financial Services Roundtable http://www.fsround.org/
FTC -- Federal Trade Commission http://www/ftc/gov/
GAISPC -- Generally Accepted Information Security Principles Committee http://www.issa.org/gaisp.html
IAIP -- Information Assurance and Infrastructure Protection of the DHS http://www.dhs.gov/
ICAEW -- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales http://www.icaew.co.uk/
ICC -- International Chamber of Commerce http://www.iccwbo.org/
IFAC --International Federation of Accountants http://www.ifac.org/

IIA -- The Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc. (and IIA Research Foundation)

Definition of Internal Auditing

Guidance for the Profession Brochure (PDF, 994KB)

Professional Practices Framework (the Red Book)

Quality Assessment Manual

PPF PowerPoint Presentation

Establishing an Internal Audit Shop

Reprint Permission to Reprint (PDF)

standardsmatter

Audit Committee Briefing - Internal Audit Standards: Why They Matter  (PDF 395KB)

ISA -- Internal Security Alliance http://ww.isalliance.org/
ISACA -- The Information Systems Audit and Control Association http://www.isaca.org/
ISF -- Information Security Forum http://www.securityforum.org/
ISO -- International Organization for Standardization http://www.iso.org
ISSA -- Information Systems Security Association http://www.issa.org/
NACD -- National Association of Corporate Directors http://www.nacdonline.org/
NCSA -- National Cyber Security Alliance http://www.staysafeonline.info/
NERC -- North American Electric Reliability Council http://www.nerc.com/
NIST -- National Institute for Standards and Technology http://www.nist.gov/
OECD -- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development http://www.oecd.org
PCAOB -- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board http://www.pcaobus.org/
SANS -- Systems Administration, Audit, and Network Security Institute http://www.sans.org/
SEC -- Securities & Exchange Commission http://www.sec.gov/
SEI -- Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute http://www.sei.cmu.edu/
SNAC -- Systems and Network Attack Center (NSA) http://www.nsa.gov/snac/
US-CERT -- U.S. Computer Emergency Readliness Team http://www.us-cert.gov/
WB -- World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/
OECD Guidlines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks (9 pervasive principles for information security upon which several other guides are based.) oecd
GAPP -- "Generally Accepted Principles and Practices" NIST SP 800-18, "Guide for Developing Security Plans for Information Technology Systems" December 1998 (Marianne Swanson & Barbara Guttman), ".Eight generally accepted principles (see OCED) and "Common IT Security Practices." GAPP and NIST 18 Guide for Secl
GAISP -- Generally Accepited Information Security Principles Currently available: Generally Accepted Systems Security Principles (GASSP) consisting of Pervasive Principles (PP), & Broad Functional Principle (BFP), June 1999. Detailed Principles are under development (ISSA)

GAISP

GAISP

NIST 800-14 Generally Accepted Principles and Practices for Securing IT Systems, 1996 NIST SP 800 14
NIST 800-26 Self Assessment Guide for IT Systems NIST SP 800 26
NIST 800-27 Engineering Principles for IT Security NIST SP 800 27
NIST 800-12 The Computer Security Handbook, 1995 NIST SP 800 12
NIST 800-37 Guide for The Security Certification and Accreditation of Federal Information Systems NIST SP 800 37
NIST 800-53 -- Recommended Security Controls for Federal Info Systems (draft) NIST SP 800 53
IFAC International Guidelines on Information Technology Management -- Managing Information Technology Planning for Business Impact: International Federation of Accountants, New York, 1999. http://www.ifac.org/
BS 7799 -- Parts 1 & 2, Code of Practice for Information Security Management (British Standards Institute) http://www.bsi.org.uk
ISO 17799 -- Information Technology -- Code of Practice for Information Security Management ISO17799 information
Trust Services Criteria; including SysTrust/WebTrust (AICPA) SysTrust/WebTrust (AICPA)
Standard of Good Practice for Information Security (Information Security Forum) ISF Standard Good Practice
ITCG: Information Technology: Control Guidelines 1998 (CICA) CICA
ISO TR 13335 "Guidelines for the Management of Information Security," Parts 1-5 ISO 13335
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canadian http://www.pipeda.org/
EU Data Protection Directive -- Part 1 & Part 2 available in separate PDF's

EU Data Protection Directive

europa1

europa2

FDA 21 CFR Part 11 -- U.S. Food & Drug Administration; Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures FDA 21 CFR Part 11
DTI Code of Practice for Information Security Management: Department of Trade and Industry and British Standard Institute. London, 1993, 1995. (Became BS 17799)

http://www.dti.gov.uk

http://www.dti.gov.uk/industries/information_security/

Information Security Governance: Toward a Framework for Action (Business Software Alliance) bsa
Information Security Oversight: Essential Board Practices (National Association of Corporate Directors) nacdonline
IT Governance Implementation Guide IT Governance Implementation Guide
Turnbill Report -- Internal Control --Guidance for Directors on the Combined Code -- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) icaew.co.uk

 

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