Certified Information Systems Auditor

Certified Information Systems Auditor

Why CISA?

  • Are highly qualified, experienced professionals
  • Provide the enterprise with a certification for IT assurance that is recognized by multinational clients, lending credibility to the enterprise
  • Are excellent indicators of proficiency in technology controls
  • Demonstrate competence in five domains, including standards and practices; organization and management; processes; integrity, confidentiality and availability; and software development, acquisition and maintenance
  • Demonstrate a commitment to providing the enterprise with trust in and value from your information systems
  • Maintain ongoing professional development for successful on-the-job performance

Pre-Requisite

A minimum of 5 years of professional information systems auditing, control or security work experience (as described in the CISA job practice areas) is required for certification. Substitutions and waivers of such experience, to a maximum of 3 years, may be obtained as follows:

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  • A maximum of 1 year of information systems experience OR 1 year of non-IS auditing experience can be substituted for 1 year of experience.
  • 60 to 120 completed university semester credit hours (the equivalent of a 2-year or 4-year degree) not limited by the 10-year preceding restriction, can be substituted for 1 or 2 years, respectively, of experience.
  • A master’s degree in information security or information technology from an accredited university can be substituted for 1 year of experience.

Exam Information

  • Duration: 4 Hours
  • Number of questions: 150
  • Question format: Multiple Choice
  • Passing marks: 450 out of 800
  • Exam language: English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Turkish, Chinese