Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and (CCAK) Certificate of Cloud Auditing are globally acknowledged auditing certifications. This combined course focuses on assisting students on core fundamentals of IT auditing, learning these concepts within the remit of AWS cloud, and thereby getting confident on cloud auditing skills.
The course structure includes covering the 5 CISA domains in the first 3 days followed by covering the 9 CCAK modules in the last 2 days. However, based on the class learning, the instructor might be integrating concepts on both sides. Please see below the list of domains:
5 domains in CISA (Day 1-3)
1. The Process of Auditing Information Systems
2. Governance & Management of IT
3. Information Systems Acquisition, Development, and Implementation
4. Information Systems Operations, Maintenance, and Support
5. Protection of Information Assets
9 Modules in CCAK (Day 4-5)
1. An overview of cloud governance, frameworks, and cloud governance tools
2. Cloud compliance program: designing and building
3. CCM and CAIQ Goals, Objectives, & Structure
4. A Threat Analysis Methodology For Cloud using CCM
5. Evaluating a Cloud Compliance Program
6. Cloud Auditing
7. CCM: Auditing Controls
6. Continuous Assurance and Compliance including DevSecOps
8. STAR Program
Why take a combined course offering?
This is a fast-paced course which will prepare you for two qualifications CISA & CCAK which are individually taught in 7 days (4 days for CISA and 3 days for CCAK). Here, you will be prepared for both the qualifications in only 5 days. In our experience, we have seen participants doing one of these, thereby either losing on the core foundational IT auditing skills (CISA) or losing out on the cloud auditing skills (CCAK). This is where at QA, we have designed this unique integrated product to bring you the best of both worlds in a combined training program.
How is this course still effective with reduced number of days?
The reason this is fast paced but still an effective course is because the technology & auditing concepts learned in CISA are directly applied in the cloud security context & demonstrated (using AWS account) as part of the teaching. In our experience, this is a beautiful way to embed technology, auditing, cloud - all together with live hands-on in a single course offering.
The course is built on leveraging efficiencies - some examples include the following:
- Learn what is an IT Governance program specifically from the point of implementing / setting up a Cloud Governance program.
- Learn about CISA tools - CCM, CAIQ, STAR registry for cloud auditing.
- Learn logging as an auditing detective control by seeing how this is implemented in the cloud.
- Learn networking as a technology concept by visualizing this in the cloud
- Learn about BCP, DRP, RPO, RTO, Fault tolerance by visualizing these concepts directly in the cloud.
- Learn about access controls - SSO, Federations, SAML, SoD, Privilege access management, again by visualizing these in the cloud and many more.
What is the focus of this course?
To take you on the journey to become a successful cloud auditor who has the best from both worlds - Cloud security auditing mindset (from CCAK) and core fundamentals of auditing & technology mindset (from CISA). A CISA qualification and added Cloud Auditing CCAK qualification is likely to open many doors and propel certified individuals into high-ranking positions within the enterprise.
