CISA CERTIFICATION TRAINING • WHAT QUESTIONS WILL BE THERE IN THE CISA CERTIFICATION EXAM? IT IS THE VERY FIRST QUESTION A CANDIDATE ASKS WHEN I FINISH EXPLAINING THE VALUE OF CISA IN THE INDUSTRY. DOING THIS WILL NOT ONLY HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE CORE CONCEPTS OF CISA BUT ALSO HELP YOU TO LEARN HOW FAR YOU HAVE COME AND HOW FAR YOU NEED TO GO WITH YOUR TRAINING COURSE. SO, WITHOUT ANY DELAY LET’S DIVE INTO THE POST.
• THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITORS’ CERTIFICATION IS ONE OF THE MOST RECENT EDITIONS OF THE CISA EXAM. THIS COURSE PROVIDES YOU THE KNOWLEDGE TO CONTROL AN EFFECTIVE SECURITY AUDIT IN ANY ORGANIZATION. YOU WILL GAIN THE ABILITY OF PROCUREMENT, EVALUATION, MEASUREMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND LEARN THE GUIDANCE, STANDARD AND BEST METHODS TO PROTECT SECURITY AUDITS.
CISA EXAM SYLLABUS: KEY DOMAINS YOU NEED TO COVER THE VERY FIRST THING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CISA EXAM IS THAT IT CONTAINS QUESTIONS FROM 5 DIFFERENT DOMAINS. THE PERCENTAGE THAT EACH DOMAIN WILL COVER IN THE CISA EXAM HAS BEEN CHANGED IN 2019. THESE CISA EXAM DOMAINS ARE KNOWN AS:
• INFORMATION SYSTEM AUDITING PROCESS (21%) • GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF IT (17%) • INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION (12%) • INFORMATION SYSTEMS OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS RESILIENCE (23%) • PROTECTION OF INFORMATION ASSETS (27%)
DOMAIN 1: INFORMATION SYSTEM AUDITING PROCESS (21%) THE FIRST DOMAIN OF CISA IS THE INFORMATION SYSTEM AUDITING PROCESS THAT COVERS 21 PERCENT OF THE ENTIRE COURSE. AS YOU CAN ALREADY FIGURE OUT FROM THE DOMAIN NAME- THE INFORMATION SYSTEM AUDITING PROCESS COVERS HOW IT AUDITORS DELIVER SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH IT AUDIT STANDARDS WHILE HELPING ORGANIZATIONS TO MANAGE AND CONTROL INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THIS DOMAIN COVERS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRES TO PERFORM THE IT-BASED AUDIT INCLUDING AUDIT PLANNING, CONDUCTING AND REPORTING FINDS.
DOMAIN 2: GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF IT (17%)
THE SECOND DOMAIN OF CISA IS THE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF IT THAT COVERS HOW AUDITORS ASSURE THAT NECESSARY ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. THIS DOMAIN ALSO CONTAINS SOME SECTIONS FROM THE BUSINESS CONTINUITY SECTION WHICH WAS REMOVED DURING THE 2011 UPDATE. WITH THIS DOMAIN, CANDIDATES WILL LEARN HOW TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CURRENT IT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, HR MANAGEMENT, POLICIES, AND STANDARDS TO FIND OUT WHETHER THEY SUPPORT THE OBJECTIVES OR STRATEGIES OF THE ORGANIZATION OR NOT.
DOMAIN 3: INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION (12%) THE THIRD DOMAIN OF CISA CERTIFICATION COVERS HOW AN IT AUDITOR PROVIDES THE ASSURANCE THAT THE STRUCTURE, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM MEET THE STRATEGIES AND THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS DOMAIN OF THE CYBER SECURITY TRAINING COURSE COVERS LOTS OF TOPICS RELATED TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.
SOME OF THE MOST COMMON THINGS YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS DOMAIN ARE:-
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
KEY FORMS OF ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROJECT STEERING
BUSINESS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
DOMAIN 4: INFORMATION SYSTEMS OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS RESILIENCE (23%)
WELL, IN THIS DOMAIN YOU LEARN TO PROVIDE ASSURANCE THAT THE PROCESS FOR INFORMATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND SUPPORTS MEETS THE OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. HOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS? SPECIFICALLY, THIS DOMAIN COVERS THE PERIODIC REVIEWS OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM. ALONG WITH THIS, THE DOMAIN ALSO COVERS SECTIONS LIKE DISASTER RECOVERY AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF DATA THEFT OR LOSS.
DOMAIN 5: PROTECTION OF INFORMATION ASSETS (27%)
THE LAST DOMAIN OF THE CISA CERTIFICATION TRAINING COURSE IS THE PROTECTION OF INFORMATION ASSETS THAT COVERS HOW AN IT AUDITOR ASSURES THAT SECURITY SYSTEM, PROCEDURES, POLICIES AND CONTROLS USED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION ENSURE THE PROPER CONFIDENTIALITY, INTEGRITY, AND AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ASSETS. MOREOVER, THIS DOMAIN ALSO INCLUDES THE EVALUATION OF INFORMATION SECURITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SECURITY CONTROLS.
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