Question $1(7$ marks$)$

Information governance considers the key decisions that must be made in managing and aligning information systems with an organization$$s objectives, and the different ways in which those decisions can and should be made.

a$)$ Why has IT governance become a key topic in information systems? $(2$ marks$)$

b$)$ Identify a difference in focus between the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies $($COBIT$)$ and Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission $($COSO$)$ frameworks. $(1$ mark$)$

c$)$ Identify two similarities between the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies $($COBIT$)$ and Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission $($COSO$)$ frameworks. $(4$ marks$)$