CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor Study Guide - Softcover

Cannon, David L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119056241 ISBN 13: 9781119056249

Publisher: Sybex, 2016

Synopsis

The ultimate CISA prep guide, with practice exams Sybex's CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor Study Guide, Fourth Edition is the newest edition of this industry-leading study guide for the 2016 Certified Information System Auditor exam. This edition provided complete guidance toward all 2016 content areas, tasks, and knowledge areas of the exam and is illustrated with real-world examples. You also get access to electronic flashcards, practice exams, and the Sybex test engine for comprehensively thorough preparation.
For those who audit, control, monitor, and assess enterprise IT and business systems, the CISA certification signals knowledge, skills, experience, and credibility that delivers value to a business. This study guide gives you the advantage of detailed explanations from a real-world perspective, so you can go into the exam fully prepared.

• Discover how much you already know by beginning with an assessment test
• Understand all content, knowledge, and tasks covered by the CISA exam
• Get more in-depths explanation and demonstrations with an all-new training video
• Test your knowledge with the electronic test engine, flashcards, review questions, and more

The CISA certification has been a globally accepted standard of achievement among information systems audit, control, and security professionals since 1978. If you're looking to acquire one of the top IS security credentials, CISA is the comprehensive study guide you need.

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From the Author:

The CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor Study Guide, 4th Edition, provides excellent coverage with memorable examples and helpful suggestions to make learning easier. Easier to remember during the exam, and in your career. Readers are skillfully guided through the technical points by explaining how a successful Auditor Acts, should Think, ways to Analyze evidence and key points on Reporting findings in the audit. Passing your CISA exam is an important first step on your path to a successful career. .Frequently Asked Questions about how this book, CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor Study Guide, 4th Edition, will benefit the reader.

1. Is the content of this Certified Information Systems Auditor Study Guide  different from classes or online courses? How?
   Similar in many ways. This book is an excellent source for your study. The scope of performing the actual audit procedures is dramatically larger than the scope of ISACA's exam for CISA certification. Content in CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor Study Guide, 4th Edition is designed to help readers prepare and often pass on their own. Your individual performance depends on your starting level of technical understanding in both IT and financial audit. For successful study the book includes where to get free downloads of the official government auditing standards to provide the very best companion references to help you pass the first time.
2. Is this the only book I need to pass the CISA exam?
   People learn in different ways, people also have different experiences in life, in technology and auditing. If you are already fluent in setup and administration tasks of computers, networks and the concepts of cyber security, then your focus is learning the auditing concepts and how to apply those objectives to IT. If you are from a financial background you should focus is learning how to apply auditing to the IT environment. The CISA exam is about terminology & theory.
3. Is the content of this book able to fulfill the learning needs of financial professionals? How?
   Yes, the CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor Study Guide, 4th Edition provides an excellent introduction on how to apply financial audit objectives to technical computing for a meaningful IT audit. If you are familiar with the IT hardware and understand basic concepts of how computers work, how software programs work and how networks work, you can expect to pass the CISA after a few weeks of independent study. If you get stuck, simply supplement your CISA study with videos or books by searching on "CISA SuperReview".
4. Is any kind of exam-pass guarantee available for the book?
   Frankly no, the CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor Study Guide, 4th Edition does not provide an exam-pass guarantee. Neither does passing the CISA exam provide any guarantee you will have a successful job in auditing. Just like everything else in life you need to put in concentrated effort to be successful. Depending on your starting level and available time this may be few weeks to a couple months of evening study. 
5. Does author David Cannon and contributors Brian O'Hara and Allen Keele provide support for questions?
   The book is a very cost-effective resource, but the price of the book unfortunately does not sustain personal support.
6. Will I learn enough to perform audits after studying for the CISA examination?No, for an important career saving reason. The CISA is your first official step to becoming qualified to be a junior member of the audit team.Content within the CISA body of knowledge covers very basic technology and audit concepts. The entire CISA exam is a starting foundation of common details you need for general high-level direction plus how to communicate with your team. ISACA and other review courses don't teach the actual audit procedures, and no audit tools.
7. What is the real secret to successfully passing the first time?Follow the learning path provided in this book. Complete each chapter in order. Don't skip anything because you might think you already know it. Auditing is about inspection. All decisions are based on collecting the best evidence, performing an involved series of technical tests and letting individual test results tell the story. Auditing is dramatically more than running scanning software. It's best to start reading this book all the way through before reading anything else. Once the series of concepts is properly installed in your brain you can venture out to other content. Focusing on drilling practice questions is how the majority end up failing their CISA exam. Above all have some faith in yourself. You can do this.

From the Back Cover:

This book includes an interactive test bank with 2 bonus practice exams. Practice exams help you identify areas where further review is needed. 400 total questions include 240 questions from Certified Information Security™ and #1 bestselling ISACA exam prep author Allen Keele's Online CISA Certification Exam Training.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1119056241
• ISBN 13: 9781119056249
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 704