CISA® certification offers candidates the opportunity to be recognized as an expert Information System (IS) Auditor in a worldwide forum. Developed in 1978 and sponsored by ISACA®, the CISA® is universally accepted as the gold standard for information systems (IS) audit, control, and security.
The CISA® promotes fundamental technical and process related competencies that are critical to the IS auditor. The CISA® designation correlates to a solid understanding of the profession.
The CISA® certification exam is broken down into six job practice areas:
- IS audit process (10 percent)—Provide IS audit services in accordance with IS audit standards, guidelines and best practices to assist the organization in ensuring that its information technology and business systems are protected and controlled.
- IT governance (15 percent)—Provide assurance that the organization has the structure, policies, accountability, mechanisms and monitoring practices in place to achieve the requirements of corporate governance of IT.
- Systems and infrastructure life cycle (16 percent)—Provide assurance that the management practices for the development/acquisition, testing, implementation, maintenance and disposal of systems and infrastructure will meet the organization’s objectives.
- IT service delivery and support (14 percent)—Provide assurance that the IT service management practices will ensure delivery of the level of services required to meet the organization’s objectives.
- Protection of information assets (31 percent)—Provide assurance that the security architecture (policies, standards, procedures and controls) ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information assets.
- Business continuity and disaster recovery (14 percent)—Provide assurance that, in the event of a disruption, the business continuity and disaster recovery processes will ensure the timely resumption of IT services, while minimizing the business impact.
In addition to its accolade, the CISA® presents numerous professional and personal benefits. To date, more than 55,000 information systems auditors have earned the CISA®. Let Off Peak Training help you join this growing group of professionals.
