CISA Prep

Prerequisites:

Students should have a fundamental understanding of local area networks as well as the functions of the seven layers in the open interconnect (OSI) reference model s outlined in the course

Course Description:

In this course, you'll cover all six domains of the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam and gain the knowledge and technical concepts required to obtain CISA certification. Since its inception in 1978, the CISA exam has become the gold standard of excellence in IS auditing, control, and security. Our experts have created a study guide of relevant, up-to-date information, including summary charts, insightful data, and practice exams

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.

At the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• 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

This course includes the following modules:

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