CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor Study Guide 4th edition

"The industry-leading study guide for the CISA exam, fully updated More than 27,000 IT professionals take the Certified Information Systems Auditor exam each year. SC Magazine lists the CISA as the top certification for security professionals. Compliances, regulations, and best practices for IS auditing are updated twice a year, and this is the most up-to-date book available to prepare aspiring CISAs for the next exam. CISAs are among the five highest-paid IT security professionals; more than 27,000 takethe exam each year and the numbers are growing Standards are updated twice a year, and this book offers the most up-to-date coverage as well as the proven Sybex approach that breaks down the content, tasks, and knowledge areas of the exam to cover every detail. Covers the IS audit process, IT governance, systems and infrastructure lifecycle management, IT service delivery and support, protecting information assets, disaster recovery, and more. Anyone seeking Certified Information Systems Auditor status will be fully prepared for the exam with the detailed information and approach found in this book."--Provided by publisher.
Building on the proven approach of other Sybex Study Guides,this updated book of more than 700 comprehensive pagescomplies with the recent release of the September 2014 IT AuditFramework (ITAF) and with that prepares readers to takethe new exam based on those guidelines. This Study Guide covers theContent Areas and Tasks and Knowledge Areas and breaks them downfor the reader in a clear and concise manner. The book begins withan Assessment Test and then moves on to:IT GovernanceThe IS Audit ProcessNetworking Technology BasicsInformation Systems Life CycleSystem Implementation and OperationsProtecting Information AssetsBusiness Continuity and Disaster RecoveryEach chapter ends with a summary, Exam Essentials (mostimportant items on which one will be tested), Review Questions, andAnswers to Review Questions. In this new edition, all the CISAterminology & definitions have been revised to keep up with newdefinition in regulations & ISO standards in light of the majorbreaches which occurred during 2012-14 causing the guidelines andthe certification requirements to change. Approximately73 terms have newer definitions or nomenclature changes. Unique tothis study guide only, ISO standards are included as the governingbody, ISACA, must comply with these standards now and in thefuture. The book comes complete with Exam Essentials, ChapterReview Questions, and Real-World Scenarios, as well as two bonusPractice Exams, Flashcards, and a Glossary of Terms.