ISACA Accredited Training Organization
Selected official ISACA credentials, including CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, CDPSE, AAIA and CCOA, plus selected CSX, CCAK, ITCA and CET options. Availability and programme terms vary by course.
The credential is ISACA. The way it's taught is ours.
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credentials published
Role-based
professional pathways
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exam terms apply
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delivery formats
What is ISACA
ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) is a professional association for IT audit, governance, information-security management, risk and privacy, and maintains frameworks including COBIT.
CISM, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT and CDPSE cover security management, IT audit, risk, governance and privacy engineering. Cyber Academy delivers official ISACA training programmes, with credentials issued by ISACA.
Our accreditation
Cyber Academy is an ISACA Accredited Training Organization.
Cyber Academy is listed by ISACA as an Accredited Training Organization. Programmes, materials and exam eligibility follow the applicable ISACA terms.
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Professional certifications
Senior, experience-required credentials. Four-hour computer-based exams, 150 multiple-choice questions. Career-defining for IT audit, security, risk, governance, privacy and AI audit roles.
IT auditors, internal audit teams, compliance leads.
A widely used credential for IT and information-systems auditing. It covers audit planning, IT governance, systems acquisition, operations and asset protection.
See CISA cohortsSecurity managers, CISOs, security programme leads.
A management-focused security credential covering governance, risk management, programme development and incident management. Role requirements vary by employer.
See CISM cohortsRisk practitioners, GRC analysts, business risk leads.
Risk identification, assessment, response and monitoring tied to information systems. Bridges the business risk and the IT control layers. Strong fit alongside ISO 31000 and ISO 27005.
See CRISC cohortsIT directors, CIOs, governance practitioners, board advisors.
Governance frameworks, strategic alignment, value delivery, risk and resource optimisation. The credential of choice for senior practitioners advising the board on IT direction.
See CGEIT cohortsPrivacy engineers, DPOs, security teams owning privacy.
Privacy governance, privacy architecture and the data lifecycle. The technical privacy credential that complements GDPR/CDPO and aligns with the AI Act and ISO 27701.
See CDPSE cohortsSenior auditors building AI audit and governance capability.
Advanced credential for auditing AI systems, models and governance frameworks. Covers AI risk, model assurance, AI ethics and bias, mapped onto ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act. Requires existing CISA or equivalent.
See AAIA cohortsSecurity managers securing AI systems and pipelines.
Advanced credential for securing AI across its lifecycle: model security, data pipelines, adversarial threats and AI-specific controls. Builds on CISM, mapped onto ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act.
See AAISM cohortsRisk practitioners governing AI and model risk.
Advanced credential for identifying, assessing and governing AI and model risk. Covers AI risk frameworks, model assurance, bias and ongoing monitoring, aligned with ISO 42001, ISO 23894 and the EU AI Act. Builds on CRISC.
See AAIR cohortsSOC analysts, incident responders, blue-team practitioners.
Hands-on cybersecurity operations: monitoring, detection, response and recovery. The credential for analysts running the SOC day-to-day rather than writing policy. Pairs well with CISM for managers leading these teams.
See CCOA cohortsCertificates & specialist credentials
No prior experience required. Built to either start a career in IT audit and security or to stack a specialist credential on top of an existing role.
Hands-on cybersecurity practitioners early in their career.
Performance-based certification in a live cyber environment. Five domains: identify, protect, detect, respond, recover. The technical companion to CISM.
See CSX-P cohortsAspiring IT auditors, GRC analysts new to the audit profession.
Entry-level credential covering IT audit foundations, controls, the audit lifecycle and audit reporting. The natural step before pursuing CISA full certification.
See ITCA cohortsAuditors and risk practitioners working with cloud workloads.
Joint credential from ISACA and the Cloud Security Alliance. Covers cloud governance, CCM, the CSA STAR programme and how to audit hyperscaler environments. Built on top of CISA and ISO 27017/27018.
See CCAK cohortsProfessionals upskilling on AI, blockchain, cloud, IoT or data science.
A modular series of credentials: AI Fundamentals, Blockchain Fundamentals, Cloud Fundamentals, IoT Fundamentals, Data Science Fundamentals. Pairs with our AI risk management and ISO 42001 tracks.
See CET cohortsStudents and career-switchers entering the IT and security field.
Foundational IT and cybersecurity associate credential. Broad coverage of computing, networking, security, business and project basics. The entry rung of the ISACA credential ladder.
