• The ISACA® Bangalore Chapter conducts seminars on regular basis for dissemination of information and to update its members on the latest trends and developments in the industry. These events are also an  opportunity for our members to earn CPE credits and network.

General Terms & Conditions:

a. Registration will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Your registration for the conference is contingent upon full payment of the registration fee.
b. To assure timely processing of your registration, please forward the completed registration form along with the payment instrument or register online.
c. ISACA Bangalore Chapter reserves the right to reject any application without assigning reason.
d. ISACA Bangalore Chapter reserves the right to change, alter, modify the program for reasons that is beyond its control.
e. Cancellation requests must be received in writing by e-mail or post at least 3 working days prior to the event, the ISACA Bangalore Chapter will refund your registration fee, 20% of the fee would be deducted towards charges
f. No refund will be admissible for cancellations at shorter notice.
g. The chapter reserves the right to cancel / postpone the workshop if the minimum number of participants are not registered for the workshop.  

3 Day BS 25999 Implementation Course

Organisations worldwide are facing a new risk reality – be it from natural or man made incidents. Having a robust business continuity management system is now recognized globally by many organizations as a key component in their risk management framework.
This classroom-based course provides you with crucial knowledge on BS 25999 and is targeted towards managers and professionals working with business continuity management, risk management or operational excellence
DNV is a gold partner with Business Continuity Institute(BCI), a leading organization working to promote the art and science of business continuity management worldwide.

Course Contents:
The course will cover the topics such as:
•    BCMS Scope identification and Business continuity policy formulation
•    the critical activities in a company including their Impacts and Risks,
•    determining BCM Strategy,
•    developing a response and
•    exercising, maintaining and reviewing BCM.

Students will learn about identifying / implementing / evaluating the Critical Activities based on the business processes of an organization and the associated risks. Incident Management and Business Continuity planning will be covered and compliance to various applicable legislations will be discussed.
The students will learn about the Business Continuity Programme Management as defined in BS25999-1:2007 and other Best Practices.
They will understand the purpose, content and inter-relationship with other standards such as ISO 27001, ISO 19011 and ISO 20000-1:2005 and the legislative framework relevant to a BCMS.
Finally, they will learn about the role of an implementer / auditor and the PDCA methodology of planning, conducting, reporting and following up a BCMS audit in accordance with BS25999-1:2007  and other Best practices.

Course Benefits:

The students will after the course be able to interpret the requirements of BS25999-1:2007 for BCMS implementation / audit.Students will be able to check and confirm the BCMS objectives and carry out Business Continuity implementation and assessment based on BS25999-1:2007 and other best practices for organizations. Students will apply the BS25999-1:2007 standard clauses appropriately in an implementation / audit situation.  Students will also be able to undertake the role of an implementer / auditor to plan, conduct, report and follow up a BCMS.

Trainer:  Mr. Nandakumar Shamanna
Venue: Pride Hotel
Date: September 21st to 23rd, 2010
Fee
ISACA Members: Rs. 16,000 / - + Plus Service Tax.
Non ISACA Members: Rs. 20,000 /- Plus Service Tax

Registration
For enrollment please contact
Mr. Mr.Subramanyam, Manager ISACA Bangalore +91 080-23377956; +91 95351 97405
Mr.Prasad Ramaswamy, DNV +91 080-4145 5455

Download Brochure, Course outline & Agenda

The Official ISACA® Review Course for December 2010 for CISA ® Exam

ISACA®, Bangalore Chapter is pleased to announce the classes to prepare prospective candidates for 11 Dec 2010 CISA® examinations.  The CISA classes will be conducted on Saturdays between 4.30 pm to 6:30 pm.

Title: The Official ISACA® review course for CISA®
CISA Classes: On Saturdays – Will commence from 14 August, 2010
Venue:  ISACA Bangalore Chapter
S 13, 531, 2nd Floor, Priya Chambers,  Opposite St. Theresa Hospital, Near E-Zone
Dr. Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560010
Tel: +91 80 233 77956

Audience: IT Security and Control Professionals, IT Assurance Professionals, IT Process and Quality Consultants, IT Manager, ITSM related roles and responsibilities.

Highlights: Faculty from Industry / practitioners would be covering the domains from an exam perspective the sessions would also give the candidates an insight into the world of an Information Systems Auditor  

• Course content as prescribed by ISACA®
• Course material, presentation slides as handbook would be given to all participants
• Faculty from the industry
• Mock test and 2 day Crash course included

 Fees: Click to register online

• Members         Rs.8000/- + tax
• Non Members Rs.9000/- + tax
  Or  Contact the Chapter Manager for registrations

Fellow CISA® & CISM® are requested to spread the word in their organizations and friends' circle.  

The Official ISACA® Review Course for June 2010 for CISA ® Exam

ISACA®, Bangalore Chapter is pleased to announce the classes to prepare prospective candidates for June 2010 CISA® examinations.  The CISA classes will be conducted on Saturdays between 4.30 pm to 6:30 pm.

Title: The Official ISACA® review course for CISA®
CISA Classes: On Saturdays – Will commence from 20th February, 2010
Venue:  ISACA Bangalore Chapter
S 13, 531, 2nd Floor, Priya Chambers,  Opposite St. Theresa Hospital, Near E-Zone
Dr. Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar, Bangalore 560010
Tel: +91 80 233 77956

Audience: IT Security and Control Professionals, IT Assurance Professionals, IT Process and Quality Consultants, IT Manager, ITSM related roles and responsibilities.

