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COBIT 2019 - Monitor, Evaluate and Measure Compliance (MEA03)

objective

Ensuring that IT processes and business processes supported by IT comply with laws, regulations and contractual requirements. Obtain assurance that requirements have been identified and adhered to, and integrate them into compliance with the organization's global compliance.

MEA03.01 - Identify external requirements of compliance.

Continuous monitoring of any changes in laws, regulations and other external and local privacy requirements.

MEA03.02 – Optimize response to external requirements.

Addresses the need to review and adjust policies, principles, standards, procedures and methodologies to ensure continued compliance with legal, regulatory and contractual requirements.

MEA03.03 - Confirm the compliance with external requirements.

It has the important role of regularly confirming the compliance of policies, principles, standards, procedures and methodologies with legal, regulatory and contractual requirements (for example, through Impact Reports).

MEA03.04 - Obtain a guarantee of compliance with external requirements.

Obtains and reports compliance assurance and adherence to policies, principles, standards, procedures and methodologies, confirming that corrective actions described in the Impact Report to address compliance gaps are taken in a timely manner.

Organizational Structure Component

In the RACI matrix, the preponderant role of the compliance and Audit team is those responsible (accountable) for this management objective. In the list of those responsible, the active participation of the IT and Legal Director deserves to be highlighted. As for the Controller, I recommend active participation (be responsible (R)) in all four practices.
As for the Person in Charge (DPO), I recommend that they have active participation (be responsible (R)) for the MEA03.01, MEA03.02 and MEA03.03 practices. The objective even mentions a Privacy Officer, who has points in common with the role of the Person in Charge.

Component Flows and Information Items

Standard input and output artifacts, highlighting the outputs: Log of necessary compliance actions; compliance requirements record; communications of changed compliance requirements; updated policies, principles, procedures and standards; compliance confirmations; identified compliance gaps; compliance assurance reports; non-compliance reports; and problems and root causes.

People, Skills and Competencies Component

Skills:

  • Information security
  • According to the SCTY of the 2015 SFIA v6.

For the good performance of his duties, the Person in Charge must have a solid knowledge of information security.

Component Policies and Procedures

Compliance Policy
Identifies regulatory, contractual and internal compliance requirements. Explains the process for assessing compliance with regulatory, contractual and internal requirements. Lists the roles and responsibilities of different activities in the process and provides guidance on metrics for
measure compliance. Obtain compliance reports and confirm corrective or compliance actions to correct compliance failures in a timely manner.

F) Culture, Ethics and Behavior Component

Promote a culture of compliance, including zero tolerance for non-compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Component Services, Infrastructure and Applications

For the proper performance of this Objective, the following are necessary:

  • Regulatory monitoring service/process;
  • Third-Party Conformity Assessment Services.

Translated by 4Matt Technology from the original Process Symphony: Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (COBIT 2019)

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