Cobit Foundation Course Certified Information Systems Auditor -CISA

COBIT5 Foundation Course

Duration :25 Hours

 

COBIT 5 is the only business framework for the governance and management of enterprise IT. Launched in April 2012, COBIT 5 helps maximize the value of information by incorporating the latest thinking in enterprise governance and management techniques, and provides globally accepted principles, practices, analytical tools and models to help increase the trust in, and value from, information systems.

COBIT 5 builds and expands on COBIT 4.1 by integrating other major frameworks, standards and resources, including ISACA’s Val IT and Risk IT, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and related standards from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

COBIT 5 helps enterprises of all sizes:

Maintain high-quality information to support business decisions

Achieve strategic goals and realize business benefits through the effective and innovative use of IT

Achieve operational excellence through reliable, efficient application of technology

Maintain IT-related risk at an acceptable level

Optimize the cost of IT services and technology

Support compliance with relevant laws, regulations, contractual agreements and policies

Prerequisites

There are no mandatory prerequisites; however, work experience in governance, process improvement or IT services is recommended.

What You Will Learn

The major drivers for the development of COBIT 5

The business benefits of using COBIT 5

The COBIT 5 Product Architecture

The IT management issues and challenges that affect enterprises

The 5 Key Principles of COBIT 5 for the governance and management of Enterprise IT

How COBIT 5 ENABLES IT to be governed and managed in a holistic manner for the entire enterprise

How the COBIT 5 processes and the Process reference Model (PRM) help guide the creation of the 5 Principles and the 7 Governance and Management Enablers

The basic concepts for the Implementation of COBIT 5

The basic concepts of the new Process Assessment Model

The COBIT 5 guides and how they interrelate

Course Outline

This is a three day course with certification exam. The course outline includes the following:

 

 

1. Overview & Key Features of COBIT 5

 

The business case for COBIT 5

The key differences between COBIT 4.1 and COBIT 5

2. The COBIT 5 Principles

Meeting Stakeholder Needs

Covering the Enterprise End to End

Applying a Single Integrated Framework

Enabling a Holistic Approach

Separating Governance From Management

3. The COBIT 5 Enablers

Principles, Policies, and Frameworks

Processes

Organizational Structures

Culture, Ethics and Behavior

Information

Services, Infrastructure, and Applications

People, Skills, and Competencies

4. Introduction to COBIT 5 Implementation • What are the Drivers?

Where are we now?

Where do we want to be?

What needs to be done?

How do we get there?

Did we get there?

How do we keep the momentum going?

5. Process Capability Assessment Model

Essential elements of the model

Differences between the COBIT 4.1 Maturity Model and the COBIT 5 Process Capability Model

Performing a capability assessment

6. Representative Case Study

 

7. Exam Preparation

 

 

8. Foundation Exam

 

 

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Duration: 15 Hours

The CISA designation is a globally recognized certification for IS audit control, assurance and security professionals. Being CISA-certified showcases your audit experience, skills and knowledge, and demonstrates you are capable to assess vulnerabilities, report on compliance and institute controls within the enterprise. The CISA Exam preparation course provides 5 days of comprehensive review of each of the 5 CISA job domains. Facilitators will engage attendees with case studies, scenarios and sample exam questions specific to each domain. Learn specific strategies, techniques and tips for taking and passing the exam.  

 

Course Outline

Day 1 - The Process of Auditing Information Systems

Attendees will:

Develop and implement a risk-based IT audit strategy in compliance with IT audit standards to ensure that key areas are included

Plan specific audits to determine whether information systems are protected, controlled and provide value to the organization

Conduct audits in accordance with IT audit standards to achieve planned audit objectives

Report audit findings and make recommendations to key stakeholders to communicate results and effect change when necessary

Conduct follow-ups or prepare status reports to ensure appropriate actions have been taken by management in a timely manner

Day 2 - IT Governance and Management of IT

Attendees will:

Evaluate the effectiveness of the IT governance structure to determine whether IT decisions, directions and performance support the organization’s strategies and objectives.

