ISACA History

The evolution of information technology (IT) affects the business environment in many significant ways. It changes business practices, reduces costs and alters the ways in which systems should be controlled. In addition, it raises the level of knowledge and skills required to control and audit information systems, and it increases the need for well-educated professionals in the fields of information systems (IS) governance, assurance, security and control. This need was recognized by the 1969 founding of what is now known as ISACA.

ISACA was formed, and continues to exist today, to meet the unique and diverse high technology needs of the continually developing IT field. In an industry in which change is constant, ISACA has moved with agility and speed to bridge the needs of the international business community and the IT control community.

ISACA has become the leading IT governance, assurance, security and control organization. The consultants, academics, security professionals, IS auditors and senior executives who make up ISACA have established 170 chapters worldwide. ISACA’s IT Audit and Assurance Standards and IS Control Standards are followed by practitioners worldwide and its Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA®) certification is recognized globally. The Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM®) certification uniquely targets the information security management audience. The ISACA Journal®, is a leading technical journal in the information control field, and ISACA sponsors a series of international conferences focusing on technical and managerial topics. ISACA leads the IT control community and serves its practitioners by providing the elements needed by IT professionals in an ever-changing worldwide environment.

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