European Commission Selects COBIT as an Information Systems Security Standard
Beginning in October 2007, auditors must provide a statement on the security measures in place based on the chosen standard
The European Commission recently adopted the information security standard COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and related Technology) as one of three internationally accepted standards to provide information security for its agricultural paying agencies.
The regulation, adopted in March, is aimed at tightening information systems security across the European Union's 25 member states. Paying agencies associated with the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) are now required to select either COBIT, ISO Standard 17799 or the Bundesamt f
