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Who, what, how, why?

IT Governance,

Information SystemsSecurity and Audit

Objectivesandorganisation

Aknowledgenetwork

Membersadvantages

Trainingandprofessional

improvement

Progressthroughexperience

Tryusandtestus!www.isaca.chwww.isaca.orgwww.itgi.org

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Objectives and organization

TheInformationSystemsAuditandControlAssociation(ISACA)isaworldwideafli-

ationofinformationsystemspecialistsinthedomainsofsecurity,control,auditand

management.Createdin1969,theassociationtodaycountsmorethan185active,

localafliatesinover75countries.TheISACASwitzerlandChapterwascreatedin1988andwemaintaincloselinkswithourpartnersinFrance,England,Germany,Italy

andAustria.OurNewsletteriswrittenincollaborationwithAustrianchapters.

TherstversionofCobiT,ControlObjectivesforInformationandrelated

Technology,waslaunchedin1996byISACAandhasbeenfurtherexpan -

dedbytheITGovernanceInstitute.CobiThassincebecomearecognized

worldwidereference.Itbringstogetherstandardsandbestpractices,as

wellasprovidinginatargetedfashion,instrumentsforISsecurityandauditspe -

cialistsandusersofInformationSystems.During2004,additionalpartshavebeen

developed:RiskManagementandEnterpriseGovernancecontrolpractices,CobiT

Onlineandaspeciallightversionforsmallandmediumenterprises.

Throughthecontinuingadaptationandimprovementofthesestandardsandinstru -

ments,aswellasthroughitsroleasaleaderacrosstheworld,ISACAcontributesto

therecognitionofitsmembers

A knowledge network

ISACAunites,inaworldwidenetwork,professionalswho,onadailybasis,dealwith

theproblemsofsecurity,auditandmanagementofInformationSystems.Thenumber

ofmembersiscontinuallygrowingandtodayhasreached100000,ofwhichhalfare

basedintheUSAand1100areinSwitzerland.Anyoneinterestedinthequestionsof

security,riskmanagement,auditorISmanagementisinvitedtobecomeamember.

Thereby,youwillprotfromtheollowingbenets:

Standardsaswellasworldwiderecognizedcontrolandauditinstruments.

Theresultsofrecentresearchandbenchmarkpublications.

Magazines,booksandprofessionalpresentations.

Aspecializedbookstorecontainingup-to-dateworksonISaudit,security

andmanagement.

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ACobiTreference,containingGoodPractices,ManagementandAuditGuide-

lines,animplementationtoolsetandaCD-ROMwithsearchfacilities.

InternationalProfessionalImprovementConferencesofferreductionstoISACA

members.

As an ISACA member you will be able to take advantage

o the ollowing benefts:

FullaccesstotheknowledgebaseK-NETandassociatedfreedownloads.

TheK-NetKnowledgebasecontainslinksandaccesstositesworldwide.

Freedownloadofjournals,standardsandpresentations.

Specialreductionsfortrainingcoursesandconferences.

ReductionswhenorderingspecializedworksfromtheISACAbookstore.

RegularupdatesfromtheISControlJournalandGlobalComm.US

magazinesaswellastheISACASwissNewsletter.

Additional Swiss member advantages

ExcellenttrainingcoursesandpreparationmaterialfortheCISA(Certied

InformationSystemsAuditor)andCISM(CertiedInformationSecurityManager)

examinations.

TheNewsletterfortheSwissandAustrianchapters(3timesperyear)

ClosecollaborationwithISACApartners:ChamberofCharteredAccountants,

SwissAcademyofAccountingExpertise,SwissAssociationofInternalAudit,

Clusis,SIFachgruppeSecurity,LargesFiduciaires.

If youwish to become a member, complete the Application Form and send

it to the address indicated. You will nd the form at the following address:

www.isaca.org/join.htm

ISACASwitzerlandChapterwillrespondtoyourquestionssentvia:

sekretariat@isaca.ch

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Proessional Training

CertiedInformationSystemsAuditor(CISA)istheonlyinternationallyrecognized

certicationforInformationSystemsAuditors.Therearecurrently54000CISAsin

theworld,morethan420ofwhichareinSwitzerland.

EachyeartheISACASwitzerlandChapterorganizesCISArelatedtraining.

ThesecoursesareofparticularinteresttothoseactiveinthedomainsofIS

Audit,ISReliability,RiskManagementorISsecurity.TheCISAtrainingisbasedonthe

newprole2006ofaCISAprofessionalandprovidesthenecessarypreparationto

attaintheCISAlevelafter14.5daysoftraining,completedby3040daysofguided

individualwork.

PersonsspecializedinISSecurityandRiskManagementhaveavaila-

bletothemapreparatorycoursefortheCISM(CertiedInformation

SecurityManager)examina-tion.This12.5day coursecompletedby

2030daysofguidedworkisbasedontheproleoftheCISMprofessional.

Our coursesand training offers cover very varied domains for example Internet

Security,SAPR/3,ForensicAudit,ITILandnumerousotherspecializedsubjects.

Progress through experience

Againinknowledgemadepossiblebythetoolsputinplacearoundthe

CobiTreference.Inparticular,casestudiesandexperiencestodiscoveron:

www.isaca.org/ct_case.htm

The CobiT Version 4./reerenceconsists in particular o:

AnalysisandpresentationsManagementguidesincludingcriticalsuccess

factors,keygoalindicators,performance

indicators,maturitymodels

Detailedcontrolobjectivesandcontrolpractices

Startuptools,riskanalysisandselfassessment

instruments

The original CobiT

cube will guide you through theresolution o your proessional problems.

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Secu

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Qualit

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Processes

Tasks

Informations Criteria

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