See ITCF cohortsAnyone needing a verified primer on cybersecurity concepts.
Knowledge-based certificate covering cybersecurity concepts, principles, architecture, security of networks, applications and data, and incident response basics. The starting credential before CSX-P.
See CSX-F cohortsWhy our delivery
The accreditation is the table-stakes. These six choices are why our cohorts pass on the first attempt and remember the framework two years later.
The materials, the exams and the credentials come from ISACA directly. We are an ISACA Accredited Training Organization; you sit the official programme.
Our lead trainer is an active CISO. Real audits, real boards, real incidents. The ISACA syllabus, taught with field examples rather than slide narration.
We prepare you for how ISACA writes its questions, where common traps appear and how to manage time in the exam.
Available delivery modes are stated for each course. The written offer confirms the programme, format, schedule and any in-house group requirements.
Standard cohorts publish the price. No "starting from", no quote loop for individual seats. Quote workflow reserved for in-house and multi-seat scopes.
The course page or written proposal confirms the delivery language. Exam languages, platform and availability follow ISACA's current terms for the selected credential.
Career pathways
The certifications are not interchangeable. Here are the sequences we recommend depending on the role you are growing into.
CISM as the anchor, complemented by CDPSE for privacy depth and CRISC for risk maturity. Common path for emerging CISOs and security programme leads.
CISA as the foundation, layered with CRISC for risk literacy and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor for ISMS audit work. Relevant to internal-audit and consulting practitioners.
CGEIT for IT governance, paired with CISM for security strategy. Recommended for senior IT directors, CIOs and board advisors shaping enterprise IT direction.
Available cohorts
Live cohorts and self-paced tracks currently bookable on cyberacademy.net.
ISACA★ FeaturedThe ISACA reference credential for IT risk. Four domains bridging business risk to IS controls. The natural complement to CISA and to ISO 31000 / 27005 for the ISACA vocabulary.
Live €2,900
Self-paced €790
ISACA★ FeaturedThe ISACA reference credential for IT audit. Five domains, four-hour exam, the audit credential Big Four engagements default to. Four-day cohort with one re-sit included.
Live €2,900
Self-paced €790
ISACA★ FeaturedThe ISACA reference credential for security management. Four domains, the cert asked for in roughly 60% of CISO postings. Four-day cohort with one re-sit included.
Live €2,900
Self-paced €790
ISACAThe ISACA reference credential for IT governance at executive level. Five domains covering framework, strategic management, benefits realisation, risk optimisation and resource optimisation. Built for CIOs, governance leads and board-facing IT executives.
Live €2,900
Self-paced €790
ISACAThe ISACA credential at the intersection of privacy and technology. Three domains spanning privacy governance, privacy architecture and data lifecycle. The cert for privacy engineers building GDPR-grade systems, not just policies.
Live €2,900
Self-paced €790
ISACAThe ISACA advanced credential for auditors moving into AI. Audit methodology for AI systems, AI risk assessment, AI governance frameworks. Three-day intensive, CISA recommended as foundation.
Live €2,900
Self-paced €790
ISACA defines the standard. Cyber Academy makes sure you don't just pass the exam; you walk into the audit room knowing what to do.
Christophe Mazzola, Lead trainer
Quick answers
Yes. Cyber Academy is an ISACA Accredited Training Organization. The course materials, the exam access and the credential come directly from ISACA. The certificate on your wall and your LinkedIn carries ISACA branding, not ours.
It depends on your role. Security manager: CISM. IT auditor: CISA. Risk practitioner: CRISC. Privacy engineer: CDPSE. IT governance lead: CGEIT. If you are not sure, book a 20-minute discovery call and we will match the path to your job and your career step.
ISACA exams are 4 hours, 150 multiple-choice questions, computer-based at a Pearson VUE centre or proctored online. CISM, CISA, CRISC and CGEIT share that format. CDPSE has its own dedicated exam structure. Our cohorts include exam logic preparation, not just content review.
Experience and application requirements vary by credential and can change. Check ISACA's current requirements for the selected credential before relying on an eligibility timeline.
Re-sit eligibility, waiting periods, fees and preparation support follow ISACA's current policy and the selected course terms. Support is included only where the course page or order summary states it.
Private ISACA cohorts may be available on-site, virtually or in a hybrid format. The written quote confirms group size, authorised programme, tailoring, dates, materials and exam terms.
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