Accredited ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Training
ISACA CISA at FAU Continuing Education brings the globally recognized standard for information systems audit to South Florida. Offered through Florida Atlantic University's partnership with Applied Technology Academy, the course is taught live — online or in the Boca Raton classroom — by ATA practitioner instructors who work in the field they teach.
The program develops the IS audit process, governance, systems acquisition, operations resilience and information asset protection. It is built for IS auditors and compliance and GRC professionals, and FAU Continuing Education students train alongside working professionals from across South Florida's technology and defense employers.
Enrollment runs through the FAU Continuing Education team — register for a scheduled session below, or contact us to plan the right start date, funding path and preparation plan.
Course Outline
- Lesson 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
- Lesson 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 Organization's Business Continuity Plan
- Lesson 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
- Lesson 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
- Lesson 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
Intended Audience
Designed for IT/IS auditors, control, assurance, and information security professionals.
Prerequisites
- Five (5) or more years of experience in IS/IT audit, control, assurance, or security.
- Experience waivers are available for a maximum of three (3) years.