Highlights: Faculty from Industry / practitioners would be covering the domains from an exam perspective the sessions would also give the candidates an insight into the world of an Information Systems Auditor  

• Course content as prescribed by ISACA®
• Course material, presentation slides as handbook would be given to all participants
• Faculty from the industry
• Mock test and 2 day Crash course included

 Fees: Click to register online

• Members         Rs.8000/- + tax
• Non Members Rs.9000/- + tax
  Or  Contact the Chapter Manager for registrations

Fellow CISA® & CISM® are requested to spread the word in their organizations and friends' circle.  

 ACL - One-Day Workshop on 30^th Jan 2010

Venue: The Pride Hotel, 93, Richmond Road, Near Baldwin Girls Junior College Bangalore, 560 025

Time: 9:00 – 18:00

ACL is recognized worldwide as the leading software for data analysis, fraud detection and reporting. It transforms the data into meaningful information, for analyzing the fraud patterns and timely reporting. ACL provides business assurance that complements and completes business intelligence.  ACL's whole solution gives organizations access to all their data and enables them to analyze, and independently validate data and transactions for integrity, in a fraction of the time once required. 

ACL Benefits 

• Identify trends, pinpoint exceptions, and highlight potential areas of concerns
• Identifies errors and potential fraud by comparing and analyzing files according to end-user criteria
• Recalculate and verify potential fraud patterns
• Identify control issues and ensures compliance with standards
• Use ACL's unique capabilities to perform a wide variety of investigative and analytical operations.
• Access and interrogate entire data populations.
• Analyze data interactively, with real-time results.
• Perform more frequent data analyses.
• Run custom reports on an as required basis.
• Perform Transaction Audits.
• Perform Continuous Control Monitoring. 

 Workshop Focus and Features The One-day workshop introduces you to ACL Technology in an interactive, hands-on learning environment. You will learn key data analysis concepts and the basics of working with ACL software. Examples used in workshop shall illustrate how the software can add value to your audits. 

What You Will Learn: Data concepts and ACL basicsData Access: Creating tables to access data (includes: flat files, Excel, ODBC, and dBASE data)

Data Analysis: Writing Filters and creating Computed Fields, Profiling Data, Relating tables and Combining tables 

Who Should Attend: Financial, Operational, and External Auditors; Information Systems Auditors and Audit Management; prospective ACL users 

Pre-requisites Participants should have a basic knowledge of Windows and must carry their own laptops, ACL Training Version will be provided for the workshop which the participants can use for 2 months.

System requirements: Windows OS any version, Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, 27 MB Hard Disk, 32 MB RAM

Methodology This is a live, instructor-led on-hand practical workshop in a classroom setting.

The Trainer Mr. Nishith Seth is Director of Seth Services Private Limited – a total solution provider of Business Assurance and Risk Management firm. He is a Chartered Accountant, Information Systems Auditor (ICAI), ACL Master Trainer and ACL Certified Data Analyst (ACDA). He is an experienced professional in the field of audit, fraud management and compliance management. Nishith has been in the field for more than 15 years and has conducted various workshops on ACL data analysis and fraud detection including application development. He is also currently, Convener of Forensic Working Group of India to formulate Forensic Standards on Fraud Detection and Management. He is also represents India at ISO (International Standards Organization) as a Voting Member and also special invitee to Inter Ministerial Committee on Cyber Education and Awareness.

FEES (Inclusive of taxes, lunch & refreshments)

• Members: Rs. 1750.00
• Non- Member: Rs. 2500.00

   

ISO 27001:2005 – ISMS Lead Auditor Training for 5 days (IRCA and RABQSA Approved)

Who should attend:

• Persons who will or wish to play a key role in implementing ISO 27001 in an organization
• Information Security Professionals (CISA/CISSP)
• Auditors who plan to conduct and lead Information Security Management Systems Audits
  

Companies are responsible for many information assets including their own financial and technical data, as well as information belonging to their customers.  The penalties for losing, corrupting or wrongfully sharing information can be huge.  Information Security Management is about the protection of information assets from potential security breaches.  It relates to all types of information, including paper-based and electronic formats and determines how information is processed, stored, transferred, archived and destroyed. Working with specific requirements outlined in ISO/IEC 27001 and the additional guidance in ISO/IEC 17799,

SAI Global's Information Security training will teach you how to develop the skills needed to audit an information security management system that protects information assets. The practical course provides a substantial degree of individual guidance and is designed and delivered using a competency based training approach; this means we guarantee application of learning by assessing the skills and knowledge of participants.

SAI Global isconducting Information Security Management System ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Course approved by IRCA & RABQSA from 13th-17th Feb at a discounted rate for ISACA Members.
 
Programme Details:
 
Training : Information Security Management System (ISO 27001) Lead Auditor Course.
Duration : 5 Days.
Dates : 13th - 17th  Feb'10
Fees : Exclusive for ISACA Members INR 15,000 +(Service Tax).
Venue : Pai Vice Roy, Jayanagar, (Bangalore).

