| The CISA certification examination is a grueling four | | | | Infrastructure Lifecycle Management. With the aid of |
| hour procedure that covers six different area of | | | | significant project management tools efficient and |
| Information Technology and related Auditing. There | | | | accurate storage of data is ensured, and also |
| are over two hundred questions to be answered, | | | | conversion of data if necessary. Backup systems are |
| and one cannot even qualify for the exam without | | | | examined for current and regular data storage, and |
| work experience either auditing or in the Infotech | | | | also for the integrity of any such data. Security and |
| industry. | | | | integrity of the data, and it's proper documentation |
| There are good reasons the CISA examination is so | | | | can prove to be crucial elements when it becomes |
| strenuous - with a field that is in continuous flux, such | | | | necessary to restore operations via the backed up |
| as Information Technology, it is necessary for a | | | | data, especially in the event of a catastrophic failure. |
| competent auditor to keep in touch with the | | | | Remember that in any recovery plan there should be |
| advancing wavefront of current technology, and not | | | | a definite schedule in which the recovery is to occur. |
| only technology, but it's ethical and legal ramifications. | | | | Every hour that crucial data cannot be accessed is |
| He or she must not only be familiar with the latest | | | | another hour that may affect the businesses' profits |
| advances in technology - both hardware and | | | | and perhaps survival. A definite recovery strategy |
| software, but also know how those advancing | | | | and even more definite recovery time frame are key. |
| technologies affect the fabric of society, and about | | | | Systems and Infrastructure Lifecycle Management is |
| laws passed to protect that society that may in turn | | | | just one of the areas covered by the CISA, exam, |
| have significant ramifications for the Infotech | | | | of course, but the paragraphs above show in what |
| Industry. | | | | detail each area is covered, and how crucial it can be |
| One of the crucial areas covered by the CISA | | | | to master these aspects of an evolving industry. |
| examinations, for example, is Systems and | | | | |