A Strong Foundation for Risk & IT Risk Success
Every enterprise experiences risk. Risk is the result of uncertainties that an enterprise is exposed to that threaten its ability to achieve its business goals and objectives. ISACA®’s IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate and related training is ideal for professionals who wish to learn about risk and information and technology (I&T)-related risk, whom currently interact with risk professionals, or are new to risk and interested in working as a risk or IT Risk profession. Affirm your foundational knowledge of risk that is related to I&T.
The IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate Exam will teach you:
- Risk terminology and types of risk
- Risk-related business functions
- Risk management process
- Governance and management of risk
- Identifying risk
- Assessing and analyzing risk
- Responding to risk
- Monitoring, reporting and communicating risk
Get the Training You Need
Select from a variety of online, instructor led and self-paced training courses to prepare for the IT Risk Fundamentals exam from the comfort of your home. Plus, the certificate exam is available via remote proctoring. Don’t wait to advance your career. Get started today!
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Online Course
Enterprise Training
The IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate Online Course is the first new course to launch and now available on ISACA’s new learning platform, ISACA Perform. ISACA Perform features a fresh, modern interface with a streamlined view of all the ISACA training you have available to you. On ISACA Perform, you can access your online courses, questions, answers and explanations databases, and even live events you’ve registered for. With even more features and content to come, ISACA Perform is your home for ISACA training.
Now Take the Exam
Schedule and take the IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate Exam online on your own time once it’s available. The closed-book, remotely proctored exam covers six risk content areas and includes 75 questions. The number of questions in each content area is based upon the content area’s assigned weight. The chart below details content areas and the weight assigned to each.
What’s in the exam? Candidates will explore basic terminology, concepts, general practices and explanations of risk and I&T-related risk. The exam will test a candidate’s understanding of those topics. Individuals who achieve a passing score on the IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate exam will receive the IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate.
- 5%RISK INTRO AND OVERVIEW
- 15%RISK GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
- 20%RISK IDENTIFICATION
- 25%RISK ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS
- 15%RISK RESPONSE
- 20%RISK MONITORING, REPORTING AND COMMUNICATION
Exam-takers will be given two hours (120 minutes) to complete the exam. A score of 65% or higher is required to pass the exam. Review the Exam Guide to learn more about the exam and what to expect before, during and after.
Exam Guide IT Risk Tools & Essentials
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