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Governance & Research Links

Members of the ISACA^® Detroit Chapter find the following Internet resources and information links to be essential. If you find other valuable links that you frequently visit and would like us to add to this page, please

IT GOVERNANCE

Brint Institute and Brint Resources
ControlIT User Group (IT Governance and COBIT^®)
Gantthead Website for IT Project Managers
International Association of Project and Program Management (IAPPM)
IT Governance Institute^® (ITGI^®)

STANDARD FRAMEWORKS

COBIT: Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
COBIT: COBIT Online™
COSO: Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
ISO: ISO Information Security Management (ISO 17799)
ITIL: IT Infrastructure Library
ITIL Books
Val IT™ from ITGI^®

REGULATORY STANDARDS

FindLaw Website
The Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX or SOA)

IT AUDIT & COMPLIANCE

AICPA Information Technology Center
Audit Serve, Inc.
AuditNet: The Global Resource for Auditors
Bankers Online
Financial Executives International
INTOSAI Standing Committee on IT Audit
ISACA^®: ITQs and Audit Prograoms
ITAudit

INFORMATION SECURITY

Canaudit, Inc.
The Center for Internet Security
CERT Coordination Center
Computer Security Institute

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Privacy Initiatives

InfoSysSec
Insecure.org
Internet Storm Center
MIS Training Institute (MISTI)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Network Information System & Technology News
Nomad Mobile Research Centre (NMRC)
NTBugtraq
Packet Storm Security
PowerTech Resources & Downloads
SANS Institute
SANS Top 20 Internet Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityFocus
Symantec Security Response
TechRepublic

ORGANIZATIONS

The Alliance for Enterprise Security Risk Management (AESRM), ISACA/ASIS partnership
American Accounting Association (AAA)
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

Southeast Michigan Chapter of the ACFE (SEMCACFE)
American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)

ASIS - Detroit Chapter

Security Industry Buyers Guide

Security Management

Protection of Assets Manual
Information Systems Audit & Control Association^® (ISACA^®)

Audit Programs

Boards and Committees

Bookstore

Career Centre

Chapters

CISA^® Exam

CISM^® Exam

COBIT^®

COBIT Online™

Conferences

e-Symposium

Global Communiqué^® Newsletter

Information Systems Control Journal^®

Internal Control Questionnaires (ITQs)

IT Governance Institute^®

K-Net^® Knowledge Network

Listserv Discussion Forums

Standards, Guidelines, and Procedures

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)

ISSA - Motor City (Detroit) Chapter
InfraGard

InfraGard - Michigan Chapter
Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

IIA - Detroit Chapter
Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
International ISO 27001 and ISO 27002 (ISO 17799) Community Forum

REFERENCE

Computer History:

Dictionary.com
iTools
Martindale's The Reference Desk
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Refdesk.com
The TechWeb Network: TechEncyclopedia
Thesaurus.com
Wikipedia

SecurityNewsPortal

SecurityNewsPortal: Security, Virus, and Hacking News Ticker