Executives Guide to COSO Internal Controls: Understanding and Implementing the New Framework

HOW TO MAKE YOUR ORGANIZATION FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE NEW COSO 2013 FRAMEWORK Every corporation filing its year-end report must eventually be in compliance with the new COSO 2013 standard just released. A guide written expressly for the executive who needs to get quickly up to speed on the specifics of the new COSO framework and how it's changed from the previous version, Executive's Guide to COSO Internal Controls examines the components of the new COSO 2013 framework, ensuring that you put in place a practical, no-nonsense framework for identifying, planning, delivering, and supporting IT services to your business. Take a look inside for guidance on: COSO 2013 Internal Controls and Components COSO 2013 Reporting Objectives COSO 2013 Legal, Regulatory. and Compliance Objectives Internal Control Entity and Organizational Relationships COSO 2013, Service Management, and Effective IT Controls Cloud Computing, Virtualization, and Wireless Networks Understanding and Using COBIT ISO Internal Control and Risk Management Standards COSO 2013 Internal Controls in the Boardroom Implementing the Revised COSO 2013 Internal Control Framework An enterprise at all levels needs to understand the new COSO framework and comply with it as part of its Sarbanes-Oxley attestation, following the required transition rules outlined in the book. Executive's Guide to IT Governance details every aspect of the newly revised COSO framework, giving business executives invaluable guidance on what they and their enterprises need to do to transition to compliance.

Preface Chapter 1: Importance of the COSO Internal Controls Framework Chapter 2: How We Got Here: Internal Controls Background Chapter 3: COSO Internal Controls – The New Revised Framework Chapter 4: COSO Internal Control Components – Control Environment Chapter 5: COSO Internal Control Components – Risk Assessment Chapter 6: COSO Internal Control Components – Control Activities Chapter 7: COSO Internal Control Components – Information and Communication Chapter 8: COSO Internal Control Components: Monitoring Activities Chapter 9: OSO Internal Control GRC Operations Controls Chapter 10: COSO Reporting Objectives Chapter 11: COSO Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Objectives Chapter 12: Internal Control Entity and Organizational Relationships Chapter 13: COSO, Service Management, and Effective IT Controls Chapter 14: Cloud Computing, Virtualization, and Wireless Networks Chapter 15: Another Framework:  COSO ERM Chapter 16: Understanding and Using COBIT Chapter 17: ISO Internal Control and Risk Management Standards Chapter 18: COSO Internal Controls in the Board Room Chapter 19: Service Organization Control Reports and COSO Internal Controls Chapter 20: Implementing the Revised COSO Internal Controls Framework Index

ROBERT R. MOELLER, CPA, CISA, CISSP, is an internal audit specialist and project manager with a strong understanding of information systems, corporate governance, and security. He has over twenty-five years of experience in internal auditing, ranging from launching new internal audit functions in several companies to serving as audit director for a Fortune 50 corporation. He held positions with Grant Thornton (National Director of Computer Auditing) and Sears Roebuck (Audit Director). He is the former president of the Institute of Internal Auditors' Chicago chapter and has served on the IIA's International Advanced Technology Committee. He is also the former chair of the AICPA's Computer Audit Subcommittee. Moeller has written six other books.