Product Description

• This is the first commercially available book to offer CISA study materials
• The consulting editor, Ronald Krutz, is the co–author of The CISSP Prep Guide (0–471–26802–X)
• Provides definitions and background on the seven content areas of CISA
• Includes many sample test questions and explanations of answers
• More than 10,000 people registered for the CISA exam in 2002
• CD–ROM contains annual updates to the exam so the book remains current for a number of years

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #265372 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 544 pages

From the Back Cover
The first commercially available book to offer CISA study material

The CISA certification is a prerequisite for many audit and security job postings in the marketplace today. Becom–ing certified takes years of experience and exposure to information systems and risk and control techniques. In this book, John Kramer refers to his own experiences as an auditor and an audit manager to offer you some unique insight to passing the CISA exam, performing IS audits, and audit management, as well as teaching entry–level IS auditors. This firsthand knowledge of what works and what information is most relevant to the professional IS auditor prepares you to study for and pass the CISA exam and perform IS audits with confidence.

Organized according to the examination content areas that are currently defined for preparation and study for the CISA examination, each chapter includes sample test questions found on the CISA examination. In addition to valuable reference material and glossaries of terms, this book covers:

• The IS audit process (ten percent of test content)
• Management, planning, and organization of information systems (eleven percent of test content)
• Technical infrastructure and operational practices (thirteen percent of test content)
• Protection of information assets (twenty–five percent of test content)
• Disaster, recovery, and business continuity (ten percent of test content)
• Business application system development, acquisition, implementation, and maintenance (sixteen percent of test content)
• Business process evaluation and risk management (fifteen percent of test content)

Test yourself using the interactive CD–ROM! This CD–ROM includes the Wiley test engine powered by top–rated Boson software, which allows you to test yourself using practice exams that are randomly generated from the questions in the book.

About the Author
JOHN B. KRAMER is the Information Security Manager and Security Architect for UPMC Health System, a leading health care system with more than 25,000 employees. Mr. Kramer holds both CISA and CISSP certifications. He spent eight years in information systems auditing in large banking, investment, and health care environments, responsible for all phases of the IS audit programs, and has developed audit staff and conducted CISA exam prep training. He is a former vice president of the Pittsburgh ISACA chapter.

Customer Reviews

The CISA Prep Guide : an excellent first choice
I have chosen this book to prepare for the CISA Exam. There is quite some material available for this subject and it is therefore sometimes difficult to see the wood for the trees. John B. Kramer shares with us his rich experience of IT auditor in a pragmatic way and manages to deliver in less than 600 readable pages. The CISA Prep Guide follows the main CISA exam areas and combines theory with sample questions. A CD-ROM is also included and it is a welcome alternate way for studying. I have other books to prepare for the exam as well, but whenever a constraint of time or space would come up, this book would definitely be my first choice. Being a non-native English speaker myself I can also highly recommend it to all of those who need to prepare for the CISA exam.

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