CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor

Datrix Training will provide the following throughout the CISA Certification.

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

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 of controls
• IT resource investment
• IT contracting strategies and policies
• Management of organisations IT related risks
• Monitoring and assurance practices
• Organisation business continuity plan

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

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 to determine the integrity & optimisation of databases
• Use of capacity and performance monitoring tools & techniques
• Problem and incident management practices
• Change, configuration and release management practices
• Adequacy of backup and restore provisions
• Organisations disaster recovery plan in the event of a disaster

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