Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA®) exam — Information & Free Practice
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Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA®) exam
- Provider
- ISACA; delivered by PSI at authorized testing centers or through remote proctoring
- Format
- Computer-based, one-best-answer multiple-choice examination with four answer options
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 150; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 4 hours (240 minutes)
- Passing score
- 450 on ISACA's 200–800 scaled-score scale
- Exam fee
- ISACA member US$575; nonmember US$760; separate certification application processing fee US$50
Examination outline
Information System Auditing Process (18%)
- Planning
- Execution
Governance and Management of IT (18%)
- IT Governance
- IT Management
Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation (12%)
- Information Systems Acquisition and Development
- Information Systems Implementation
Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience (26%)
- Information Systems Operations
- Business Resilience
Protection of Information Assets (26%)
- Information Asset Security and Control
- Security Event Management
Examination sources
- ISACA Certification Exam Candidate Guide
p. 27 / Appendix A: CISA / outline adoption
- ISACA Certification Exam Candidate Guide
pp. 28–30 / Appendix A / Supporting Tasks 1–43
- ISACA Certification Exam Candidate Guide
pp. 6–7, section 1.2, CISA column / Exam Length
- ISACA Certification Exam Candidate Guide
p. 22, Scoring Criteria
- ISACA Certification Exam Candidate Guide
p. 22, Scoring Criteria / passing standard and domain results
- ISACA Certification Exam Candidate Guide
p. 13, section 3.1 / Exam Questions
- ISACA Certification Exam Candidate Guide
p. 13, section 3.1 / answer options
- ISACA CISA certification
Register for the exam
- ISACA CISA certification
Seamless certification journey
- ISACA Certification Exam Candidate Guide
p. 8 / Exam Fees
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This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.