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ITGC IT General Controls

This is an introduction to IT General Controls, abbreviated to ITGC.

Understand what they are, why you'd want to use them and how they can make your IT systems more Secure, Reliable and Effective.

Transcript: ITGC IT General Controls - Video Transcript

ITGC controls are often used as part of business compliance requirements. This includes the COBIT framework (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology) and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (abbreviated to SOX).

Even if you don't need to comply with that act or any other compliance it's a good idea to know about ITGC as it provides a best practice for operating IT systems.

Essentialy ITGCs are internal controls which help your business to be effective.

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