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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
  • Education(CPE) program
  • 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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