CISA – Certified Information Systems Auditor


Overview
The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Training from bdtask Corporate aims to make working professionals adept at evaluating, securing and controlling complex business and IT systems in an enterprise. This CISA course will also highlight government regulations and helps devise policies with stronger internal control measures and disclosures.
CISA Certification acts as a career differentiator for security professionals or IT managers who wish to enhance their marketability and credibility. This is an ideal path for those looking at a long term career in Information Systems Auditing. This CISA course is highly recommended for IS/IT auditors, IT managers, Audit Managers, Security Managers, System Analysts, Consultants, and even CIOs and CTOs.
Target Audience
The course is suited specifically for all experienced individuals working in Information security areas which may include:
- Information Security Auditors
- All those aspiring to become Information Security Auditors
- Information Technology or Information Systems Consultants
- CIO’s
- Security Consultants
- Enterprise Leadership roles
- Risk Management professionals
Benefits of CISA Certification
- Gives an individual a competitive advantage over others non-certified but experienced professionals.
- It is an easy way quantify and provides credibility to market your expertise.
- Demonstrates that you have gained and maintained the level of knowledge and skills required to meet the challenges of a modern organization
- Is globally recognized as the centre of excellence for the Information Security audit professional
- Increases your value to your enterprise
- Gives a competitive advantage over others when seeking job growth
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Course Outline:
The course content surrounds the pivotal Five Domains. The information imparted within each domain is as follows:
Domain 1: Information Systems Audit Process:
- Developing a risk-based IT audit strategy
- Planning specific audits
- Conducting audits to IS audit standards
- Implementation of risk management and control practices
Domain 2: IT Governance and Management:
- Effectiveness of IT Governance structure
- IT organisational structure and human resources (personnel) management
- Organisation’s IT policies, standards, and procedures
- Adequacy of the Quality Management System
- IT management and monitoring controls
- IT resource investment
- IT contracting strategies and policies
- Management of organisations IT-related risks
- Monitoring and assurance practices
- Organisation business continuity plan
Domain 3: Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation:
- Business case development for IS acquisition, development, maintenance, and retirement
- Project management practices and controls
- Conducting reviews of project management practices
- Controls for requirements, acquisition, development, and testing phases
- Readiness for Information Systems
- Project Plan Reviewing
- Post Implementation System Reviews
Domain 4: Information Systems Operations, Maintenance, and Support:
- Conduct periodic reviews of organisations objectives
- Service level management
- Third party management practices
- Operations and end-user procedures
- Process of information systems maintenance
- Data administration practices determine the integrity and optimisation of databases
- Use of capacity and performance monitoring tools and techniques
- Problem and incident management practices
- Change, configuration, and release management practices
- Adequacy of backup and restore provisions
- Organisation’s disaster recovery plan in the event of a disaster
Domain 5: Protection of Information Assets:
- Information security policies, standards and procedures
- Design, implementing, monitoring of system and logical security controls
- Design, implementing, monitoring of data classification processes and procedures
- Design, implementing, monitoring of physical access and environmental controls
- Processes and procedures to store, retrieve, transport and dispose of information assets
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 32 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes