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Prepare for CISA certification and improve your job skills with the training you'll receive in this valuable book. Covering the very latest version of the exam, it's packed with instruction on all exam content areas, including the most up-to-date regulations, IS auditing best practices, and compliances. You'll find practical exercises and plenty of real-world scenariosjust what you need for the CISA exam, and beyond.

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Take charge of your career with CISA certification

Prepare for CISA certification and improve your job skills with the training you'll receive in this valuable book. Covering the very latest version of the exam, it's packed with instruction on all exam content areas, including the most up-to-date regulations, IS auditing best practices, and compliances. You'll find practical exercises and plenty of real-world scenarios—just what you need for the CISA exam, and beyond.

Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need for the exam

Real-world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles

Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day—more than 500 questions included

Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam

A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

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SYBEX TEST ERNGINE:
Test your knowledge with advanced testing software. Includes all chapter review questions and bonus exams.

ELECTRONIC FLASHCARDS:
Reinforce your understanding with flashcards that can run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld.
Also on CD, you'll find the entire book in searchable and printable PDF.
Study anywhere, any time, and approach the exam with confidence.

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  • Paperback: 624 pages
  • Publisher: Sybex; 2 edition (March 24, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470231521
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470231524
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars I Passed the Dec 06 CISA Exam Thanks to this Book, February 6, 2007
First, this should not be your only reference. There: got that out of the way.

I recommend this book along with the official questions and answers book and the official questions and answers supplement.

This book does a very good job of covering every topic with which you need to be very familiar in order to pass the test. It covers the practice areas as updated for 2006, which haven't changed for 2007. However, the questions in this book are terrible and do not represent the questions you will be asked on the actual test. Also, there are many editing errors in this book so be on the lookout.

The official questions and answers book and its supplement are essential. The test questions are often misleadingly (or just poorly) worded and correctly answering the multiple choice questions often comes down to almost arbitrarily deciding which one is "most" correct. You will have a hard time on the exam if you haven't subjected yourself to this abuse before hand.

I do not recommend the official study guide. The official study guide is so terrible on so many levels I wished I could throw it at an ISACA official after wasting my time and money on it. The writing is terrible: redundant, dry, and often times of questionable use and technical accuracy. The book itself has terrible typography and pedagogy that make it painful to read. The softcover, oversized dimensions, and spiral binding make it very annoying to carry or store anywhere other than on a flat desktop since it flops around. That it was so obviously cheaply produced and yet costs more than $100 is insulting.

So, in summary: This book is worth your money despite its flaws and will help you pass the CISA exam. Make sure you also buy the official questions and answers book and its supplement. Avoid the official study guide.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Learn to Think like an Auditor, February 6, 2008
By Miriam (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
After waiting eight weeks for my score, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief: I passed the CISA exam!

Preparing for and taking the CISA exam is a painful and frustrating process. I used this book in combination with the CD of 700+ questions from ISACA. I work as a network security professional, so I also relied heavily on my own experience and the experience of my colleagues. I interviewed colleagues extensively, particularly those with bank auditing experience and background in the financial industry.

My own background includes 10 years as a Network Administrator. I had few worries about the technical material: my main concern was how to think like an auditor. In that, I found this book very helpful. I read through it more than once. The chapters introducing audit concepts I read three times, taking notes and paying close attention. It was important to learn how to translate my technical knowledge into the framework of auditing: concepts such as auditor independence, material evidence, chain-of-custody -- these were issues that were new to me, or at least new in this context.

I strongly recommend the book to technical people who need a way to shift their viewpoint into the mindset of an auditor. There is a structure to auditing that is not covered in most IT training, and thus is new to us. But the knowledge gained is immediately useful and has real-world applications, especially if you already work in the IT security field.

For familiarity with the actual CISA exam questions, I recommend use of the CD available from ISACA. The exam itself is full of ambiguous questions. Even now, I don't know if my passing score reflects actual auditing skill or luck in interpreting the questions. The exam was also grueling due to uncomfortable seating with very little elbow room. It's an unpleasant ordeal all the way through, but I did gain a lot from the process of studying for the test and I hope the certification will be good for my career.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Having Fun with CISA, October 3, 2006
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The CISA test itself is pretty much BS. The questions are worded badly, there's a few false alternatives and plain weird ones. Definitely still possible to pass it with the curve ISACA adds.

The official ISACA book is absolutely worthless. It's like reading a dictionary, a dictionary that repeats sentences, is overly wordy and reading is like eating cardboard. The ISACA questions CD however is highly worth it and very close to the questions you'll end up getting. Combine that CD with this third party book and cd and you'll be set. Good luck.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Good for understanding the topics - Not for passing exam
Read the book. Then I ordered the manual and questions. Basically the book did not help me answer the practice questions. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars A very good book to start with for CISA exam preparation
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not for CISA exam!!!!!!!
It is too general and may be a book you can suggest for auditors, but not for the one who wants to pass the test.

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