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    Profound knowledge on course technologies, regulation standards and practices

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    Assured comprehensive course completion containing all five domains

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    World class CISA training by experienced system auditors

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    Miniature class size for better interactions

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    24*7 online support portal to solve your queries

CISA certification is a program made for information security auditing, assurance and security professionals.

Our CISA training thoroughly prepares delegates for CISA certification, which combines the achievement of passing an internationally-respected exam with recognition of the knowledge, skills and experience required to work effectively within Information Security Auditing.

This training course looks at the five main domains of information systems audit, assurance and control as covered by the CISM exam, with an eye to passing first time and achieving this highly-respected certification.

Who should take this course

 

  • IS/IT Auditors
  • IS/IT Consultants
  • IS/IT Audit Managers
  • Security Professionals
  • Non-IT Auditors

 

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Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to attend the course or take the CISA exam. However, full CISA certification has an experience requirement of a minimum of 5 years of professional information systems auditing, control or security work.

 

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What Will You Learn

Once the course is complete, delegates will be able to understand and perform the following tasks:

  • Plan reviews to provide value to the organisation and determine if information systems are being protected and controlled.
  • Carry out follow-ups by preparing status reports to ensure appropriate actions are taken by management promptly.
  • Achieve planned audit objectives and conduct inspections according to IT audit standards.
  • Develop operational knowledge of the five domains of CISA.
  • Formulate and implement a risk-based IT audit strategy based on IT audit standards.
  • Identify and assess the liabilities, and then report on compliance and institutional controls.
  • Acquire appropriate knowledge and skills required to remove the CISA certification exam by ISACA.
  • Understand IS audit and assurance guidelines, standards, and best practices for IS audit, control, and governance of enterprise.

 

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What's included

  Course Overview

The ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISA) exam is intended to certify the competency of security professionals to assess vulnerabilities, report on compliance and institute controls within the enterprise.

Our 4-day CISA course provides a thorough look at the requirements of the CISA exam, covering in-depth the five information security auditing domains which the exam measures capability in. These are:

  • Information Systems Auditing Process
  • Governance and Management of IT
  • Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation
  • Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience
  • Protection of Information Assets

 

CISA Exam:

  • Exam Type: Multiple-choice
  • Duration: 4 hours
  • Closed Book Exam
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  Course Content

Domain 1: Information Systems Audit Process:

  • Developing a risk-based IT audit strategy
  • Planning specific audits
  • Conducting audits to IS audit standards
  • Implementation of risk management and control practices

Domain 2: IT Governance and Management:

  • Effectiveness of IT Governance structure
  • IT organisational structure and human resources (personnel) management
  • Organisation’s IT policies, standards, and procedures
  • Adequacy of the Quality Management System
  • IT management and monitoring controls
  • IT resource investment
  • IT contracting strategies and policies
  • Management of organisations IT-related risks
  • Monitoring and assurance practices
  • Organisation business continuity plan

Domain 3: Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation:

  • Business case development for IS acquisition, development, maintenance, and retirement
  • Project management practices and controls
  • Conducting reviews of project management practices
  • Controls for requirements, acquisition, development, and testing phases
  • Readiness for Information Systems
  • Project Plan Reviewing
  • Post Implementation System Reviews

Domain 4: Information Systems Operations, Maintenance, and Support:

  • Conduct periodic reviews of organisations objectives
  • Service level management
  • Third party management practices
  • Operations and end-user procedures
  • Process of information systems maintenance
  • Data administration practices determine the integrity and optimisation of databases
  • Use of capacity and performance monitoring tools and techniques
  • Problem and incident management practices
  • Change, configuration, and release management practices
  • Adequacy of backup and restore provisions
  • Organisation’s disaster recovery plan in the event of a disaster

Domain 5: Protection of Information Assets:

  • Information security policies, standards and procedures
  • Design, implementing, monitoring of system and logical security controls
  • Design, implementing, monitoring of data classification processes and procedures
  • Design, implementing, monitoring of physical access and environmental controls
  • Processes and procedures to store, retrieve, transport and dispose of information assets
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Worcester is one the main city in Worcestershire, United Kingdom, which is 31 miles (approx 50 km) south-west of Birmingham and 27 miles (approx 43 km) north of Gloucester. The population of Worcester is 100,000 approximately. The River Severn at the city’s western part, which is ignored by the Worcester Cathedral in 12th-century .

The well-known Battle of Worcester was the concluding battle of the English Civil War, In which army of Oliver defeated King Charles I's Cavaliers. It is known as the home of Royal Worcester Porcelain, composer Edward Elgar, Lea & Perrins, the University of Worcester and makers of traditional Worcestershire sauce.

History of Worcester

The trade route past of this city which at final stage formed as part of the Roman Ryknild Street from the times of Neolithic. The position commanded a ford over the River Severn  and was fortified by the Britons in 400 BC. 

Geography

Famous suburbs in Worcester are Blackpole, Barbourne Cherry Orchard, Claines,  Ronkswood, Red Hill, St Peter the Great, Warndon, Tolladine, Northwick, Diglis,  and Warndon Villages (which was main housing development in UK when this area was being built in the late 1980s and get completed in the very early 1990s).

Economy

The city of Worcester, situated on River Severn and with transport links to Birmingham and other different parts of the Midlands through the vast canal network, became a significant centre for many light industries. The last part Victorian period had witnessed the growth of iron founders, like  Hardy & Padmore, McKenzie & Holland and Heenan & Froude.

Glove industry

Glove making was one of the flourishing industries of Worcester. Worcester's Gloves industry peaked from 1790 to 1820 when 150 companies employed about 30 thousand people. At this point of time, approximately 50 percent of the Glove Manufacturers of UK were located in Worcestershire.            

Landmarks

The most well-known landmark in Worcester is Anglican Cathedral. Before the English Reformation, the current building known as Worcester Priory is officially named as The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Construction began in 1084 while its crypt dates from the 10th century. The chapter house is only circular one in the country while the cathedral also has the difference of having the tomb of King John.

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