Course

CISA – Certified Information Systems Auditor («CAM»)

The course covers information security and IT-revision. Especially, the topics that are relevant for the CISA* exam are looked at thoroughly and in detail.
Duration 5 days
Price 5'000.–
Course documents PERSICON-course material, CISA* review manual from ISACA

Course facts

Key Learnings
  • Understanding the measures required to protect information 
  • Developing, maintaining and assessing emergency and continuity plans
  • Considering and assessing IT service management
  • Recognising the importance of IT governance and assessing its implementation
  • Understanding and evaluating the IT audit process (IS audit process)
Content

1 The IT Audit Process 

  • Risk-based audit strategy
  • Audit objectives
  • Audit plan
  • Collect, analysis and evaluation of discoveries and evidence
  • Quality assurance of the test results, testing risk
  • Risk management and control methods

2 IT Governance

  • Organization, structure, guidelines, standards and procedures of the IT compliance
  • IT investments
  • Contract management
  • IT risk management
  • Monitoring and assurance

3 Systems & Infrastructure

  • Business Case Evaluation
  • Project management
  • Specification, development / acquisition, test, migration, maintenance and operation of applications and infrastructure
  • Post Implementation Review (PIR)
  • System resolution

4 IT Service Management (IT Service Delivery and Support)

  • Service Level Management
  • Production plant
  • Capacity and power measurement
  • Data management
  • Configuration and change management
  • Release management
  • Problem and incident management
  • Functionalities

5 Protection of Information Assets 

  • Access protection
  • Network Infrastructure
  • Physical security
  • Handling of confidential information values

6 Business Continuity

  • Development, maintenance, publication and testing of emergency and continuity plans
  • Backup, Outsourcing, Restart ...
Target audience

IT managers, security officers, IT operations officers, security consultants, consultants and project managers, as well as compliance officers. In short: All who are professionally concerned with the correctness of information systems and everyone who wants to prepare for the CISA * exam.

Requirements

Participants wishing to achieve CISA certification must meet the following requirements:

  • At least 5 years of experience in information security
  • Comply with ISACA's «Information Systems Auditing Standards»
  • Agree to the «Continuing Education Policy»

For more information about the requirements, visit Isaca.org

Certification

After attending the course, you can register for the exam directly with ISACA. The exam is available in multiple languages (German, English, French, Italian, Spanish). Exam fees are not included in the course price. For more information and to register for the exam, please visit http://www.isaca.org

Please note: Different fees apply depending on when you register for the exam. Early bookers get a price advantage! For more information, please visit the ISACA website.

Additional information

*ISACA does not endorse, approve, or sponsor Digicomp Academy, its CISA course or any of its other products and/or services, nor is it affiliated with Digicomp Academy in any manner. CISA is a registered trademark of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.

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Further courses

CISM – Certified Information Security Manager («CS1»)

4 days
CHF
5'000.–

ISO/IEC 27005 Risk Manager («HSR»)

3 days
CHF
3'550.–