Certified Information Systems Auditor CISA Cert Guide PDF Free Download

Prepare for the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam with the Cert Guide. CISA is not a technical configuration exam, and it does not reward the engineer's instinct. It tests whether you can evaluate controls as an auditor —independent, evidence-driven, risk-prioritized—across five ISACA job-practice domains, and whether you can pick the auditor's answer when every option sounds technically valid. The free sample chapter and study pack draw from Pearson's CISA Cert Guide by Michael Gregg and Robert L. Johnson (Cisco Press/Pearson IT Certification, 576 pages), covering the five-domain structure ISACA publishes for the current exam cycle.

What You'll Find Inside:

• Core Exam Topics – Coverage mapped to the five weighted domains: Information Systems Auditing Process (18%), Governance and Management of IT (18%), Information Systems Acquisition, Development and Implementation (12%), Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience (26%), and Protection of Information Assets (26%)

• Key Topic Highlights – Must-know audit concepts flagged in the text and summarized in chapter-end tables, with "Do I Know This Already?" quizzes to check readiness before each chapter

• End-of-Chapter Review – Concept recaps, Exam Preparation Tasks, and review questions that ask you to evaluate a control rather than describe it, because the exam consistently separates the auditor's answer from the engineer's answer

• Final Review – Strategies for the 150-question, 240-minute exam, including how to handle "FIRST," "BEST," and "GREATEST risk" qualifiers, and why the correct choice is often reporting to management rather than remediating the system

• Glossary – Quick reference for ISACA terminology across audit, governance, operations, and asset protection

• Practice Questions – Chapter-ending quizzes plus the Pearson Test Prep practice test engine with hundreds of exam-realistic questions, customization options, and performance reporting; the companion website includes two free, complete practice exams