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Certified information Systems Auditor (CISA)

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Course overview

Looking to build your expertise in IT auditing and security? Our Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) training helps you master the skills to spot risks, strengthen controls, and ensure compliance. Globally recognised, it’s your gateway to advancing your career in the world of information systems. 

Enhance your ability to enforce compliance and manage risks with CISA

The ISACA CISA is a globally recognised certification for professionals specialising in IT audit, control, and security. You’ll learn how to assess vulnerabilities, manage compliance, and implement robust IT controls. Equipping you with knowledge to strengthen your business’s information systems and ensure alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements. 

Learning objectives
  • Identify vulnerabilities and report on compliance and institutional controls 
  • Understand IS audit guidelines, standards, and best practices 
  • Govern and control enterprise IT environments effectively 
  • Manage acquisition, testing, and implementation of information systems 
  • Learn the five CISA domains outlined by ISACA 
  • Gain knowledge to pass the ISACA CISA certification exam 

What you'll learn

Gain expertise in the IT audit process, from planning to execution, ensuring systems align with business goals. Learn governance frameworks, audit IT acquisitions, and maintain operational resilience, while protecting information assets, managing access controls, and upholding security and compliance standards. 

Compliance and institutional controls

The ISACA CISA course teaches you how to ensure that IT systems and processes follow regulatory requirements and industry standards. You’ll learn to put frameworks in place that protect data, support audits, and keep your organisation accountable. 

IS audit and assurance best practices

The ISACA CISA course provides in-depth knowledge of IS audit and assurance best practices, covering essential methodologies to evaluate and strengthen IT systems. It will teach you skills to assess controls, ensure data accuracy, identify vulnerabilities, and confirm that systems meet organisational goals, compliance standards, and security requirements. 

The five domains of CISA

This course gives you a solid understanding of the five CISA domains: Information System Auditing Process, Governance and Management of IT, Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation, Information Systems Operations and Resilience, and Protection of Information Assets. Each domain builds your skills in auditing, compliance, risk management, and data protection to strengthen IT security and governance across an organisation. 

What's included
  • Three months online access to 69 hours of CISA blended learning content  
  • ISACA kit with exam voucher 
  • 10 industry case studies on real business problems 
  • Five domain-wise test papers 
  • Five simulation exams 10 industry-based case studies 

FAQs

Delivered in partnership with Simplilearn, the CISA course prepares you for a critical role in IT audit and governance, covering risk management, IT controls, and compliance strategies. 

What criteria do I have to meet to become fully CISA certified?

To become fully certified, you must pass the CISA exam; complete five years of work experience in the described CISA job practice areas, within the 10-year period after completing your application form; gain 120 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours during a three-year reporting period, earning a minimum of 20 CPE hours per year. Additionally, candidates must adhere to ISACA’s Code of Professional Ethics and comply with Information Systems Auditing Standards. If you’ve taken the exam before meeting the other criterion, you have five years from the pass date to apply for the certification. For full details visit the ISACA site. 

What is the exam booking process?

CISA exam appointments are only available 90 days in advance, for more information and guidance on how to book your exam, visit the ISACA website. You can download the Exam Candidate Guide from the ISACA website.  

What are the benefits of completing the CISA course and passing the exam?

The CISA course teaches you with crucial skills to protect organisational systems in an increasingly uncertain cyber landscape, where threats are evolving and increasing, and regulations require continued vigilance. Recognised globally, the CISA certification enhances your credibility and career opportunities, demonstrating you have the knowledge to help businesses safeguard their systems and data. By passing the exam, you meet one of the criteria for achieving the certification. 

Which industries could I work in with a CISA certification?

The CISA certification is highly valued in regulated industries including finance, healthcare, government, and technology, where data protection, compliance, and risk management are critical. CISA-certified professionals bring expertise in IT controls, security, and privacy, helping organisations achieve compliance with standards such as GDPR. Making them essential for safeguarding data, managing risks, and ensuring regulatory adherence across these sectors.  

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