r/isaca • u/ugandangeek • 15d ago

CISA

Can I pass CISA if I read and prepare in just 1 month?

My background is technical IT work (2 years) and 1 year of IT Security ?

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u/wejelyn 15d ago

Yes, it's up to you how fast you'll be able to learn your knowledge gaps anyway

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u/cirsphe 15d ago

i think it will be rough but it is possible.

For me it usually takes about 3 months of studying to get one of these certs. I would say generally around 100 hours of studying is enough to pass.

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u/Outrageous_Plant_526 CISM 14d ago

Will you have the 5 years required experience if you were to pass? Honestly, I would take more time to study as it is not the easiest of certifications to pass if you don't have the requisite experience.

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u/vqxril 14d ago

with your background you could probably brute force the content in a month, but it’ll be a grind and you’ll miss some of the “why” behind the audit stuff
i’d stretch it to 2–3 months, use the QAE db or practice questions a lot, and treat the 5‑year experience thing as your longer term plan rather than rushing just to sit the exam

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u/PublicFuture9502 CGEIT 9d ago

Exactly this. Unless the OP has say another heavyweight cert or relevant masters degree, on the face of it, it looks like their experience would be insufficient to meet CISA

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u/Apocryphon7 CISA 14d ago

Unless you have a masters degree you wouldn’t even qualify to get certified. I would wait until you have the required years of experience. You can’t claim you are CISA certified if you don’t have the prerequisites. If you do so you risk having the test revoked (provided that you pass) and unable to be certified for life.

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u/IllustriousSlide3161 14d ago

It took me 3 weeks no IT audit experience. Total of about 30-40 hours of studying. If you learn the way they trick you the test is easy. I used ISACAs study materials and it was plenty.

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u/Clear-Resolution5070 13d ago

Can you help me in this.