I'm looking to be CISA certified but the ISACA website isn't really straightforward. What study materials did you use (ie, for cpa you can use Becker, Willey, Etc)? How long did you study?

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I just got the question database for practice quizzes through ISACA. Didn’t open the book once, didn’t have an MIS or technology background, and still passed the first time

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You only need the question database and you'll be fine

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Agree on the Q DB. It’s not a hard test if you’ve done IT audit before. More like a mastery of how to answer weirdly worded questions and scenarios that don’t exist in any company.

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Studied hundreds of hours for the cpa. I just purchased the database questions on the isaca website and spent 40 hours on it and passed. The database tracks how many hours you study.

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CISA all-in-one book by Peter Gregory. Passed with a good margin. Would recommend.

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Question database from ISACA and the CISA All-in-one book

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I wouldn’t compare an ISACA cert to a CPA.

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Oh and apparently brush up on your fire suppression knowledge. Basically don’t suffocate your clients or coworkers

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Thanks! I have my CPA so I was comparing it to that. I just bought the online question database from isaca and the all in one CISA review book. Thank you so much!

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