ISACA's CISA Exam Updated to Reflect Innovations and Evolving Technologies Impacting IT Audit
May 01 2024 - 12:41PM
Business Wire
ISACA’s Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA®)
certification is being updated to reflect the most current industry
trends impacting the IT audit profession. The job practice update
considers innovations and evolving technologies related to the
current role of an IT audit professional. The updated exam will be
available on 1 August 2024 and the new CISA exam preparation
materials will be available starting 1 May 2024.
The five domains, representing the major areas of focus for IT
auditors, are similar to the last exam content outline. However,
the updated exam content outline requires testing of risk,
security, and controls related to disruptive technologies and
emerging IT audit practices.
The breakdown for the five domains will be:
Domain 1: Information System Auditing Process (18
percent) Domain 2: Governance and Management of IT (18
percent) Domain 3: Information Systems Acquisition,
Development and Implementation (12 percent) Domain 4:
Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience (26 percent)
Domain 5: Protection of Information Assets (26 percent)
CISA has been the gold standard for IS/IT audit certification
for more than 45 years, attesting that IT auditors can meet current
and future challenges. More than 207,000 professionals have earned
the CISA certification since inception in 1978. Leveraging the
collective expertise of ISACA’s global community of digital trust
professionals, the CISA exam is continuously updated to reflect the
current tasks and responsibilities of today’s IS/IT auditors.
“The CISA credential has empowered professionals to gain wide
recognition and credibility by demonstrating their knowledge and
experience in IS/IT audit,” says Kim Cohen, Vice President of
Credentialing at ISACA. “This year’s content update ensures CISA
continues evolving to best serve practitioners and their
enterprises.”
Those preparing for the CISA exam have a range of study options
and can select from print, online, self-paced or instructor-led
updated exam preparation resources, including the CISA Review
Manual, 28th Edition; CISA Online Review Course 2024; and CISA
Questions, Answers & Explanations (QAE) Database 2024. Several
of the exam preparatory materials will also be available in
Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish.
More information on the CISA exam content outline can be found
at www.isaca.org/credentialing/cisa/cisa-exam-content-outline. To
learn more about CISA and to apply for certification, visit
www.isaca.org/cisa. A timeline of the release dates for the updated
CISA exam and preparation materials can be found at
www.isaca.org/-/media/files/isacadp/project/external/cisa-2024-visual-timeline.pdf.
Details on ISACA’s other credentials, focusing on areas such as
information security, risk, privacy, governance and emerging
technologies, can be found at www.isaca.org/credentialing.
About ISACA
ISACA® (www.isaca.org) is a global community advancing
individuals and organizations in their pursuit of digital trust.
For more than 50 years, ISACA has equipped individuals and
enterprises with the knowledge, credentials, education, training
and community to progress their careers, transform their
organizations, and build a more trusted and ethical digital world.
ISACA is a global professional association and learning
organization that leverages the expertise of its more than 180,000
members who work in digital trust fields such as information
security, governance, assurance, risk, privacy and quality. It has
a presence in 188 countries, including 225 chapters worldwide.
Through the ISACA Foundation, ISACA supports IT education and
career pathways for underresourced and underrepresented
populations.
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