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Certified Information Systems Auditor

ISACA professional certification for information systems auditing, control and security; examination passage and certification experience requirements are distinct.

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Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA®) exam
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Description
Pass the CISA examination and apply within five years of passage. Certification also requires five years of relevant professional experience within the ten years preceding application, subject to ISACA's available experience waivers of at most three years; experience must be verified. Experience is a certification condition, not a prerequisite to sit the examination. Pay the US$50 application processing fee, submit the application, and adhere to the Code of Professional Ethics, Continuing Professional Education Policy and Information Systems Auditing Standards. Renewal requirements are outside this initial-route investigation.

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
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