Evaluate IT organizational structure and human resources (personnel) management to determine whether they support the organization’s strategies and objectives.

Evaluate the IT strategy, including the IT direction, and the processes for the strategy’s development, approval, implementation and maintenance for alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives.

Evaluate the organization’s IT policies, standards, and procedures, and the processes for their development, approval, implementation, maintenance, and monitoring, to determine whether they support the IT strategy and comply with regulatory and legal requirements.

Evaluate the adequacy of the quality management system to determine whether it supports the organization’s strategies and objectives in a cost-effective manner.

Evaluate IT management and monitoring of controls (e.g., continuous monitoring, quality assurance [QA]) for compliance with the organization’s policies, standards and procedures.

Evaluate IT resource investment, use and allocation practices, including prioritization criteria, for alignment with the organization’s strategies and objectives.

Evaluate IT contracting strategies and policies, and contract management practices to determine whether they support the organization’s strategies and objectives.

Evaluate risk management practices to determine whether the organization’s IT-related risks are properly managed.

Evaluate monitoring and assurance practices to determine whether the board and executive management receive sufficient and timely information about IT performance.

Evaluate the organization’s business continuity plan to determine the organization’s ability to continue essential business operations during the period of an IT disruption.

Day 3 - Information Systems Acquisition, Development and Implementation

Attendees will:

Evaluate the business case for proposed investments in information systems acquisition, development, maintenance and subsequent retirement to determine whether it meets business objectives.

Evaluate the project management practices and controls to determine whether business requirements are achieved in a cost-effective manner while managing risks to the organization.

Conduct reviews to determine whether a project is progressing in accordance with project plans, is adequately supported by documentation and status reporting is accurate.

Evaluate controls for information systems during the requirements, acquisition, development and testing phases for compliance with the organization’s policies, standards, procedures and applicable external requirements.

Evaluate the readiness of information systems for implementation and migration into production to determine whether project deliverables, controls and the organization’s requirements are met.

Conduct post implementation reviews of systems to determine whether project deliverables, controls and the organization’s requirements are met.

Day 4 - Information Systems Operations, Maintenance and Support

Attendees will:

Conduct periodic reviews of information systems to determine whether they continue to meet the organization’s objectives.

Evaluate service level management practices to determine whether the level of service from internal and external service providers is defined and managed.

Evaluate third-party management practices to determine whether the levels of controls expected by the organization are being adhered to by the provider.

Evaluate operations and end-user procedures to determine whether scheduled and nonscheduled processes are managed to completion.

Evaluate the process of information systems maintenance to determine whether they are controlled effectively and continue to support the organization’s objectives.

Evaluate data administration practices to determine the integrity and optimization of databases.

Evaluate the use of capacity and performance monitoring tools and techniques to determine whether IT services meet the organization’s objectives.

Evaluate problem and incident management practices to determine whether incidents, problems or errors are recorded, analyzed and resolved in a timely manner.

Evaluate change, configuration and release management practices to determine whether scheduled and nonscheduled changes made to the organization’s production environment are adequately controlled and documented.

Day 5 - Protection of Information Assets

Attendees will:

Evaluate the information security policies, standards and procedures for completeness and alignment with generally accepted practices

Evaluate the design, implementation and monitoring of system and logical security controls to verify the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information

Evaluate the design, implementation and monitoring of the data classification processes and procedures for alignment with the organization’s policies, standards, procedures and applicable external requirements

Evaluate the design, implementation and monitoring of physical access and environmental controls to determine whether information assets are adequately safeguarded

Evaluate the processes and procedures used to store, retrieve, transport and dispose of information assets (e.g., backup media, offsite storage, hard copy/print data and softcopy media) to determine whether information assets are adequately safeguarded.

 

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