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Course Outline:

• Management System Audit Certification
• Information Security Management System.
• ISMS in Context of ISO 27001:2005 & others Standard.
• Scope of ISMS.
• Risk Assessment & Treatment.
• Managing an Audit Program.
• Audit Activities.
• Open and Close Meeting Preparation.
• Conducting On-Site Audit Activities.
• Reporting on the Audit.
• Certification Examination

THE TRAINER : Mr. Rakesh Pande has a vast experience of 25 years. He is a Lead Auditor & Lead Tutor in ISO 27001 , ISO 9001 : 2000 and ISO 20000 . He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) . Have conducted training abroad and in all the major cities of India, including in-house training for big corporate houses. He had served as Deputy Director Information Technology (Policy & Plans), Naval Headquarters, New Delhi.

COBIT 4.1 for IT Governance and IT Assurance– a step by step methodology

Date Saturday, 5th December 2009

Venue The Pride Hotel,
93, Richmond Road, Near Baldwin Girls Junior College
Bangalore ‐ 560 025 (Ph: +91.80.4348 4348)

Time 9.00 am to 6.00 pm

Fees Rs. 1,950/- for Members and Rs. 2,350/- for Non-Members (Inclusive of Taxes, Course Materials, Refreshments and Lunch)

Downlod Brochure

Seminar Objectives: The primary objective of this workshop is to present the participants with a practical perspective of using the COBIT 4.1 as Control and IT Governance Model for benchmarking and providing proactive assurance. Through case study discussions, participants will learn a systematic approach and implementation strategy on how to effectively use and efficiently integrate COBIT Model into their audits as required.Participants will learn how to implement COBIT 4.1 as the IT Governance model to which they can link their enterprise-specific operational and control requirements, policies, and standards. Participants will learn the step-by-step methodology designed by the speaker based on his extensive experience in using COBIT for IT Governance, IS Assurance and consulting assignments.

Note:  Those who have attended this 1-day workshop are eligible to attend the 2-day official workshop on “Implementing COBIT for IT Governance” without attending the COBIT Foundation course.

Topics
1. Overview of IT Governance and COBIT
2. Understanding principles and components of COBIT 4.1
3. How to use COBIT 4.1 as control benchmark and for self-assessment
4.Practical approach to using COBIT 4.1 – step by step methodology

Key Speaker

CA A.Rafeq, FCA, CISA, CGEIT, CIA, CCSA, DISA (ICAI)He is founder secretary and past president of ISACA, Bangalore chapter.

Rafeq is providing specialized services in the areas of IT Governance, Information Systems Assurance, Consultancy, Implementation and Training for clients in India and abroad. He is considered as a pioneer in conducting IS Audits in India and using COBIT for IT Governance and IS Assurance.

His special areas of interest are COBIT and CAAT software.  He has extensive experience in auditing diverse technology platforms for clients in India and abroad. Rafeq has made presentations for various Professional Associations. He has conducted more than 150 days of training in India and abroad for IT and Audit professionals on IT Audit and COBIT®. Rafeq has made presentations and conducted COBIT workshops at International Conferences held at Brunei, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, Philippines, Switzerland and USA.   

Who should Attend IT Auditors, IT Head, Consultants, Regulators, IT Security and Control Professionals, IT Managers, Audit Managers and IT Professionals who wish to learn how to use COBIT for providing proactive IT Controls Consulting, IT audit and assurance services.

CPE Hours Members can earn 7 CPE hours in accordance with ISACA guidelines

Register Online

• Members: Rs. 1950.00
• Non Members: Rs. 2350.00

Item Writing Workshop

Date: 12th September 2009
Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Followed by dinner
Venue: The Pride Hotels,93, Richmond Road, Bangalore - 560025
Ph: +91.80.4348 4348 (Landmark: Near Baldwin Girls' High School)

Background on Item Writing: An ‘Item’ is a question for ISACA’s certification exams for CISA®, CISM® or CGEIT®. An item could be contributed by anybody, ISACA certification is not essential. There are thousands of such Items developed by volunteers. An item development goes through a structured and rigorous process of review. We’ll learn more about it in this workshop. Items are always welcome by ISACA, but occasionally there is some need for items in specific domains.

What a volunteer gains:

• Peps up creativity to design choices (options) of an item
• Boosts an applied research to come up with a stem (body) of an item
• Thus, encourages one to study the audit/ security/assurance domains
• Concrete gain of US$ 50 (100 in some cases) per item accepted finally by ISACA
• Gain 4 CPE Credits for attending the session

Program Contents:

• About ISACA, ‘Items’ and Item Writing Guide
• Basics of Item Writing
• Vetting Process
• Example of CISA Item
• Example of CISM Item
• Discussions on the items developed/ partly developed by participants (Please bring a few items you've developed for discussion)

The Trainer: Dr. Pramod Damle heads the Education Services at MIEL e-Security Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai, where he is responsible for architecture and development of PRISM, an intensive, one-year academic program in information security management running in India and abroad. Besides, as an official instructor of ISC2, he engages preparatory programs for SSCP, CISSP, etc.
He has worked in many capacities, like IT Manager, Auditor, QA Advisor, Security Consultant, and also held a core academic stint as Professor and Head (IT) at YASHADA – the Government academy where senior officials including IAS, IPS and judges are trained. He brings a unique blend of Software development, QA & Info Security in BFSI & higher education arena. On the one hand he has contributed to banks/ IT houses and on the other, he has catered to academics at PG level at IIMs, Symbiosis, Pune Univ, IGNOU, CSI, ISACA, ISC2,  etc.
Instructed in Math’s and IT, he holds CISA, CISM, SSCP, CISSP, CSSLP, ISO 9001 Tick-IT LA, ISO 27001 LA and a PhD in information security. With many articles, research papers, books and PC-games on security themes to his credit, he has been helping those aspiring for security certifications/ doctorate.

