INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITOR EXAM PREPARATION COURSE NICOSIA LIVE ON-LINE. 1 P a g e

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1 CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITOR EXAM PREPARATION COURSE NICOSIA LIVE ON-LINE 1 P a g e

2 COURSE DESCRIPTION The Certified Information Systems Auditor () 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 qualification and in addition will provide participants with an IT Crash Course. PART 1: IT BOOST 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, 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: TRAINING (24 HOURS TUITION & 3 HOURS REVISION) The following 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

3 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

4 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) For the December 2016 Exam, below are the registration deadlines: 17 August 2016 Early Registration Deadline 21 October 2016 Final Registration Deadline NOTE: For more detailed information you can download the 2016 ISACA Exam Candidate Information Guide from COURSE STRUCTURE IT CRASH COURSE Duration: 6 hours Classroom and Live On-Line Tuition Study Material: Lecturer notes in electronic format (PDF) TRAINING COURSE Duration: 24 hours Classroom and Live-On-Line Tuition plus 3 hours Revision Study Material: Participant Handbook, Exam Prep Course in electronic format (PDF) TUITION FEES CLASSROOM PART 1 (IT Boost Course) & PART 2 ( Training): 950 (33 HOURS) PART 1 (IT Boost Course) only: 180 (6 Hours) PART 2 ( Training) only: 850 (27 Hours) TUITION FEES LIVE-ON-LINE PART 1 (IT Boost Course) & PART 2 ( Training): 665 (33 HOURS) PART 1 (IT Boost Course) only: 125(6 Hours) PART 2 ( Training) only: 595 (27 Hours) 4 P a g e

5 NOTES: 1. 15% Early Registration Discount by 30 September Terms of payment: 50% upon registration and 50% by 15 November If you need to vary your terms of payment, please contact Globaltraining s Finance Department at tel: and Tuition Fees include study material in electronic format (pdf). 5. Individuals who have failed to pass the exam and would like to register to the course, will be given a 30% discount. It is required that written evidence of failing the exam is submitted with the course registration form. VENUE Classes will take place at: Globaltraining at the University of Nicosia 46 Makedonitissas Avenue, Nicosia Tel: Web: INFORMATION AND REGISTRATIONS For more information and registrations, please contact: Classroom Tuition Tel: seminars@globaltraining.org Live Online Tuition Tel: ; liveonline@globaltraining.org EXAM PREPARATION COURSE TIMETABLE OCTOBER 2016 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 03/10 04/10 05/10 06/10 07/10 08/10 09/10 10/10 11/10 12/10 13/10 14/10 15/10 16/10 IT BOOST COURSE Lecture 1 09:00-15:30 (6H) 5 P a g e

6 EXAM PREPARATION COURSE TIMETABLE - NOVEMBER 2016 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 01/11 02/11 03/11 04/11 05/11 06/11 Lecture 1 Lecture 2 07/11 08/11 09/11 10/11 11/11 12/11 13/11 Lecture 3 Lecture 4 14/11 15/11 16/11 17/11 18/11 19/11 20/11 Lecture 5 Lecture 6 21/11 22/11 23/11 24/11 25/11 26/11 27/11 Lecture 7 Lecture 8 28/11 29/11 30/11 EXAM PREPARATION COURSE TIMETABLE - DECEMBER 2016 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 01/12 02/12 03/12 04/12 Revision 05/12 06/12 07/12 08/12 09/12 10/12 11/12 EXAM 6 P a g e