Datasheet | CISA® - Certified Information Systems Auditor®
Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA®) is ISACA’s certification for professionals who audit, monitor, and assess IT and business systems. It validates the ability to apply a risk-based approach to audit engagements while addressing current technology trends and the controls, risks, and resilience considerations that shape modern IS/IT audit.

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Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA®) is ISACA’s certification for professionals who audit, monitor, and assess IT and business systems. It validates the ability to apply a risk-based approach to audit engagements while addressing current technology trends and the controls, risks, and resilience considerations that shape modern IS/IT audit.
Recommended For • Information systems auditors and audit professionals responsible for evaluating
controls, risk, and compliance across IT and business systems.
• Professionals involved in information systems control, assurance, security, and governance who want a globally recognized IS audit credential.
• Candidates preparing for the CISA exam who want ISACA-aligned preparation across all five job practice domains.
Key Features • Exam-aligned curriculum mapped to the five CISA job practice domains:
Information Systems Auditing Process; Governance and Management of IT; Information Systems Acquisition, Development & Implementation; Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience; and Protection of Information Assets.
• Exam format: 150 multiple-choice questions delivered as a computer-based exam at authorized PSI testing centers globally or via remote proctoring.
• Domain weighting (current ISACA outline): Domain 1 (18%), Domain 2 (18%), Domain 3 (12%), Domain 4 (26%), Domain 5 (26%).
• Scaled scoring model: exam results are reported on a 200–800 scale, with 450 or higher required to pass.
• Official ISACA preparation resources include the CISA Online Review Course 2024, CISA Review Manual, 28th Edition 2024, and the CISA Questions, Answers & Explanations Database 2024 with a 12-month subscription and a 1,070-question pool.
• ISACA states the current CISA exam was updated to reflect innovations and evolving technologies impacting the IT audit profession.
Outcomes & Impact • Build the skills to assess whether information systems are protected, controlled,
and aligned to organizational objectives.
• Strengthen the ability to evaluate governance, operations, resilience, and security controls using a risk-based audit approach.
• Support readiness for the CISA exam and ongoing professional development in IS/IT audit, control, assurance, and security.
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• Maintain long-term credential value through ISACA’s continuing education model of 20 CPE hours annually and 120 CPE hours over a three-year reporting period.
Prerequisites • Exam eligibility: The CISA exam is open to anyone who has an interest in
information security.
• Certification eligibility (after passing): A minimum of five (5) years of professional information systems auditing, control, or security work experience is required for certification. Candidates have five years from the exam pass date to apply, and the experience must be gained within the 10-year period preceding the application date.
• Waivers and substitutions: ISACA allows optional experience waivers for qualifying education and certain credentials, as defined in the official CISA certification requirements.
Purchase & Redemption Options Training is available via:
• Flex Credits.
• Check Point COOP funds.
• Credit Card.
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