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CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITOR
OVERVIEW
The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification, offered by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), is a globally recognized standard for professionals in the information systems and audit field. It validates expertise in auditing, information security, and business processes, establishing individuals as qualified IT auditors.
This course is specifically designed to prepare individuals for the CISA certification exam. It covers essential domains needed to pass the exam and incorporates practical examples to enhance understanding. The CISA course includes various topics such as information systems and audit fundamentals, enterprise architecture, risk assessment and management, audit processes, IT governance and controls, automation and security, and compliance.
Enrolling in the CISA course benefits individuals looking to enhance their skills in information systems auditing or preparing for the CISA certification exam. Participants gain practical knowledge to demonstrate proficiency in the subject areas evaluated by the CISA exam. Additionally, the course helps professionals develop expertise in areas they might not have had significant exposure to before, giving them a competitive advantage in their careers.
COURSE BENEFITS
FOR INDIVIDUALS
Benefits include:
- Understand and recognize the purpose, scope, objectives, and tasks of information systems and management.
- Develop an approach to develop, execute and maintain effective systems audit and management programs.
- Enhance knowledge about IS control structures and be able to conduct audit testing and evaluation for information systems auditing.
- Consider the concepts and analysis of risk assessment and management.
- Recognize ethical considerations when conducting information systems audits.
- Evaluation of existing and new systems against CISA principles and standards. Identify audit objectives, assemble the audit approach, and develop audit plans.
FOR ORGANISATIONS
Benefits include:
- Plan an audit to determine whether information systems are protected, controlled, and provide value to the organization.
- Conduct audit in accordance with IS audit standards and a risk based IS audit strategy.
- Communicate audit progress, findings, results, and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Conduct audit follow?up to evaluate whether risks have been sufficiently addressed.
- Evaluate the IT strategy for alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of IT governance structure and IT organizational structure.
- Evaluate the organization’s management of IT policies and practices.
- Evaluate the organization’s IT policies and practices for compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.
- Evaluate IT resource and portfolio management for alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives.
- Evaluate the organization's risk management policies and practices.
COURSE AND EXAM
-
- Information systems auditing processes
- Governance & management of IT
- Information systems acquisition, development & implementation
- Information systems operations & business resilience
- Protection of information assets
- Supporting Tasks:
o Plan audit to determine whether information systems are protected, controlled and provide value to the organization.
o Conduct audit in accordance with IS audit standards and a risk based IS audit strategy.
o Communicate audit progress, findings, results and recommendations to stakeholders.
o Conduct audit follow?up to evaluate whether risks have been sufficiently addressed.
o Evaluate the IT strategy for alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives.
o Evaluate the effectiveness of IT governance structure and IT organizational structure.
o Evaluate the organization’s management of IT policies and practices.
o Evaluate the organization’s IT policies and practices for compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.
o Evaluate IT resource and portfolio management for alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives.
o Evaluate the organization's risk management policies and practices.
o Evaluate IT management and monitoring of controls.
o Evaluate the monitoring and reporting of IT key performance indicators (KPIs).
o Evaluate the organization’s ability to continue business operations.
o Evaluate whether the business case for proposed changes to information systems meet business objectives.
o Evaluate whether IT supplier selection and contract management processes align with business requirements.
o Evaluate the organization's project management policies and practices.
o Evaluate controls at all stages of the information systems development lifecycle.
o Evaluate the readiness of information systems for implementation and migration into production.
o Conduct post?implementation review of systems to determine whether project deliverables, controls and requirements are met.
o Evaluate whether IT service management practices align with business requirements.
o Conduct periodic review of information systems and enterprise architecture.
o Evaluate IT operations to determine whether they are controlled effectively and continue to support the organization’s objectives.
o Evaluate IT maintenance practices to determine whether they are controlled effectively and continue to support the organization’s objectives.
o Evaluate database management practices.
o Evaluate data governance policies and practices.
o Evaluate problem and incident management policies and practices.
o Evaluate change, configuration, release and patch management policies and practices./p>
o Evaluate end-user computing to determine whether the processes are effectively controlled.
o Evaluate the organization's information security and privacy policies and practices.
o Evaluate physical and environmental controls to determine whether information assets are adequately safeguarded.
o Evaluate logical security controls to verify the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.
o Evaluate data classification practices for alignment with the organization’s policies and applicable external requirements.
o Evaluate policies and practices related to asset lifecycle management.
o Evaluate the information security program to determine its effectiveness and alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives.
o Perform technical security testing to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities.
o Utilize data analytics tools to streamline audit processes.
o Provide consulting services and guidance to the organization in order to improve the quality and control of information systems.
o Identify opportunities for process improvement in the organization's IT policies and practices.
o Evaluate potential opportunities and threats associated with emerging technologies, regulations and industry practices.
- 4-day training
- Duration: 240 minutes
- Questions: 150 multiple-choice, knowledge-based questions
- Pass mark: 450 marks (on a scale of 200-800)
- Type: Competency-based
We offer the following learning alternatives:
- 4-day weekly and weekend classroom courses
- 4-day virtual tutor-led weekly and weekend courses
- 4-day corporate on-site courses
COURSE FEE INCLUDES
- Official Course Manual
- Accredited Course Materials
- Accredited trainer with a minimum of ten years industry experience for virtual and classroom courses
- 365 days exam vouchers for our self-paced online, virtual and classroom courses
VAT will be added at the standard rate to the course fee.
TRY A SAMPLE EXAM?
Do visit our Exam Centre to try out sample questions
COURSE BLOGS
You should find our course blogs highly informative.
