Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
About Course
Course Overview
Validate your expertise and get the leverage you need to move up in your career. With ISACA’s Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification, you can do just that. CISA is world-renowned as the standard of achievement for those who audit, control, monitor and assess an organization’s information technology and business systems.
Whether you are seeking a new career opportunity or striving to grow within your current organization, a CISA certification proves your expertise in these work-related domains:
1. Information Systems Auditing Process
2. Governance and Management of IT
3. Information Systems Acquisition, Development and Implementation
4. Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience
Protection of Information Assets
Entry Requirements
Applicants must meet the following requirements to become CISA Certified:
Successfully Complete the CISA Examination: The examination is open to all individuals who have an interest in information systems audit, control and security. All are encouraged to work toward and take the examination. Successful examination candidates will be sent all information required to apply for certification with their notification of a passing score.
Benefits of Pursuing This Course
Why CISA?
Directors and board members of major companies rely on their CISA- qualified managers to confirm that their business is adequately protected against the risks of cybercrime. CISA remains one of the top five highest-paying certifications for the second consecutive year, according to Global Knowledge’s 2015 IT Skills and Salary Survey.
ISACA summaries the importance of CISA in the roles of:
Information Systems Auditors
CISA enables you to be recognized, not only domestically, but at an international level, as a professional with knowledge, skills, and the credibility to offer opinions and solutions, and to audit all areas related to information systems.
Information Security Professionals
CISA demonstrates your proven experience in helping enterprises navigate a complex and evolving regulatory landscape, leverage standards and expertise, and reducing the complexity and time necessary to manage vulnerabilities, measure security and ensure compliance. CISA is designed to be complimentary to the ISACA Certified Information Security Management (CISM) qualification.
IT Governance Professionals
From the frontline to the boardroom, CISA reassures stakeholders of your abilities to identify critical issues and recommend customised company-specific practices to support and safeguard the governance of information and related technologies.