CISA Domain 5: Security Testing & Coverage Assurance

This episode is part of the CISA Audit Judgment Series — a structured, scenario-based learning path focused on Domains 4 and 5, the most heavily weighted sections of the CISA exam.

In this episode, we examine a scenario where penetration testing was performed — but not against the actual production system.

The test returned zero findings, not because the environment was secure, but because the wrong system was tested.

This reveals one of the most common failures in security governance: false confidence caused by incorrect testing scope.

You’ll learn:

✔ Why CISA focuses heavily on test scope, not test results

✔ How junior auditors interpret clean reports vs. how audit leaders evaluate coverage

✔ What evidence auditors must review to verify security testing maturity

✔ How to assess scope approval, asset inventory accuracy, and representativeness

✔ How CISA designs exam questions around false assurance and missing coverage

✔ The operational and governance risks of testing the wrong system

This episode teaches CISA exam reasoning and real audit leadership judgment — the essence of the CyberLex Audit Judgment Series.

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