- COBIT originated in 1996 as Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology - It has been maintained and developed by the Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA) - COBIT is designed to help IT professionals and business leaders fulfil their IT governance responsibilities whilst delivering value to the business - The guidance has been regularly updated – edition 5 was released in April 2012 - You can download the COBIT framework free of charge (though the materials are subject to copyright) - See more at: http://www.focus-on-training.co.uk/blog/cobit-5-whats-new#sthash.Rk5MvAn1.dpuf