Six Steps To Achieve Cisa Certification Exam June 2013

By Author: Vikash Kumar
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CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) certification established and first offered by ISACA in 1978. It acquired much bigger shape and is globally accepted as a credential necessary for individuals who require knowledge in information technology auditing, control and security. CISA certification is mandatory for anyone who is looking forward to seek the elite ranks of Certified Information Systems Auditors. To achieve this top flight certification one is required to pursue CISA training. CISA training is one of the most helpful and significant way to equip IT security professionals and financial auditors with the skills and knowledge to attain this certification.

With new technological advancements all the vendors are moving towards electronic testing exam patterns; however ISACA still prefers to stick to the same pattern to conduct CISA exam twice a year. For those who have planned to appear for June-2013 CISA exam, they still have time to prepare themselves and brush up the core concepts.

Here are the steps to assume and clear the CISA exam 2013 June:

The first step - checking the source - ...
... To achieve CISA certification the most important thing is to search out the best place to get detailed information. It goes without saying, that to get apt and accurate information nothing can be better than the official website of CISA. Knowledge of complete information provides great insights into the CISA certification procedures.

Step two - Finding requirements

You need to have a thorough understanding and knowledge of the requirements to become a CISA certified professional:

• One needs clearing CISA examination (offered twice a year).
• Submitting the application with five years of IS auditing, control or security work experience or valid substitutes.
• Agreeing to the ISACA Code of Professional Ethics.
• Also, one needs to pay yearly fee and minimum of 20 hours CPE (Continuing Professional Education) and 120 CPE's every three years.

Step three - clearing the CISA Exam

The most critical thing is to clear the CISA exam. Owing to its subjective and judgmental nature of the questions for this exam, it is considered quite tricky. The general feedback is that mostly individuals find it difficult to identify the accurate answer. The exam is of 4 hours with 200 multiple choice questions. The minimum score should be a 450, out of scaled score of 200-800 by ISACA.
According to ISACA perfect score is 800 and 200 is the lowest possible score and it signifies that only a small number of questions were answered correctly. The results are given after 8 weeks (approx.) after the test date and the official exam results are mailed to the candidates.

Step four -finding apt CISA training program

CISA Training Programs provide IT professionals with thorough knowledge of the areas mentioned as the core theory of CISA. These domains cover a wide range of topics, such as encryption, physical security, access controls and Internet security devices. It is recommended to go through a strategic, conceptualized and planned CISA training program, that suits your need and assist you to clear the exam at one go.

There are many IT training programs, like -

CISA Classroom Training - These are of two types, one Onsite - wherein one may get training inside your office premises and another one at the training center. These are live interactive sessions with instructors. In these classes you are able to get hands-on lab sessions as well.

CISA Bootcamp Training - Mainly meant for international students, where they can go away from their day today distractions, to an exotic place and get trained and give certification exam as well. IT Bootcamp trainings are strategic and focused training programs that emphasize mainly at imparting in-depth, hands-on training that proves beneficial in clearing the certification.

Step Five - the registration

You should complete the registration process once you attain complete confidence in the required domain. As CISA exam is offered just twice in a year, hence you must be aware of the actual timeline. Filling-up of the application form is also a cumbersome task. As it consists of things like meeting experience criteria (you need to have a five year work experience requirement). There are certain exclusions as well which one may use to fulfill these criteria. For one year of experience, one may substitute one year of financial audit or one year of IS experience. There are more such substitution that you may consider while filling-up the form.

The final Step
Lastly, it is mandatory to maintain adequate level of current knowledge and proficiency in the field of information systems security management. These professionals are required to adhere with the CISA CPE policy to retain certification.