Certified Information System Auditor

1) Planning
       a.    IS Audit Standards, Guidelines, and Codes of Ethics
       b.    Business Processes
       c.    Types of Controls
       d.    Risk-Based Audit Planning
       e.    Types of Audits and Assessments
2) Execution
       a.    Audit Project Management
       b.    Sampling Methodology
       c.    Audit Evidence Collection Techniques
       d.    Data Analytics
       e.    Reporting and Communication Techniques

1)    IT Governance
          a.     IT Governance and IT Strategy
          b.    IT-Related Frameworks
          c.    IT Standards, Policies, and Procedures
          d.   Organizational Structure
          e.   Enterprise Architecture
          f.    Enterprise Risk Management
          g.    Maturity Models
          h.    Laws, Regulations, and Industry Standards Affecting the Organization
2)    IT Management
          a.    IT Resource Management
          b.    IT Service Provider Acquisition and Management
          c.    IT Performance Monitoring and Reporting
          d.    Quality Assurance and Quality Management of IT

1) Information Systems Acquisition and Development
         a.    Project Governance and Management
         b.    Business Case and Feasibility Analysis
         c.    System Development Methodologies
         d.    Control Identification and Design
2) Information Systems Implementation
          a.    Testing Methodologies
          b.    Configuration and Release Management
          c.    System Migration, Infrastructure Deployment, and Data Conversion 

         d. Post-implementation Review

1) Information Systems Operations
          a.   Common Technology Components
          b.    IT Asset Management
          c.    Job Scheduling and Production Process Automation
          d.    System Interfaces
          e.    End-User Computing
          f.    Data Governance
          g.    Systems Performance Management
          h.    Problem and Incident Management
          i.    Change, Configuration, Release, and Patch Management
          j.    IT Service Level Management
          k.    Database Management
2) Business Resilience
          a.    Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
          b.    System Resiliency
          c.    Data Backup, Storage, and Restoration
          d.    Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
          e.    Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP)

1) Information Asset Security and Control
          a.    Information Asset Security Frameworks, Standards, and Guidelines
          b.    Privacy Principles
          c.    Physical Access and Environmental Controls
          d.    Identity and Access Management
          e.    Network and End-Point Security
          f.    Data Classification
          g.    Data Encryption and Encryption-Related Techniques
          h.    Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
          i.    Web-Based Communication Techniques
          j.    Virtualized Environments
          k.    Mobile, Wireless, and Internet-of-Things (IoT) Devices
2) Security Event Management
         a.    Security Awareness Training and Programs
         b.    Information System Attack Methods and Techniques
         c.    Security Testing Tools and Techniques
         d.    Security Monitoring Tools and Techniques
         e.    Incident Response Management
         f.    Evidence Collection and Forensics