Registration: (Inclusive of taxes)

• Members: Rs. 1500
• Non Members: Rs. 2000

The Official ISACA® Review Course for the Dec '09 CISA® Exam

ISACA®, Bangalore Chapter is pleased to announce the classes to prepare prospective candidates for the Dec ’09  CISA® examinations conducted by ISACA®.  The classes would be conducted on Sundays commencing from the 2nd Aug 2009.   

Title: The Official ISACA® review course for CISA® 

Dates: All Sundays commencing from 2nd Aug 2009 

Venue:  ISACA Bangalore Chapter
S 13, 531, 2nd Floor, Priya Chambers, 
Opposite St.Theresa Hospital, Near E-Zone
Dr.Rajakumar Road, Rajajinagar,
Bangalore 560010
Tel: +91 80 233 77956

Audience: IT Security and Control Professionals, IT Assurance Professionals, IT Process and Quality Consultants, Note: Class size is limited & registrations will be on ‘first come first served basis’ 

Highlights: Faculty from Industry / practitioners would be covering the domains from an exam perspective the sessions would also give the candidates an insight into the world of an Information Systems Auditor 

• Course content as prescribed by ISACA®
• Course material, presentation slides as handbook would be given to all participants
• Faculty from the industry
• Mock test and Crash review included

Fees: Click to register online

• Members         Rs.8000/- + tax
• Non Members Rs.9000/- + tax

Or  Contact the Chapter Manager for registrations

Fellow CISA® & CISM® are requested to spread the word in their organizations and friends circle.  

The ISACA Bangalore Chapter &  Hakin9 a flagship bimonthly magazine on IT Security published by ETA NET SERVE Pvt. Ltd. Presents "e-SurakshIT '09" on 15th May at The Chancery Pavilion, 135 Residency Road, Richmond Town

Register  Now
Get 1year  subscription to Hakin9 free & a Collectors Edition CD free for Rs.2000.00 +Service tax @10.3%
(Offer Valid for first 100 registrations)

The Speakers:

Keynote Address by Mr. Sanjay Bavisi who is the Co-Founder and President of EC-Council, which came together post the 9/11 incident where issues of cyber terrorism were raised in the fore-front of security of nations at large.  Jay, as he is popularly known, regularly shares the platform with Legislators and Policy makers, to Senior Officials of Government Agencies and Educators at various international conferences and seminars. He has appeared regularly on several local and international television shows and print media. His views have been sought by internationally acclaimed publications including The Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The Gazette and The Economic Times. His views were also featured by ABC News, USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, Boston and Gulf News.

• Mr. Na Vijayashankar more popularly known as Naavi, is based out of  Bangalore, India. Naavi is a pioneer in the field of Cyber Law in India being the author of the first book (1999) and first E-Book (2003) on Cyber Laws in India.
• Mr. R Vittal Raj  Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor from ISACA, USA, Certified Information Systems Security Professional from ISC2, USA, Certified Internal Auditor
• Mr. Rishi Narang is aVulnerability Research Analyst. Narang’s profile includes research on recent & zero day vulnerabilities, reverse engineering and IDS/ IPS Signature Development. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, and has authored articles in Information Security & Research. He has been a speaker in OWASP .
• Mr. Chandra Kumar has Overall 24 years of experience. Mr.Chandra Kumar is Post graduate in Operation Research and Computer applications from Cochin University, PG Diploma in Business Management from Symbiosys Institute of Management,Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI USA & Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) from ISACA USA
• Mr Mayur Joshi is a graduate in commerce and a Chartered Accountant (CPA equivalent). Mayur has completed the Certification in Forensic Accounting [CFAP] and Certification in Bank Forensic Accounting [CBFA] in addition to US certification in fraud examination. Mr. Joshi won the International award in the year 2006 for given by Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
• Mr. J Prasanna is the Founder, CEO and Partner of AVS Labs, a Cyber security consulting, testing & training company. He is an expert on computer security and has excellent techno-commercial skills.
   
  Topics for the Conference
• Cyber Law Compliance
• "A Tug of War - Threats vs Security"
• Data Leakage & Prevention
• Forensics
• Information Security management
• Making ISO 27001 work using IT Governance Strategies
• Ever changing security threats
• End Point Security

Register  Now and get 1year  subscription to Hakin9 free 
and a Collectors Edition CD free for Rs.2000.00 +Service tax @10.3%
(Offer Valid for first 100 registrations)

Limited Passes so please register early!
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MEMBERS , WHO ATTEND THIS FORUM ALSO EARN 7 CPE CREDITS!!!!"

The Official ISACA® Review Course for the June 09 CISA® Exam

ISACA®, Bangalore Chapter is pleased to announce the classes to prepare prospective candidates for the June’09  CISA® examinations conducted by ISACA®.  The classes would be conducted on Sundays commencing from the 15th Feb 2009.   

Title: The Official ISACA® review course for CISA® 

Dates: All Sundays commencing from 15th Feb 2009 upto 31st May 2009. 

Venue:  Chapter Office, 79/2, B.H. School Road,
Rangarao Road Cross, Shankarapuram, Bangalore – 560 004 Phone 41205363 / 26522628 

Audience: IT Security and Control Professionals, IT Assurance Professionals, IT Process and Quality Consultants, Note: Class size is limited & registrations will be on ‘first come first served basis’ 

Highlights: Faculty from Industry / practitioners would be covering the domains from an exam perspective the sessions would also give the candidates an insight into the world of an Information Systems Auditor 

• Course content as prescribed by ISACA®
• Course material, presentation slides as handbook would be given to all participants
• Faculty from the industry
• Mock test and Crash review included

Tentative Schedule

*Dates are subject to change based on availability of faculty.  

