Advice on studying and passing cisa? Please share any study material, cheat sheets, etc. I felt like the PMP had way more tips and tricks. But am having a hard time finding a starting point for CISA

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Bruh, pick up the official manual and questions.. it’s not that difficult esp if you’re already doing the work.

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Get the ISACA CISA question banks and study those into you're ready. That's all youll need

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I passed by hammering the official QA database for 2 weeks. 1 year financial auditing experience at the time with no it audit experience. It's not hard.

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I can’t speak for the CISA specifically, but the Feynman Technique is a phenomenal study method that has never failed for me. I passed Security+, CISSP, and various practicals in my STEM education using it.

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I typically do this with smart friends (engineers, doctors, etc.) who have no context for the field but have strong critical thinking skills

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Isaca manual and QAE DB and you're good to go. It's not that hard if you practice the DB questions

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