
Auditor judgment, professional conduct and risk-based priorities.
Control classification, engagement boundaries, testing choices and sampling limits.
Evidence relevance, reliability, analytics validation, reporting and audit quality.
Apply the Audit Process Kit, complete 30 trainer questions and revisit terms through three study games.
Tools in this lecture:
HTML: CISA 01 Audit Process Kit.html.
Tool: Priority planner; Control classifier; Sampling calculator; Evidence comparator.
Exam Trainer: 30 original questions; learning and timed modes; all four choices explained; results by subtopic.
Games: Flashcards, Memory, Match; 24 term–meaning pairs.
PDF: CISA 01 The IS Audit Process.pdf
Applicable criteria, governance roles and alignment with business strategy.
Policy rules, architecture dependencies, risk responses and acceptance authority.
Privacy and data responsibilities, resource needs, vendor oversight, indicators and quality evidence.
Use the IT Governance Map, complete 30 trainer questions and review terms through three study games.
Tools in this lecture:
HTML: CISA 02 IT Governance Map.html.
Tool: Applicability card; Decision-rights map; Exception check; Risk response card; Data handling card; Vendor evidence check; Indicator and quality card.
Exam Trainer: 30 original questions; learning and timed modes; all four choices explained; results by subtopic.
Games: Flashcards, Memory, Match; 28 term–meaning pairs.
PDF: CISA 02 Governance and Management of IT.pdf
Project ownership, business justification, feasibility and development methods.
Control requirements, test traceability, readiness evidence and testing choices.
Release integrity, migration reconciliation, switching options and post-implementation review.
Use SDLC Control Checkpoints, complete 30 trainer questions and review terms through three study games.
Tools in this lecture:
HTML: CISA 03 SDLC Control Checkpoints.html.
Tool: Investment decision; Method checkpoints; Control traceability; Readiness evidence; Release evidence; Conversion reconciliation; Switching option check; Post-implementation review.
Exam Trainer: 30 original questions; learning and timed modes; all four choices explained; results by subtopic.
Games: Flashcards, Memory, Match; 28 term–meaning pairs.
PDF: CISA 03 IS Acquisition, Development and Implementation.pdf
IT components, assets, scheduled jobs and production controls.
Interfaces, end-user computing, service availability and capacity evidence.
Incident and problem decisions, change and log evidence, service levels and database controls.
Use the IT Operations Audit Checklist, complete 30 trainer questions and revisit terms through three study games.
Tools in this lecture:
HTML: CISA 04 IT Operations Audit Checklist.html.
Tool: Service scope; Evidence state; 4A1 · IT Components; 4A2 · IT Asset Management; 4A3 · Job Scheduling and Production Process Automation; 4A4 · System Interfaces; 4A5 · Shadow IT and End-User Computing (EUC); 4A6 · Systems Availability and Capacity Management; 4A7 · Problem and Incident Management; 4A8 · IT Change, Configuration, and Patch Management; 4A9 · Operational Log Management; 4A10 · IT Service Level Management; 4A11 · Database Management.
Exam Trainer: 30 original questions; learning and timed modes; all four choices explained; results by subtopic.
Games: Flashcards, Memory, Match; 28 term–meaning pairs.
PDF: CISA 04 IS Operations.pdf
Business impact, recovery priorities and time limits.
Resilience dependencies, backup chains, restoration evidence and recovery points.
Continuity decisions, work recovery, disaster recovery and exercise evidence.
Check recovery limits in the Resilience Calculator, complete 30 trainer questions and use three study games.
Tools in this lecture:
HTML: CISA 05 Resilience Calculator.html.
Tool: Business impact analysis; Recovery stages; Recoverable data; Continuity decisions; Recovery exercise.
Exam Trainer: 30 original questions; learning and timed modes; all four choices explained; results by subtopic.
Games: Flashcards, Memory, Match; 30 term–meaning pairs.