Fees: Click to register online

• Members         Rs.8000/- + tax
• Non Members Rs.9000/- + tax
• Or  Contact the Chapter Manager for registrations

Fellow CISA® & CISM® are requested to spread the word in their organizations and friends circle.  

Title: The Official ISACA course designed specifically for IT Management and Governance

Date: Friday/Saturday, 30th and 31st January 2009 ( 9.30 am to 5.30 pm)

Venue:  PAI VICEROY; #1504, 16th Cross, 9th Main, 3rd Block
Near Ramakrishna Hospital, JAYANAGAR, Bangalore - 560011, Tel: 080-26535400,

Audience: IT Security and Control Professionals, IT Assurance Professionals, CobiT Implementation team, IT Process and Quality Consultants, CobiT Practitioners, Note: Class size is limited to the first 30 registrants!

Workshop Objectives: Organisations need to understand IT Governance. This two-day workshop will concentrate on implementation aspects of IT Governance and focus on the use of CobiT to achieve this.   The workshop is case study oriented and is designed to help you in understanding what it takes to implement the CobiT framework in your organization and how you can organize a route towards implementation of CobiT. This ISACA accredited CobiT workshop is for those who have a fundamental working knowledge of CobiT, but lack practical IT management and governance implementation experience.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
• Understand ITGI’s approach to an IT governance implementation based on the IT Governance Implementation Guide, 2nd Edition.
• Understand the implementation road map and how CobiT and ValIT support each step of the implementation.
• Identify and know when to use the various components of CobiT and ValIT.
• Scope and plan IT governance initiatives based on CobiT and ValIT.
• Assess process capability using CobiT maturity models.
• Plan improvements using control objectives and control practices.
• Create a performance measurement framework using CobiT metrics and the balanced scorecard.
• Sustain the IT governance implementation.
• Consider practical implementation factors.
• Be aware of CobiT implementation support from ISACA 

The Facilitator: Mr. A.Rafeq, FCA, CISA, CGEIT, CIA, CCSA, is an IT Governance and assurance professional with experience over 25 years in varied roles such as CFO, CIO, IT implementer, IT consultant, IT Auditor and CobiT Trainer. He is CobiT user and implementer for over 12 years and is a well-known CobiT evangelist. Rafeq has made presentations on IT Governance, IT assurance and CobiT implementation at international conference of ISACA across the world since a decade. He is a globally recognized trainer on CobiT and has conducted more than 100 days of training on CobiT. He is well-versed with various components of CobiT and his workshops are popular for de-mystifying and simplifying CobiT usage. Rafeq is founder secretary and past president of ISACA, Bangalore chapter. He is member of CGEIT Certification Board of ISACA, USA and Chairman of ISACA, GRA Task Force, Asia.  

Prerequisites: The attendee should have passed the CobiT Foundation Exam before attending this workshop. Those who have attended 1-day workshop on CobiT conducted by ISACA, Bangalore chapter are eligible to attend the workshop without passing the CobiT Foundation Exam. Registration is subject to acceptance and fulfilling the conditions.

Course Material would include;
• Copy of Presentation Slides and Case Studies
• Extracts from CobiT 4.1 Framework (Participants may be download and bring soft copy of CobiT 4.1 Framework for the workshop. Available as free download for members and on for free registration for non-members).
• IT Governance Implementation Guide: using CobiT and Val IT costing USD 55/- for members and USD 110 for members.

Register Online or Download form...

• Members: Rs. 7868/-
• Non-Members: Rs. 8,992/-

Registrations will be considered strictly on a first-come-first-served basis and is restricted to first 30 applicants who meet the criteria.For further information, contact Chapter Office on 41205363 / 26522628.

COBIT 4.1 for IT Governance and IT Assurance– a step by step methodology
Date Saturday, 20th December 2008
Venue PAI VICEROY
#1504, 16th Cross, 9th Main, 3rd Block
Near Ramakrishna Hospital, JAYANAGAR
Bangalore - 560011, Tel: 080-26535400,
Email: enquiry@paihotels.com; www.paihotels.com
Time 9.00 am to 6.00 pm
Fees Rs. 1,500/- for Members and Rs. 2,000/- for Non-Members (Inclusive of Course Materials, Refreshments and Lunch)

Seminar Objectives: The primary objective of this workshop is to present the participants with a practical perspective of using the COBIT 4.1 as Control and IT Governance Model for benchmarking and providing proactive assurance. Through case study discussions, participants will learn a systematic approach and implementation strategy on how to effectively use and efficiently integrate COBIT Model into their audits as required.Participants will learn how to implement COBIT 4.1 as the IT Governance model to which they can link their enterprise-specific operational and control requirements, policies, and standards. Participants will learn the step-by-step methodology designed by the speaker based on his extensive experience in using COBIT for IT Governance, IS Assurance and consulting assignments.

Note:  Those who have attended this 1-day workshop are eligible to attend the 2-day official workshop on “Implementing COBIT for IT Governance” without attending the COBIT Foundation course.

