Certified Information Systems Auditor

IS audit, control, assurance, and security professionals, including IT consultants, auditors, managers, security policy writers, privacy officers, information security officers, network administrators, security device administrators, and security engineers, who have five years of experience with audit, IT systems, and security of information systems

In-depth coverage of the six domains required to pass the CISA exam:

• IS Audit Process
• IT Governance
• Systems and Infrastructure Lifecycle Management
• IT Service Delivery and Support
• Protection of Information Assets
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Testing-Taking Tips and Study Techniques

• Preparation for the CISA Exam
• Submitting Required Paperwork
• Resources and Study Aids
• Passing the Exam the First Time

The Audit Process

• Risk
• Audit
• Standards and Guidelines

IT Governance

• Best Practices
• Management Practices
• Roles and Responsibilities

Lifecycle Management

• Project Management
• Business Application Development
• Information Systems Maintenance Practices

System Infrastructure Control

• Auditing Application Controls
• Application System Development
• Business Application Systems

Information Systems Hardware and Architecture

• Information Systems Operations
• Information Systems Hardware
• SDLC
• Databases

Information Systems Used for IT Delivery and Support

• OSI
• TCP/IP Model
• TCP/UDP/ICMP/IP
• Routers/Switches/Hubs
• Firewalls
• Wireless
• WAN Technologies - X.25/Frame Relay/PPP/ISDN/DSL/Cable

Protection of Logical Assets

• CIA
• Roles and Responsibilities - RACI
• Asset Management
• Taxonomy - Information Classification
• Risk Management
• Policies, Procedures, Standards, Guidelines, Baselines
• Knowledge Transfer - Awareness, Training, Education

Physical Security

• Environmental Protection Practices
• Physical Authentication
• Policies and Procedures

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

• BIA Policy
• BIA Roles and Teams
• Data Backups, Vaulting, Journaling, Shadowing
• Alternate Sites
• Emergency Response
• Required Notifications
• BIA Tests

Review and Q&A Session

• Final Review and Test Prep

• Systems administration experience, familiarity with TCP/IP, and an understanding of UNIX, Linux, and Windows. This advanced course also requires intermediate-level knowledge of the security concepts covered in our Security+ Prep Course.