Programming & Development

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Introduction:

In this course, students will evaluate organizational policies, procedures, and processes to ensure that an organizations information systems align with its overall business goals and objectives.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: – implement information systems audit services in accordance with information systems audit standards, guidelines, and best practices. – evaluate an organizations structure, policies, accountability, mechanisms, and monitoring practices. – evaluate information systems acquisition, development, and implementation. – evaluate the information systems operations, maintenance, and support of an organization; and evaluate the business continuity and disaster recovery processes used to provide assurance that in the event of a disruption, IT services are maintained. – define the protection policies used to promote the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets.

Course Outline:

1 – The Process of Auditing Information Systems

  • ISACA Information Systems Auditing Standards and Guidelines
  • Fundamental Business Processes
  • Develop and Implement an Information Systems Audit Strategy
  • Plan an Audit
  • Conduct an Audit
  • The Evidence Life Cycle
  • Communicate Issues, Risks, and Audit Results
  • Support the Implementation of Risk Management and Control Practices

2 – IT Governance and Management

  • Evaluate the Effectiveness of IT Governance
  • Evaluate the IT Organizational Structure and HR Management
  • Evaluate the IT Strategy and Direction
  • Evaluate IT Policies, Standards, and Procedures
  • Evaluate the Effectiveness of Quality Management Systems
  • Evaluate IT Management and Monitoring of Controls
  • IT Resource Investment, Use, and Allocation Practices
  • Evaluate IT Contracting Strategies and Policies
  • Evaluate Risk Management Practices
  • Performance Monitoring and Assurance Practices
  • Evaluate the Organizations Business Continuity Plan

3 – Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation

  • Evaluate the Business Case for Change
  • Evaluate Project Management Frameworks and Governance Practices
  • Development Life Cycle Management
  • Perform Periodic Project Reviews
  • Evaluate Control Mechanisms for Systems
  • Evaluate Development and Testing Processes
  • Evaluate Implementation Readiness
  • Evaluate a System Migration
  • Perform a Post-Implementation System Review

4 – Information Systems Operations, Maintenance, and Support

  • Perform Periodic System Reviews
  • Evaluate Service Level Management Practices
  • Evaluate Third-Party Management Practices
  • Evaluate Operations and End User Management Practices
  • Evaluate the Maintenance Process
  • Evaluate Data Administration Practices
  • Evaluate the Use of Capacity and Performance Monitoring Methods
  • Evaluate Change, Configuration, and Release Management Practices
  • Evaluate Problem and Incident Management Practices
  • Evaluate the Adequacy of Backup and Restore Provisions

5 – Protection of Information Assets

  • Information Security Design
  • Encryption Basics
  • Evaluate the Functionality of the IT Infrastructure
  • Evaluate Network Infrastructure Security
  • Evaluate the Design, Implementation, and Monitoring of Logical Access Controls
  • Risks and Controls of Virtualization
  • Evaluate the Design, Implementation, and Monitoring of Data Classification Process
  • Evaluate the Design, Implementation, and Monitoring of Physical Access Controls
  • Evaluate the Design, Implementation, and Monitoring of Environmental Controls

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$3,250.00

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