CISA Cert Prep: 1 Auditing Information Systems for IS Auditors

1h 36mAdvanced2021-04-02

Authors

Michael Lester

CTO of WindTalker LLC

Human Element LLC

Founded as Logical Security by legendary security expert Shon Harris

Course details

Earning a CISA certification validates your ability to audit, control, and monitor information systems. The CISA Cert Prep series prepares you to tackle this exam by going into each of the topics it covers, helping you acquire the skills you need to confidently manage IT security audits. In this course—the first in the series—take a deep dive into the concepts covered in the Process of Auditing Information Systems domain. Learn how to organize and plan an audit, put controls in place, and use a repeatable audit process to ensure that your results are meaningful and your audit is complete. Plus, learn about communicating results with an audit outbrief, embedding the audit function into operations, and how continuous auditing can help you identify and fix problems more effectively.
Topics include:
Managing an IS audit
Regulatory drivers
IS controls
Performing an IS audit
Communicating audit results
Self-assessments
Evolving the audit process
Continuous auditing

Skills covered

Network AdministrationNetwork and System AdministrationDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome

1. IS Audit Management

02 - Audit standards, guidelines, and codes of ethics
03 - Types of audits and assessments
04 - Keeping the audit organized
05 - Planning an audit
06 - Regulatory drivers

2. IS Internal Controls

07 - Risk analysis
08 - Internal objectives and controls
09 - Best practice frameworks

3. Performing an IS Audit

10 - The need for an audit process
11 - IS audit process
12 - IS audit results
13 - IS audit considerations

4. Communicating Audit Results

14 - Audit reporting
15 - Audit report and documentation
16 - Closing findings

5. Control Self-Assessments

17 - Control self-assessments

6. Continuous Auditing

18 - Continuous auditing

Conclusion

19 - Next steps