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40 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits
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Combined Theoretical and Practical Training
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Access to online training material
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Learn how to read, understand and answer exam questions
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Increase confidence and chance of passing the certification examination
Introductions
The mark of excellence for a professional certification program is the value and recognition it bestows on the individual who achieves it. Since 1978, the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) program, sponsored by ISACA®, has been the globally accepted standard of achievement among information systems (IS) audit, control and security professionals.
Course Objectives
- To successfully complete the CISA® examination
- To learn how to do Information Systems auditing, control or security experience
- Adherence to the Code of Professional Ethics
- Adherence to the Continuing Professional
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- Compliance with the Information Systems Auditing Standards
Becoming a CISA has the following benefits:
- CISAs can perform IS Auditing better since they will be equipped with the practical knowledge of IS Auditing.
- Many employers now seek the achievement of the CISA designation as a strong factor for employment and/or advanced promotion.
- CISAs can provide value to the business and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the processes.
Duration & Learning Level
Learning Level: Intermediate
Duration: 5
Examination presentation, the IS audit process
- Audit standards and Guidelines
- Risk analysis and Internal control
- Performing an IS audit
- IT Governance
- IT Governance Strategy
- Policies and Procedures - Risk Management
- IT Governance Practices
- Auditing IT Governance Structure and Implementation
Systems and Infrastructure Life Cycle Management
- Project Management: Practices and Audit
- Development Practices
- Application Controls
- Auditing Application Controls
- Auditing Systems Development, Acquisition and Maintenance
IT Service Delivery and Support
- Auditing IS Operations
- Auditing IS Hardware
- Auditing IS Architecture and Software
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Planning
- Auditing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Protection of Information Assets
- Information Security Management
- Auditing Logical and Physical Security
- Auditing Network Security Auditing
- Mobile Computing
REQUIREMENTS
- EXAMINATION - held 2 to 3 times a year. ISACA uses a 200-800 point scale with 450 as the passing mark for the exams.
- EXPERIENCE - A minimum of 5 years of professional information systems auditing, control or security work experience (as described in the CISA job practice areas) is required for certification. Substitutions and waivers of such experience, to a maximum of 3 years, may be obtained
- OTHERS - Adherence to Code of Professional Ethics, Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Program and Compliance with the Information Systems Auditing Standards
For more information you may visit the ISACA website here.
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IT Auditor
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Internal Auditor
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CIA / CPA
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Internal IT Auditor
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Information Security Consultant/Professional