ISACA’s Membership Reaches 75,000

Up 15 Percent From 2007

ISACA membership reached 75,000 this year – a 15 percent increase from its 65,000 members in 2007. A nonprofit, independent association of IT governance, control, security and assurance professionals, ISACA has members in more than 160 countries. All regions experienced a significant increase in membership in 2008: 21 % in Europe/Africa, 16 % in Latin America, 15 % in Oceania, 12 % in North America and 12 % in Asia.

ISACA members belong to one of more than 175 chapters worldwide and receive benefits such as free access to ISACA and IT Governance Institute (ITGI) publications, discounted conference and certification fees, and complimentary webinars and newsletters on industry hot topics.

ISACA administers the globally respected Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation, the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation and the new Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) designation.

Along with its membership growth, ISACA has experienced a significant increase in its population of certified professionals: CISA has been earned by 60,000 professionals since inception, up 5,000 from the previous year, and CISM has been earned by 9,000 professionals, up 2,000 from the previous year. More than 500 professionals have applied for the brand-new CGEIT designation through the grandfathering provision, and 200 certificates have been awarded.

The CISA designation is for information systems (IS) audit, control and security professionals. Since its inception 30 years ago, CISA has been recognized by many enterprises as the standard for IS auditors; recently, it was approved by the US Department of Defense (DoD) for its information assurance professionals. CISA has repeatedly earned the prestigious ISO/IEC 17024 accreditation from the International Organization of Standardization’s (ISO’s) US representative, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Quelle: ISACA