exam preparation course nicosia

CISA

CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITOR

EXAM PREPARATION COURSE NICOSIA

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COURSE DESCRIPTION The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) is a world renowned accreditation awarded by ISACA those professionals who audit, control, monitor and assess information technology and business systems. The course is designed to cover the following domains required ISACA for the CISA qualification and in addition will provide participants with an IT Crash Course.

PART 1: IT CRASH COURSE FOR NON-IT PROFESSIONALS (6 HOURS) The IT Crash Course is designed for individuals who would like to refresh or have no previous IT professional experience. Candidates for the CISA, CISM, CGEIT and CRISC ISACA qualifications can also attend this course separately. The IT Crash Course will cover the following:  Important IT Terminology  IT architecture related to data, applications and technology  Services and product Acquisition practices  Requirements analysis and management practices  System development methodologies and tools  Testing methodologies related to information systems development  Technology concepts related to networks  Technology concepts related to systems software  Operating systems  Hardware concepts  Applications & SDLC  Databases administration practices  System resiliency tools and techniques  Capacity planning and monitoring tools  Network analyzers, system utilization report, load balancing  Change Management  OSI  Disaster recovery and Business Continuity  Logical access control  Malware, viruses, spyware  Security testing techniques  Data leakage  Voice communication security  IT security  Firewalls  Risks, threats, vulnerability analysis, BIA  Cloud computing  Virtualization  Network and Internet security devices, protocols and techniques  Cryptography

PART 2: CISA TRAINING (24 HOURS TUITION & 3 HOURS REVISION) The following CISA domains will be covered through the course: DOMAIN 1-THE PROCESS OF AUDITING INFORMATION SYSTEMS  Auditing  Risk-Based Auditing  Internal Controls 2|P a g e

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Audit Planning performing the Audit Sampling Audit Analysis and Reporting Control Self-Assessment (CSA) ISACA Code of professional Ethics

DOMAIN 2-GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF IT  Governance and Management of IT  Strategic Planning and Models  Policies, Standards and Procedures  Risk Management  Resource Management  Management of IT Functional Operations  Business Continuity Planning (BCP) DOMAIN 3-INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION  Program and Project Management  Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC)  Types of Specialized Business Applications  Acquisition  Application Controls DOMAIN 4-INFORMATION SYSTEMS OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT  Auditing System Operations and Maintenance  System and Communications Hardware  Auditing Networks  Auditing Job Scheduling  Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans  Auditing of Business Continuity Plans DOMAIN 5-PROTECTION OF INFORMATION ASSETS  Information Security Management  Access Controls  Equipment and Network Security  Encryption  Malware  Incident Handling and Evidence  Physical and Environmental Controls

PARTICIPANTS This course is addressed to the following audience:  Information System Auditors  IT Administrators  Chief Information Security Officers (CISO)  Risk Managers  Compliance Personnel  Anyone seeking broader understanding of IT audit best practices 3|P a g e

LECTURER MR. DEMETRIS KACHULIS Mr. Demetris Kachulis is an expert in the field of Information Security. With over 20 years of Wall Street consulting and training experience he has worked with many Fortune 500 companies including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley etc. His career spans in a number of industries including Insurance, Finance/Brokerage/Banking, Precious Metals, Commodities, Manufacturing, Energy, and Aviation. He advises Senior Management and provides training and hands-on consulting to project management professionals.

EXAMINATION Questions: 150 multiple choice Questions Duration: 4 hours Examination Format: paper based Passing score: 450 or higher (ISACA uses a common scale from 200 to 800) NOTE: For more detailed information you can download the 2016 ISACA Exam Candidate Information Guide from WWW.ISACA.ORG/CERTIFICATION

COURSE STRUCTURE IT CRASH COURSE Duration: 6 hours Classroom Tuition Study Material: Lecturer notes in electronic format (PDF) CISA TRAINING COURSE Duration: 24 hours Classroom Tuition plus 3 hours Revision Study Material: Participant Handbook, CISA Exam Prep Course in electronic format (PDF)

TUITION FEES   

PART 1 (IT Crash Course) & PART 2 (CISA Training): €950 (33 HOURS) PART 1 (IT Crash Course) only: €180 (6 Hours) PART 2 (CISA Training) only: €850 (27 Hours)

NOTES 1. Terms of payment: 50% upon registration and 50% by 3 June 2016. 2. If you need to vary your terms of payment, please contact Globaltraining’s Finance Department at tel: 22841575 and 22841614. 3. Tuition Fees include study material in electronic format (pdf). 4. Individuals who have failed their attempt to pass the CISA exam and would like to attend the course, will be given a 30% discount. It is required that written evidence is submitted with the registration form.

VENUE Classes will take place at: Globaltraining at the University of Nicosia, 46 Makedonitissas Avenue, Nicosia; Tel: 77 77 80 30; Web: www.globaltraining.org 4|P a g e

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATIONS For more information and registrations, please contact: Globaltraining Tel: 77 77 80 30; Email: [email protected]; Web: www.globaltraining.org

CISA EXAM PREPARATION COURSE TIMETABLE – MAY 2016 MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY 01/05

02/05

03/05

04/05

05/05

06/05

07/05 IT COURSE Lecture 1

08/05

09:00-15:30 (6H)

09/05

10/05 CISA Lecture 1

11/05

18:00-21:00 (3H)

16/05

17/05 CISA Lecture 3 24/05 CISA Lecture 5

18/05

14/05

15/05

19/05 CISA Lecture 4

20/05

21/05

22/05

27/05

28/05

29/05

18:00-21:00 (3H)

25/05

18:00-21:00 (3H)

30/05

13/05

18:00-21:00 (3H)

18:00-21:00 (3H)

23/05

12/05 CISA Lecture 2

26/05 CISA Lecture 6 18:00-21:00 (3H)

31/05 CISA Lecture 7 18:00-21:00 (3H)

CISA EXAM PREPARATION COURSE TIMETABLE - June 2016 MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

01/06

02/06 CISA Lecture 8

03/06

04/06

05/06

10/06

11/06

12/06

18:00-21:00 (3H)

06/06

07/06 Revision 18:00-21:00 (3H)

08/06

09/06

EXAM

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