PDF: CISA 05 Business Resilience.pdf
Security criteria, facility protection, permissions and access evidence.
Network boundaries, data exits, encryption, key protection and certificate trust.
Cloud responsibilities and controls for mobile, wireless and connected devices.
Use the Security Controls Map, complete 30 trainer questions and revisit terms through three study games.
Tools in this lecture:
HTML: CISA 06 Security Controls Map.html.
Tool: Security controls map; Key purpose panel; Responsibility boundary.
Exam Trainer: 30 original questions; learning and timed modes; all four choices explained; results by subtopic.
Games: Flashcards, Memory, Match; 30 term–meaning pairs.
PDF: CISA 06 Information Asset Security and Control.pdf
Awareness evidence, attack paths, testing objectives and permitted scope.
Monitoring coverage, escalation, response authority, recovery and notification decisions.
Evidence integrity, custody records and the boundaries of an auditor’s role.
Use the Security Event Playbook, complete 30 trainer questions and revisit terms through three study games.
Tools in this lecture:
HTML: CISA 07 Security Event Playbook.html.
Tool: Security event playbook; Test purpose panel; Evidence trail panel.
Exam Trainer: 30 original questions; learning and timed modes; all four choices explained; results by subtopic.
Games: Flashcards, Memory, Match; 28 term–meaning pairs.
PDF: CISA 07 Security Event Management.pdf
Verified exam facts, auditor reasoning and review of plausible answer choices.
Time budgets, question flags, navigation and revision routes across all five domains.
Complete the 150-question HTML mock exam with a four-hour timer, then review explanations for all four choices.
Save the weighted domain scorecard and a next-session plan in the same file.
Tools in this lecture:
HTML: CISA 08 Mock Exam.html.
Mock Exam: 150 original questions; 240-minute timer; pause/resume, flags, navigation, saved progress and explanations after submission.
Readiness Scorecard: five-domain results, weighted practice gaps and a next-session study plan.
PDF: CISA 08 Exam Strategy and Full Mock Exam.pdf
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence
Four plausible answers. One auditor’s role. Which choice fits the evidence?
Turn 580 original practice questions into a repeatable cycle of attempts, explanations and targeted review.
This is an independent exam-prep course. CISA® and COBIT® are registered trademarks of ISACA. This course is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored or accredited by ISACA, and all practice questions are original — none are real exam questions.
Reading a topic can feel reassuring until a question asks for the FIRST action or the MOST significant risk. Technical familiarity alone may leave gaps in governance, development or continuity. Repeating familiar questions can also hide the difference between remembering a key and understanding its reasoning.
Preparation for the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam pairs each attempt with an explanation check and a saved review action. Progress becomes a record of the topics attempted, the reasoning errors noticed and the evidence still needed. A lower domain result gives the next study session a concrete starting point.
Mike holds PHRi and teaches professional exam preparation. This course organizes IS audit study around role, risk, evidence and independence. Its question bank has undergone independent review, and explanations address the correct choice and each alternative. The teaching scenarios follow Priya, an auditor at a fictional regional insurer; the company, people and example numbers are teaching constructs.
The highlight
The path begins with audit planning and evidence, continues through IT governance and systems development, and then examines operations and business resilience. Security controls and event management complete the subject sequence. The eighth lesson brings the five domains together through time planning, the mock attempt and a review plan. Topic names follow ISACA’s public CISA exam content outline; the lessons explain the subject in their own words.
What’s included
The 2027 title identifies the preparation year. Content follows the exam facts and job practice checked on October 11, 2026; it does not announce a new 2027 syllabus. Check ISACA’s current information before scheduling your exam. Practice percentages and the readiness scorecard are study feedback, not a prediction of passing or a conversion to the exam’s scaled score. A course completion certificate is separate from CISA certification.
A scheduled exam makes each study session count. Start with one fresh attempt, examine the explanations and give the next session a clear purpose. Enroll now and start your first lesson today.