Topics
1. Overview of IT Governance and COBIT
2. Understanding principles and components of COBIT 4.1
3. How to use COBIT 4.1 as control benchmark and for self-assessment
4.Practical approach to using COBIT 4.1 – step by step methodology

Key Speaker

CA A.Rafeq, FCA, CISA, CGEIT, CIA, CCSA, DISA (ICAI)He is founder secretary and past president of ISACA, Bangalore chapter.

Rafeq is providing specialized services in the areas of IT Governance, Information Systems Assurance, Consultancy, Implementation and Training for clients in India and abroad. He is considered as a pioneer in conducting IS Audits in India and using COBIT for IT Governance and IS Assurance.

His special areas of interest are COBIT and CAAT software.  He has extensive experience in auditing diverse technology platforms for clients in India and abroad. Rafeq has made presentations for various Professional Associations. He has conducted more than 150 days of training in India and abroad for IT and Audit professionals on IT Audit and COBIT®. Rafeq has made presentations and conducted COBIT workshops at International Conferences held at Brunei, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, Philippines, Switzerland and USA.   

Who should Attend IT Auditors, IT Head, Consultants, Regulators, IT Security and Control Professionals, IT Managers, Audit Managers and IT Professionals who wish to learn how to use COBIT for providing proactive IT Controls Consulting, IT audit and assurance services.

CPE Hours Members can earn 7 CPE hours in accordance with ISACA guidelines

Register Online

Members: Rs. 1686.00

Non Members: Rs. 2248.00

2 day CISA® & CISM®  Crash course  for the Dec 2008 exam

Venue: Bell Convention Hall, Next to Railway Station, Bangalore
Dates: 22nd and 23rd Nov '08
Time: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm on both days

Fee: (Register Online clck below)

• Members Rs.3371.00
• Non Members Rs.3933.00

Contact: Chapter Office for registration and more information
# 79/2, B.H. School Road,  Rangarao Road Cross, Shankarapuram, 
Bangalore -4
Phone 41205363 / 26522628

High lights: Faculty from Industry / practitioners would be covering the domains from an exam perspective
Registration can be made through email and payment through Credit Card ; Registration and payment (cheques only) at the venue is also accepted.

COBIT 4.1 for IT Governance and IT Assurance– a step by step methodology
Date Saturday, 23rd August 2008
Venue The Bell Hotel Convention Centre, Next to the Bangalore City Railway Station, Bangalore 23.
Time 9.00 am to 6.00 pm
Fees Rs. 1,500/- for Members and Rs. 2,000/- for Non-Members (Inclusive of Course Materials, Refreshments and Lunch)

Seminar Objectives: The primary objective of this workshop is to present the participants with a practical perspective of using the COBIT 4.1 as Control and IT Governance Model for benchmarking and providing proactive assurance. Through case study discussions, participants will learn a systematic approach and implementation strategy on how to effectively use and efficiently integrate COBIT Model into their audits as required.Participants will learn how to implement COBIT 4.1 as the IT Governance model to which they can link their enterprise-specific operational and control requirements, policies, and standards. Participants will learn the step-by-step methodology designed by the speaker based on his extensive experience in using COBIT for IT Governance, IS Assurance and consulting assignments.

Note:  Those who have attended this 1-day workshop are eligible to attend the 2-day official workshop on “Implementing COBIT for IT Governance” without attending the COBIT Foundation course.

Topics
1. Overview of IT Governance and COBIT
2. Understanding principles and components of COBIT 4.1
3. How to use COBIT 4.1 as control benchmark and for self-assessment
4.Practical approach to using COBIT 4.1 – step by step methodology

Key Speaker

CA A.Rafeq, FCA, CISA, CGEIT, CIA, CCSA, DISA (ICAI)He is founder secretary and past president of ISACA, Bangalore chapter.

Rafeq is providing specialized services in the areas of IT Governance, Information Systems Assurance, Consultancy, Implementation and Training for clients in India and abroad. He is considered as a pioneer in conducting IS Audits in India and using COBIT for IT Governance and IS Assurance.

His special areas of interest are COBIT and CAAT software.  He has extensive experience in auditing diverse technology platforms for clients in India and abroad. Rafeq has made presentations for various Professional Associations. He has conducted more than 150 days of training in India and abroad for IT and Audit professionals on IT Audit and COBIT®. Rafeq has made presentations and conducted COBIT workshops at International Conferences held at Brunei, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, Philippines, Switzerland and USA.   

Who should Attend IT Auditors, IT Head, Consultants, Regulators, IT Security and Control Professionals, IT Managers, Audit Managers and IT Professionals who wish to learn how to use COBIT for providing proactive IT Controls Consulting, IT audit and assurance services.

CPE Hours Members can earn 7 CPE hours in accordance with ISACA guidelines

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Members: Rs. 1686.00

Non Members: Rs. 2248.00

We have another workshop in August....click next 

“How to conduct Information Systems/Security Audits”
29th and 30th August 2008, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
At Bell Hotel,  Lolite, 1st Floor, Next the City Railway Station, Bangalore

This two-day program aims to maximize delegate participation in workshops to get a practical exposure to information systems and security audits. The program is limited to participation of 25 delegates on a first come basis: 
In the two days, the delegates will:

• Learn about implementing the complete IS audit lifecycle, including planning, risk assessment, evidence collection, audit opinions and follow-up
• Learn how to identify and assess risk from the systems auditor’s perspective on:
• General IT risks and controls
• Application Risk and control
• T deployment risks
• IT management risks

Learn to audit

• IT operations and management
• Application development
• IT infrastructure
• Information Security Management
• Business continuity plans
• Gain a perspective on GRC, COSO and COBIT as well as an IS auditors role in ISO 27001, Basel II, SOX and SAS 70 audits. 

