The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

CISA (USA)
The Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
Founded in 1969, ISACA is a globally recognized leader in IT governance, control, security and assurance representing more than 75000 strong world wide members who live and work in more than 170 countries and cover a variety of professional IT related positions such as, IS auditor, consultant, educator, IS security professional, regulator, chief information officer and internal auditor. ISACA members work in nearly all industry categories, including financial and banking, public sector, utilities and manufacturing. ISACA is a pace-setting global organization for IT professionals focusing on information governance, security and audit. It is uniquely positioned and equipped to be the single provider of the leading-edge products and services needed to be successful and maintain competitive advantage.
Strengths
The CISA certification has been recognised with ANSI accreditation, along with the CISM certification- both of these certifications are managed by ISACA. It is one of the few certifications formally approved by the US Department of Defense in their Information Assurance Technical category (DoD 8570.01-M). The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has awarded accreditation under ISO/IEC 17024 to the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification programs. ANSI reaccredited these ISACA programs in 2008.
Recognitions
CIO Magazine, SC Magazine and Foote Partners research continually cite CISA as a credential that earns top pay compared with other credentials. ComputerWorld currently ranks CISA and CISM among the three best-performing certifications. Certification Magazine's 2008 salary survey shows CISA as a high paying certification. ISACA's CISA Certification earns 2009 SC Magazine Award for Best Professional Certification Program
Significance in Pakistan
Recently The State Bank of Pakistan has made it mandatory for the employees of IT Audit Departments of all banks to achieve CISA Certification Results in promotion and significant increase in salary