| To become an information security auditor, you might | | | | security or relevant experiences. Your experience |
| think of taking the industry-leading exam. CISA(Certified | | | | does not necessarily be from IT security arena, but |
| Information System Security Auditor) by ISACA | | | | must be related to IT fields to get the accreditation of |
| (Information Systems Audit and Control Association). | | | | CISA. |
| This exam covers almost all the areas necessary for | | | | How much is the CISA Exam Fees? |
| an IT auditor to conduct a successful and effective IT | | | | CISA exam. fee around $550. For registration, you can |
| security audit. For becoming CISA certified, one must | | | | visit-isaca.org; they will give you all the necessary |
| take the exam. conducted by ISACA, twice in a year | | | | exam schedules and help you register for the exam. |
| (June &December). Before going for the details on | | | | Most of the country has ISACA local chapter, where |
| how to pass CISA and about its training facilities, let | | | | exams are conducted twice in a year (June and |
| me tell you what are the areas that will be covered in | | | | December) |
| this exam. There are basically 6 subject matter in IT | | | | CISA Exam Marks Distribution |
| audit areas, where you strength will be tested and | | | | There will be 200 multiple choice questions in the real |
| those are: | | | | exam, which need to be completed within 4-hour.There |
| IT audit process | | | | is no negative marking for any wrong answer. Marks |
| IT governance | | | | distribution as follows: |
| Software Life Cycle Management | | | | IS Audit - 10% |
| IT service delivery | | | | IT Governance - 15% |
| Information asset protection | | | | Systems & Infrastructure Life Cycle Management - |
| Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity | | | | 16% |
| CISA Exam Requirements | | | | ITS Service Delivery and Support - 14% |
| One having 3 years of IT security related experiences | | | | Protection of Information Assets - 31% |
| along with a bachelor degree is eligible to take the | | | | Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery areas - |
| exam. In case, you lack the bachelor degree | | | | 14% |
| requirement, then you need to have 5-year of IT | | | | How to buy CISA Study Guide? |