CISA Resource Centre
CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) is ISACA's cornerstone certification. Since 1978, the CISA exam has measured excellence in IS auditing, control and security. The CISA certification has been earned by more than 48,000 professionals since inception and has grown to be a globally recognized symbol of achievement.
CISA Exam
The CISA exam is offered each year in June and December and consists of 200 multiple-choice questions that cover the CISA job practice areas. The exam covers six information system audit, control, assurance and security areas created from a CISA job practice analysis. The job practice analysis was developed and validated using prominent industry leaders, subject matter experts and industry practitioners.
You can register online at www.isaca.org/examreg
Background to the CISA Qualification
The ISACA® Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) program, has been the globally accepted standard of achievement among information systems (IS) audit, control and security professionals. The technical skills and practices that CISA promotes and evaluates are the building blocks of success in the field. Possessing the CISA designation demonstrates proficiency and is the basis for measurement in the profession. The six CISA job practice areas are:
- IS audit process
- IT governance
- Systems and infrastructure lifecycle
- IT service delivery and support
- Protection of information assets
- Business continuity and disaster recovery
The CISA certification together with the related CISM certification has recently been accredited by ANSI, the American National Standards Institute, under ISO/IEC 17024:2003, General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certification Systems of Persons.
Who Should Earn the CISA Designation?
The CISA program is designed to assess and certify individuals in the IS audit, control, assurance and security professions who demonstrate exceptional skill and judgment. The CISA designation is for Information Systems Audit professionals who have 5 years of front-line experience with the audit of information systems.
Benefits of CISA Certification
- Recognition of attainment of advanced job skills as required for an information systems auditor
- Worldwide recognition as an information systems auditor
- Opportunity to build upon existing certifications/credentials already earned
- Provides tangible evidence of career growth
- Potential for a salary increase and/or promotion
Benefits of Training with PDA
PDA is a specialist training company focussed on providing quality education to IT professionals in business and government. Our courses offer some key benefits:
- Outstanding world-class instructors. Ultimately the calibre of the instructor is the key determinant of the effectiveness of training.
- Independence. Our courses are independently commissioned and developed to ensure maximum ongoing relevance.
- Pre-Exam Support. All participants gain exclusive access to our CISA Support Hotline as well as our online forums for questions, comments and resources.
- Exclusive Warranty. Extensive research, development and high-level expertise has gone into the creation of our CISA course. We back the quality of the course unreservedly, and provide a special warranty: if, for whatever reason, the unthinkable should happen and you do not pass the exam the first time, you are entitled to re-sit the entire course, or any part thereof, at no charge.
CISA Public Training
The PDA five-day training program provides an intense environment in which participants can acquire, thoroughly and properly, the skills and knowledge expected of a world-class information systems audit, control and security professional. In the process the course provides outstanding preparation for the CISA exam.
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