Ayushi Arora
What is DISA?
Technology plays a vital role in most business processes. The DISA is a Diploma in Information Systems Audit with the ISA qualification. The course offers members and students, a means to add value to their professional career, together with technology application.
Diploma in Information System Audit is offered by ICAI with the objective to enhance the professional skills of its members in the area of IT dynamics.
Some of the benefits of getting a DISA certification:
- Increased knowledge and skills in information system auditing
- Improved ability to identify and mitigate risks
- Enhanced career opportunities in information security, risk management, and other related fields
- Recognition by employers
The course curriculum for the D-ISA course
- Primer on Information Technology and emergencies technology
- Business Application Software Audit
- Business Continuity Management
- Governance and Management enterprise Information technology
- Business Continuity Management
Why should you opt for this course?
- Being an Auditor, if the company is a system-driven company, DISA qualification will be a must down the line maybe 2 to 3 years. Because it allows you to work in the company for the system driven.
- There will be minimum manual intervention. In such a scenario, our traditional audit approach will not work.
- RBI, SEBI and IRDAI have already mandated annual system audits of all banks, broking house and insurance companies. This is in addition to statutory/internal audits. DISA has been recognized as one of the qualifications for system auditors.
- DISA qualifications opens up avenues in the field like business continuity, information security, IT risk management and other relevant fields.
How to prepare for DISA Certification?
It is not an easy task and there is a DISA certification will be needed:
1. ICAI modules contain a lot of information. But they seem to be too lengthy and dry. For professionals, with limited technical knowledge, it is advisable to grab a copy of the DISA Exam-Study Guide published by Notion Press.
2. Attempt 40 questions daily.
3. If you follow the 40-40 rule, within a month, you will able to attempt more than 1000 questions.
4. See the pattern, follow the course, and go through the following :
(i) Pattern of Questions
(ii)What is the testing concept behind any question.
(iii) Easily able to identify distracters.
(iv) Easily able to co-relate correct answer with the question.
(v) Help to manage the time element.
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