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ISACA’s Cybersecurity Audit Certificate Program provides audit/assurance professionals with the knowledge needed to excel in cybersecurity audits. It provides security professionals with an understanding of the audit process, and IT risk professionals with an understanding of cyber-related risk and mitigating controls.

The Cybersecurity Audit Certificate is a comprehensive course designed to help individuals prepare for the Cybersecurity Audit Certificate exam and to understand risk and implement controls to better protect against cyber threats.

The Cybersecurity Audit Certificate exam and manual are organised within four high-level domains:

Cybersecurity and Audit’s Role

Cybersecurity Governance

Cybersecurity Operations

Cybersecurity Technology Topics

These domains are the result of extensive research and feedback from subject matter experts from around the world.

You do not need any prerequisites for this accelerated course. However, ISACA recommends that you have a basic understanding of cyber security concepts and previous experience within the industry.

With the increasing number of cyberthreats, it is becoming critical for audit plans to include cybersecurity. ISACA’s Cybersecurity Audit Certificate Program provides audit/assurance professionals with the knowledge needed to excel in cybersecurity audits, and IT risk professionals with an understanding of cyber-related risk and mitigating controls.

Understand Security Frameworks to Identify Best Practices
Define threat and vulnerability management
Assess threats with the help of vulnerability management tools
Build and deploy secure authorization processes
Explain all aspects of cybersecurity governance
Distinguish between firewall and network security technologies
Enhance asset, configuration, change and patch management practices
Manage enterprise identity and information access
Identify application security control
Identify cyber and legal regulatory requirements to aid in compliance assessments
Identify weaknesses in cloud strategies and controls
Perform cybersecurity and third-party risk assessments
Identify the benefits and risks of containerization

Module 1: Introduction

Digital Asset Protection
Lines of Defense
Role of Audit
Audit Objectives
Audit Scope

Module 2: Cybersecurity Governance

Cybersecurity Roles and Responsibilities
Security Frameworks
Security Organization Goals & Objectives
Cybersecurity Policy and Standards
Cyber and Legal/ Regulatory Requirements
Information Asset Classification
Cybersecurity Insurance
Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
Cybersecurity Awareness Training & Education
Social Media – Risk and Control
Third-Party Assessment
Service Providers
Supply Chain Risk Management
Performance Measurement

Module 3: Cybersecurity Operations

Concepts and Definitions
Threat and Vulnerability Management
Enterprise Identity and Access Management
Configuration Management / Asset management
Change Management
Patch Management
Network Security
Build and Deploy/Secure Authorization Process for Information Technology
Incident Management
Client Endpoint Protection
Application Security
Data Backup and Recovery
Security Compliance
Cryptography

Module 4: Cybersecurity Technology Topics

Firewall and Network Security technologies
Security Incident & Event Management (SIEM)
Wireless Technology
Cloud Computing
Mobile Security
Internet of Things (IoT)
Virtualization Security
Industrial Control Systems (ICS)

The Cybersecurity Audit Certificate Exam is an online, closed-book, remotely proctored exam. The exam covers four domains and includes a total of 75 questions. The number of questions in each domain is based upon the domain’s assigned weight. The chart on the right displays the domains and the weights assigned to them.

Cybersecurity Governance - 20%

Cybersecurity Operations - 45%

Cybersecurity Technology Topics - 30%

Cybersecurity and the audit role - 5%

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06 November 2024