Faculty 

• Anand Prakash Jangid, ACA, CISA, CISM, and ACP
• Preeti Khosla, CISA

Workshop Fees (Inclusive of taxes @12.36%)

• Members: Rs. 11,124/-

• Non-Members: Rs. 12,248/-
  

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Crisis & Disaster Simulation Exercise

Date: 6 Sept 08 (Saturday)

Time: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM

The prime focus of Crisis Management and Emergency Management is on safety of people and assets. Simulating real-life, participants in this interactive workshop react to crisis situations as they unfold, experience first-hand the challenges of Emergency Response and gain an appreciation of the critical need for proactive planning, exercising and maintenance.

The exercise debrief encapsulates the learnings and help participants to ensure effective implementation back at their workplace.

Objectives

• Minimize risk to your company and resources when disaster strikes
• Operate a command centre and recover quickly
• Document, track, monitor and control events and actions taken
• Effectively manage crisis communications with external and internal agencies, and the public
• Familiarize and prepare staff to react quickly, decisively
• Gain an appreciation of the criticality of Crisis Management, and its key drivers

Target Audience

• All Crisis Management team members, and all personnel involved in Emergency Response

• Managers responsible for Risk Management, Physical Security, Facilities, HR and Administration
• Managers of any large office or operating facility
• Members of the BCM Team, department BCM coordinators, recovery and support team members
• External and internal auditors

Fee -Pay Online

 CISA® & CISM®  Review Crash Course

The chapter will be conductiong a 2 day crash course covering the  CISA® & CISM®  body of knowledge, the course will benifit candidates appearing for the June 2008 exam

Date: 17th and 18th May,2008.(Saturday & Sunday)
Venue: The Bell Hotel Convention Centre, Next to the Bangalore City Railway Station, Bangalore 23.
Contact: Chapter Office for registration and more information
# 79/2, B.H. School Road,  Rangarao Road Cross, Shankarapuram, 
Bangalore -4
Phone 41205363 / 26522628

The CISM® Course is scheduled for the last week of May

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• Rs 3371/- for Members
• Rs 3933/- for Non-Members

Tentative Schedule CISA®

BCM-200: Fundamentals and Awareness Workshop on 23 Feb 08

Earn 7 CPE credits! - Download the forms 

BCM-200 is a ONE-DAY workshop, which gives an overview of the 10 Professional Practices, which is the globally accepted body of knowledge for Business Continuity Practitioners. Successful completion of the exam held on the last day will enable participants to apply for the BCCP Certification awarded by the Business Continuity Management Institute (BCMI). At best, a business disruption due to a disaster, emergency or crisis would lead to financial losses, penalties and legal liabilities. At worst, the organization would perish. This workshop will give you an outline of the steps involved and the terminology used in Business Continuity Management (BCM), which will help you to effectively support BC Plans in your organization. This in turn would reduce and mitigate the impact of business disruptions, leading to enhanced customer trust and confidence – a critical ingredient for long term success. 

Objectives: Gain an appreciation of the criticality of BCM, and its key drivers, Understand the BCM framework, terminology and the BC Planning Methodology. Identify the differences between BCM, Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management and Emergency Response Understand the globally recognized and widely accepted 10 Professional Practices framework Walk through the critical steps involved in creating a Business Continuity Plan, such as Risk Analysis, Business Impact Analysis, Recovery Strategy and Plan Development Appreciate the essential steps in Program Management such as Awareness and Training, Exercising, Testing and Maintenance and Plan Updating 

Certification: The 90 minute, 50-Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) based examination is conducted on the last day of the workshop. Attaining 75% minimum pass marks would enable participants to apply for the Business Continuity Certified Planner (BCCP) certification awarded by the Business Continuity Management Institute.

Audience: This workshop is ideal for professionals who want an overview of BCM in order to support the BC Plans in their organization. Target audience is Professionals who want to understand the concept and criticality of Business Continuity Management, to either support the goals of their organization, or for their own professional development, through an International certification - a key differentiator that will set them apart from their peers and colleagues. BCM is critical for all organizations, big and small, across all industries, specifically those that are highly competitive or regulated, such as IT, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Services sector, BPO, Call Centers, Manufacturing, Utilities and Retail amongst others.

Pre-requisites: Minimum of 1 year of work experience, No prior BCM / DR experience required

Fee:

• Rs. 8990/- Members Register Online
• Rs.11,240/- Non Members Register Online
  

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Seminar on 'How to Gain Worldwide Recognition' 

All are Welcome-Please Invite your firends and Colleagues who would like to get certified

The seminar explores on how to get certified as CISA® [Certified Information Systems Auditor] and CISM® [Certified Information Security Auditor].

Date: 19th January 2008 (Saturday).
Time: 5:00 pm
Venue: Hotel Comfort Inn Vijay Residency 18, III Main Road, Gandhinagar, Bangalore 560 009, India
RSVP ISACA Bangalore Chapter
Phone: 41205363
 

CISA® Review Crash Course

Two day crash course covering the CRM for CISA aspirants appearing for the Dec 2007 exam

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Date: 17-18 Nov 2007 
Venue: The Bell Hotel Convention Centre, Next to the Bangalore City Railway Station, Bangalore 23.
Contact: Chapter Office for registration and more information
# 79/2, B.H. School Road,  Rangarao Road Cross, Shankarapuram, 
Bangalore -4
Phone 41205363 / 26522628

Schedule for CISA® Review Crash Course

CISM® Review Crash Course

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Date: 18 & 25 Nov 2007 (Sundays)
Venue: The Bell Hotel Convention Center, Next to the Bangalore City Railway Station, Bangalore 23.

