CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor All-in-One Exam Guide, Fourth Edition

Great book and I love the way it simplifies the concepts. It also gives you some exam tips which I found very helpful. Bottom line, I passed my exam at the first attempt and this material really helped. It also has access to some exam questions which I found exceedingly helpful. Warning, like everyone said, it is not an interesting read (unlike security+) but that's audit for you. In conclusion, I highly recommend this book!!

This a great book for CISA study and the online test bank is super helpful. There are not a lot of options when it comes to choosing CISA study material. A book, like this one with everything you need, is important. I found this book was well written and comprehensive. It is a great addition to any study regimen.

First off, it worked. I passed the test on the first try. That being said, I've been doing this for 30 years, but I did fail 2 pretests before reading this. All the key concepts are covered, but OH DEAR IS IT DRY and redundant, which is not the author's fault. Some of the sections are, in fact, redundant, because of the standard, so you WILL be able to skim when you notice it starts getting painful. The book seems intimidating, but half of it is not test material. If you follow standard textbook study practices with this book I don't see how you can't pass on the first try. It's just brutally, malignantly boring subject matter, which, again, is not the author's fault, and he does a good job collecting and presenting it in a way conducive to learning. I read it while walking on a treadmill. The entire testable section took me 6 hours to get through, or 18 miles. Would recommend, would buy again if I ever needed to, and most importantly, it *is* a useful desk reference for the material.

Good book gets to the point with no fluff or extraneous information.

More than just an exam guide, this fantastic CISA reference is expertly written with the practical application of Information Systems Audit layered throughout the guide. The practical notes and tips in each chapter of the book provide real-world “how to”, as well as excellent guidance on topics that may not be in the exam but are important concepts for a Certified Information Systems Auditor to understand such as IT risk frameworks and the Software Development Lifecycle. The guide also pays great attention to the auditor’s role outside of IT controls, recognizing the practical reality that Information Systems Auditors are often tasked with evaluating business controls outside of IT.Mr. Gregory’s years of industry experience bring the knowledge required to pass the CISA Exam and the practical application of these concepts together in an easy to read, easy to study, and easy to reference guide. Beyond passing the exam, this book is a definitive guide that’s sure to remain handy to an Information Systems Auditor thorough their career.

The book and content are great. The book pages have some strange spots in them, on every other page or so. I've never seen anything like it and it's a bit distracting. Other than that, highly recommended.

This book is too comprehensive for the exam but too broad for professional reference. In short, it tries to achieve two incompatible at the same time and failed at both. By all means this is still a decent book to read through but I would just do the questions at the end of each chapter and look at the explanation. I took and passed CISA this Monday and studied for about a week.

Do yourself a favor and buy the official ISACA study guide. I read this guide cover to cover and completed all the questions in the official ISACA test bank and was shocked at how many terms and concepts were missing from this study guide. Spend the extra money and buy the official study guide, this guide is a waste of time.