CISA – Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Short Course Description

5 Day

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course is designed to help candidates prepare for sitting the ISACA CISA certification examination. By taking this course and obtaining CISA certification, your experience and skills in auditing and securing the organization’s information systems will be validated. Securing the organization’s information is a critical business objective in today’s business environment. The information that an organization depends on to be successful can be at risk from numerous sources. By effectively managing audit processes, controls, and other security aspects of the business, you will greatly contribute to the overall security of the organization.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The intended audience for this course is information security and IT professionals, particularly internal auditors, who are interested in earning the CISA certification. The course is also applicable to individuals who are interested in learning about information security audits, controls, and security.

PREREQUISITES

To ensure your success, you should have at least five years of professional experience in information systems auditing, control, or security. You are also required to prove this level of experience to ISACA in order to obtain certification. The major areas of work experience are described in the CISA job practice domains: – The process of auditing information systems – Governance and management of IT – Information systems acquisition, development, and implementation – Information systems operations, maintenance, and service management – Protection of information assets

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: – implement information systems audit services in accordance with information systems audit standards, guidelines, and best practices. – evaluate an organizations structure, policies, accountability, mechanisms, and monitoring practices. – evaluate information systems acquisition, development, and implementation. – evaluate the information systems operations, maintenance, and support of an organization; and evaluate the business continuity and disaster recovery processes used to provide assurance that in the event of a disruption, IT services are maintained. – define the protection policies used to promote the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets.