CISA Domain 5: Endpoint Security & Monitoring Integrity

This episode is part of the CISA Audit Judgment Series — a structured learning path covering Domains 4 and 5, the most heavily tested areas of the CISA exam.

In this episode, we review a scenario where an endpoint security agent appears installed and “healthy” according to dashboards — yet the device has not been reported in 132 days. This reveals one of the most critical cybersecurity weaknesses: the illusion of security created by green dashboards and unmonitored tools.

You’ll learn:

✔ Why endpoint monitoring is critical in CISA Domain 5

✔ Why tool installation ≠ control effectiveness

✔ How juniors interpret agent failures vs. how leaders assess monitoring breakdowns

✔ What evidence auditors must review: reporting logs, configuration, inventory, alerts

✔ How to evaluate SOC monitoring maturity and alert thresholds

✔ How CISA uses monitoring gaps to test judgment and governance awareness

✔ Why stale agents represent high operational and security risk

This episode blends CISA exam reasoning with real audit leadership — the heart of the CyberLex Audit Judgment Series.

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