Anyone have a CISA? how long did you study for & how hard did you think the exam was?

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It wasn’t that difficult and studied the answer book/database of questions for 2 weeks

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Same.

Passed it during work. Come from a non-IT background so took the full course on ISACA and I think that was more helpful to go through prior to the QAE which provides little context/foundational understanding

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Really depends on your experience. But you should definitely be using the QAE for practicing and making over 90% ReadyScore before taking the exam. And make sure you make it through the whole ISACA study guide, at least for familiarity’s sake.

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passed it before starting work. 8 hrs/week for 6 weeks

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2 hrs per day, 2 weeks, no IT Audit experience. CISA is the easiest exam that I have ever taken.

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Studied for 10 hours total and aced it. Easy exam (at least before the reworked it last year).

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