Implementing COBIT® using ISO Standards - Click to register

COBIT® is a passionate term for all of us in ISACA®.  But implementing COBIT® has remained a dream or has been effective in selected areas only.  There are COBIT® certification courses available for the individual.  However there is no opportunity if an organization wants to be certified to COBIT®.  COBIT® is registered trademark of ISACA®

Course Objectives

Benifit

• The practical emphasis of the course will provide substantial inputs to individuals.
• It is designed and delivered using a competency based training approach; this means we guarantee application of learning by assessing the skill knowledge and attitudes of participants;

Who should attend?

Prerequisites
Previous exposure to ‘COBIT® mapping overview – 2nd Edition – August 2007 is desirable.

About the Trainer

Mr. M.N. Sudarshan is an Electrical Engineer from BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore and has worked in the managerial cadre for 33 years in six industries.  He has 20+ certifications from professional associations including CISA and CISM.   He is among the first batch of CISAs from India.  He promoted the formation of new chapters of ISACA in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Riyadh.

Venue: Hotel Comfort Inn Vijay Residency, # 18,Third Main Road, (Opp Sapna Book House) Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore-560 009 (Venue phone: 2220 3025)

Date: 22nd September 2007

Time: 9 am to 6.30 pm

Fee:  

• Members : Rs.2, 500/- per participant plus applicable service tax (12.36%)
• Non-members : Rs.4, 000/- per participant plus applicable service tax (12.36%)

CISA® & CISM® get Seven Hours of CPE credit

Click to register

  BCM-200: Fundamentals and Awareness on 9th September - Click here to register

BCM-200 is a ONE-DAY workshop, which gives an overview of the 10 Professional Practices, which is the globally accepted body of knowledge for Business Continuity Practitioners. Successful completion of the exam held on the last day will enable participants to apply for the BCCP Certification awarded by the Business Continuity Management Institute (BCMI). At best, a business disruption due to a disaster, emergency or crisis would lead to financial losses, penalties and legal liabilities. At worst, the organization would perish. This workshop will give you an outline of the steps involved and the terminology used in Business Continuity Management (BCM), which will help you to effectively support BC Plans in your organization. This in turn would reduce and mitigate the impact of business disruptions, leading to enhanced customer trust and confidence – a critical ingredient for long term success.  

Objectives:   Gain an appreciation of the criticality of BCM, and its key drivers, Understand the BCM framework, terminology and the BC Planning Methodology. Identify the differences between BCM, Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management and Emergency Response Understand the globally recognized and widely accepted 10 Professional Practices framework Walk through the critical steps involved in creating a Business Continuity Plan, such as Risk Analysis, Business Impact Analysis, Recovery Strategy and Plan Development Appreciate the essential steps in Program Management such as Awareness and Training, Exercising, Testing and Maintenance and Plan Updating  

Certification:The 90 minute, 50-Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) based examination is conducted on the last day of the workshop. Attaining 75% minimum pass marks would enable participants to apply for the Business Continuity Certified Planner (BCCP) certification awarded by the Business Continuity Management Institute. 

Audience:This workshop is ideal for professionals who want an overview of BCM in order to support the BC Plans in their organization. Target audience is Professionals who want to understand the concept and criticality of Business Continuity Management, to either support the goals of their organization, or for their own professional development, through an International certification - a key differentiator that will set them apart from their peers and colleagues. BCM is critical for all organizations, big and small, across all industries, specifically those that are highly competitive or regulated, such as IT, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Services sector, BPO, Call Centers, Manufacturing, Utilities and Retail amongst others. 

Pre-requisites:Minimum of 1 year of work experience, No prior BCM / DR experience required

Fee:

• Rs. 8000/- + Service Tax for Members
• Rs.10,000/- + Service Tax for Non-Members

 Click here to register 

Seminar on 'How to Gain Worldwide Recognition'

All are Welcome-Invite your firends and Colleagues

The seminar explores on how to get certified as CISA® [Certified Information Systems Auditor] and CISM® [Certified Information Security Auditor].

The audience will be addressed by:

Mr. Atul Kumar President, ISACA, will give a brief overview of the Chapter activities.
Mr. Dharshan Shantamurthy, Vice President, ISACA, will introduce the audience to ISACA and its activities.
Mr. Ajit Pal, Director Education, will discuss on CISA, the examination process, certification process, apart from highlighting the benefits of being a CISA.
Mr. V. Subramani, Director CISA, will talk about CISA review classes and the methodology to be adopted.
Mr. Anand Prakash, Director CISM, will brief the audience about CISM, the examination process, certification process.
Mr. Raghavendra Rao, past president will detail out the various avenues available for CISA/ CISM in the global scenario.
Date: 8th August 2007 (Wednesday).
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: Hotel Comfort Inn Vijay Residency 18, III Main Road, Gandhinagar, Bangalore 560 009, India
RSVP ISACA Bangalore Chapter
Phone: 41205363
Subramani: 94484 76584
Anand: 98454 67835