The CISA Prep Guide: Mastering the Certified Information Systems Auditor Exam [Paperback]

John Kramer (Author), John B. Kramer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0471250325 | ISBN-13: 978-0471250326

• 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

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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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (February 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471250325
• ISBN-13: 978-0471250326
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,333,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fire the Editor!, June 8, 2004

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Michael G. Redmond (Baton Rouge, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The CISA Prep Guide: Mastering the Certified Information Systems Auditor Exam (Paperback)

I am an IS professional with 25 years of experience but it's been 6 years since I took a certification test. I needed the book to codify what I already knew from experience. I found the actual subject matter of the book to be adequate, but the author often took 500 words to say what could have been said in 50. And then he often said it wrong! And with bad grammer and incomplete sentences. I was as angry at the book editor as I was with the author. I kept thinking that English must not be the author's native language, but even so, the editor didn't do his job. That's probably why an updated version has not been issued. Get a new author! Get a new editor!

The software also was bad. I have used Boson software and tests before and found them very good. The test engine may work great, but if the data is wrong, it doesn't matter how great the engine is.

Bottom line - don't buy this book. Get the ISACA study materials. It'll cost three times a much, but it'll be worth it.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for CISA, at least, March 13, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The CISA Prep Guide: Mastering the Certified Information Systems Auditor Exam (Paperback)

This book came last year, it does not cover the CISA objectives. Too verbose and lot of filler. If you need something easy, quick and direct, there are better resources like "CISA Study Guide in EasyFAQs"

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Is it Really worth?, April 28, 2004

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Guna (Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The CISA Prep Guide: Mastering the Certified Information Systems Auditor Exam (Paperback)

I purchased this book in Amazon with lot of hope to get a outsider's view on the CISA. Unfortunately there is no consistency in the chapters and I am afraid to what extent this is going to help me in preparing for the CISA. Now I have to buy some more materials before taking the test. The CD is totally absurd with wrong answers. The explanatory answers points to option 'D' while the answer is marked as Option 'C'. Unless the author comes with a revised version early, this book is not going to be helpful for CISA Preparation.