OVERVIEW
The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification, offered by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), is a globally recognized standard for professionals in the information systems and audit field. It validates expertise in auditing, information security, and business processes, establishing individuals as qualified IT auditors.
This course is specifically designed to prepare individuals for the CISA certification exam. It covers essential domains needed to pass the exam and incorporates practical examples to enhance understanding. The CISA course includes various topics such as information systems and audit fundamentals, enterprise architecture, risk assessment and management, audit processes, IT governance and controls, automation and security, and compliance.
Enrolling in the CISA course benefits individuals looking to enhance their skills in information systems auditing or preparing for the CISA certification exam. Participants gain practical knowledge to demonstrate proficiency in the subject areas evaluated by the CISA exam. Additionally, the course helps professionals develop expertise in areas they might not have had significant exposure to before, giving them a competitive advantage in their careers.
COURSE BENEFITS
FOR INDIVIDUALS
Benefits include:
- Understand and recognize the purpose, scope, objectives, and tasks of information systems and management.
- Develop an approach to develop, execute and maintain effective systems audit and management programs.
- Enhance knowledge about IS control structures and be able to conduct audit testing and evaluation for information systems auditing.
- Consider the concepts and analysis of risk assessment and management.
- Recognize ethical considerations when conducting information systems audits.
- Evaluation of existing and new systems against CISA principles and standards. Identify audit objectives, assemble the audit approach, and develop audit plans.
FOR ORGANISATIONS
Benefits include:
- Plan an audit to determine whether information systems are protected, controlled, and provide value to the organization.
- Conduct audit in accordance with IS audit standards and a risk based IS audit strategy.
- Communicate audit progress, findings, results, and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Conduct audit follow?up to evaluate whether risks have been sufficiently addressed.
- Evaluate the IT strategy for alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of IT governance structure and IT organizational structure.
- Evaluate the organization’s management of IT policies and practices.
- Evaluate the organization’s IT policies and practices for compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.
- Evaluate IT resource and portfolio management for alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives.
- Evaluate the organization's risk management policies and practices.
COURSE AND EXAM
-
- Information systems auditing processes
- Governance & management of IT
- Information systems acquisition, development & implementation
- Information systems operations & business resilience
- Protection of information assets
- Supporting Tasks:
o Plan audit to determine whether information systems are protected, controlled and provide value to the organization.
o Conduct audit in accordance with IS audit standards and a risk based IS audit strategy.
o Communicate audit progress, findings, results and recommendations to stakeholders.
o Conduct audit follow?up to evaluate whether risks have been sufficiently addressed.
o Evaluate the IT strategy for alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives.
o Evaluate the effectiveness of IT governance structure and IT organizational structure.
o Evaluate the organization’s management of IT policies and practices.
o Evaluate the organization’s IT policies and practices for compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.
o Evaluate IT resource and portfolio management for alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives.
o Evaluate the organization's risk management policies and practices.
o Evaluate IT management and monitoring of controls.
o Evaluate the monitoring and reporting of IT key performance indicators (KPIs).
o Evaluate the organization’s ability to continue business operations.
o Evaluate whether the business case for proposed changes to information systems meet business objectives.
o Evaluate whether IT supplier selection and contract management processes align with business requirements.
o Evaluate the organization's project management policies and practices.
o Evaluate controls at all stages of the information systems development lifecycle.
o Evaluate the readiness of information systems for implementation and migration into production.
o Conduct post?implementation review of systems to determine whether project deliverables, controls and requirements are met.
o Evaluate whether IT service management practices align with business requirements.
o Conduct periodic review of information systems and enterprise architecture.
o Evaluate IT operations to determine whether they are controlled effectively and continue to support the organization’s objectives.
o Evaluate IT maintenance practices to determine whether they are controlled effectively and continue to support the organization’s objectives.
o Evaluate database management practices.
o Evaluate data governance policies and practices.
o Evaluate problem and incident management policies and practices.
o Evaluate change, configuration, release and patch management policies and practices./p>
o Evaluate end-user computing to determine whether the processes are effectively controlled.
o Evaluate the organization's information security and privacy policies and practices.
o Evaluate physical and environmental controls to determine whether information assets are adequately safeguarded.
o Evaluate logical security controls to verify the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.
o Evaluate data classification practices for alignment with the organization’s policies and applicable external requirements.
o Evaluate policies and practices related to asset lifecycle management.
o Evaluate the information security program to determine its effectiveness and alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives.
o Perform technical security testing to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities.
o Utilize data analytics tools to streamline audit processes.
o Provide consulting services and guidance to the organization in order to improve the quality and control of information systems.
o Identify opportunities for process improvement in the organization's IT policies and practices.
o Evaluate potential opportunities and threats associated with emerging technologies, regulations and industry practices.
- 4-day training
- Duration: 240 minutes
- Questions: 150 multiple-choice, knowledge-based questions
- Pass mark: 450 marks (on a scale of 200-800)
- Type: Competency-based
We offer the following learning alternatives:
- 4-day weekly and weekend classroom courses
- 4-day virtual tutor-led weekly and weekend courses
- 4-day corporate on-site courses
COURSE FEE INCLUDES
- Official Course Manual
- Accredited Course Materials
- Accredited trainer with a minimum of ten years industry experience for virtual and classroom courses
- 365 days exam vouchers for our self-paced online, virtual and classroom courses
VAT will be added at the standard rate to the course fee.
TRY A SAMPLE EXAM?
Do visit our Exam Centre to try out sample questions
COURSE BLOGS
You should find our course blogs highly informative.
