| 1969 |
First chapter formed--ISACA Los Angeles Chapter (Note: The LA Chapter's charter was made official in 1972.) |
| 1971 |
First Computer Audit, Control and Security (CACS) conference held (later this became North America CACS) |
| 1973 |
Inaugural issue of the then-quarterly The EDP Auditor Journal, now ISACA Journal, issued |
| 1973 |
First International Conference held |
| 1974 |
The National Committee on Intel Education & Training established |
| 1976 |
Information Systems Audit and Control Foundation (ISACF) established |
| 1976 |
Control Objectives publication released |
| 1976 (June) |
First chapter formed outside the US–Mexico City Chapter |
| 1976 (June) |
First chapter formed in Oceania–Sydney Chapter |
| 1978 |
CISA program launched |
| 1979 |
First chapters formed in Europe–Tel Aviv (July) and Milan (December) |
| 1981 (June) |
First CISA exam held |
| 1982 (September) |
First chapter formed in Asia–Hong Kong Chapter |
| 1983 (March) |
ISACA Adelaide Chapter Formed |
| 1985 |
First Asia-Pacific CACS |
| 1986 |
First EuroCACS held (ISACA International Headquarters did not begin producing these until 1995) |
| 1987 |
First EDPACS held (later this became Oceania CACS) |
| 1988 (October) |
Statements on Information Systems Auditing Standards (SISAS) issued |
| 1992 (August) |
First chapter formed in Africa–South Africa Chapter |
| 1994 |
The association's name changes from The EDP Auditors Association to Information Systems Audit and Control Association |
| 1994 |
ISACA celebrates 25 years |
| 1994 |
The EDP Auditor Journal is renamed IS Audit & Control Journal |
| 1994 |
First Global Leadership Conference held |
| 1996 |
First Latin America CACS held |
| 1996 |
Journal expanded to bimonthly publication |
| 1996 (April) |
COBIT first issued |
| 1997 |
Journal celebrates its 25th anniversary |
| 1997 (May) |
IS Auditing Standards, Guidelines and Procedures first issued, replacing SISAS |
| 1998 |
IT Governance Institute (ITGI) established |
| 1998 |
ISACA Training Week series launched |
| 1998 (April) |
COBIT, 2nd Edition, issued |
| 1998 (July) |
University of Waterloo Centre for Information Systems Assurance founded |
| 1998 (March) |
ISACA Model Curricula for IS Auditing at the Undergraduate and Graduate Levels issued |
| 1999 |
First Network Security Conference held |
| 1999 |
Global Information Repository (GIR), now named K-Net, launched |
| 2000 |
IS Audit & Control Journal renamed Information Systems Control Journal |
| 2000 (July) |
COBIT, 3rd Edition, issued |
| 2001 (January) |
Academic Advocate Program founded |
| 2002 |
CISM program launched |
| 2002 (July) |
25,000 CISA certified |
| 2003 |
IT Governance Institute and Information Systems Audit and Control Foundation (ISACF) combine under the name IT Governance Institute (ITGI) |
| 2003 (June) |
First CISM exam held |
| 2003 (October) |
COBIT Online launched |
| 2004 |
First Sarbanes-Oxley Symposium held |
| 2004 |
First Information Security Management Conference held |
| 2004 (September) |
ISACA Model Curriculum for IS Auditing and Control issued |
| 2004 (November) |
First COBIT User Convention held |
| 2004 (December) |
COBIT in Academia materials first issued (now named IT Governance Using COBIT and Val IT) |
| 2005 |
First IT Audit Management Forum held |
| 2005 |
ISACA expands exam offering to twice a year |
| 2005 (January) |
Journal Online, additional online-only articles, launched |
| 2005 (February) |
The Alliance for Enterprise Security Risk Management (AESRM) founded |
| 2005 (March) |
Membership reaches 50,000 |
| 2005 (April) |
COBIT Foundation Course (Online) launched |
| 2005 (December) |
COBIT 4.0 issued |
| 2006 |
ISACA and ITGI add taglines to names; ISACA drops use of full name, Information Systems Audit and Control Association |
| 2006 |
Global Communiqué redesigned |
| 2006 |
COBIT Focus launched |
| 2006 |
First Compliance Conference held (later renamed IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Conference) |
| 2006 |
First Information Security Conference Latin America |
| 2006 |
First Information Security Management Forum held |
| 2006 (May) |
Val IT publications first issued |
| 2006 (August) |
ISACA e-Symposium series introduced |
| 2007 |
CGEIT certification launched |
| 2007 |
ISACA and ITGI join IT Policy Compliance Group |
| 2007 (April) |
50,000 CISA certified |
| 2007 (May) |
COBIT 4.1 issued |
| 2007 (May) |
Membership reaches more than 75,000 |
| 2007 (July) |
IT Governance Using COBIT and Val IT materials issued, updating and replacing COBIT in Academia |
| 2007 (November) |
ISACA/ITGI Translation Policy and three-year pilot program approved |
| 2008 |
CISA 30th anniversary |
| 2008 |
CISA Online Review Course launched |
| 2008 |
First IT Governance Forum held |
| 2008 |
Introduced IT Audit Management Forum to Europe |
| 2008 |
ITGI and ISF announce affiliate agreement |
| 2008 |
Adelaide Chapter celebrates its 25th anniversary |
| 2008 (April) |
IT Assurance Framework (ITAF) issued |
| 2008 (July) |
Val IT 2.0 publications issued |
| 2008 (October) |
10,000 CISM certified and 1,000 CGEIT certified |
| 2008 (December) |
First CGEIT exam held |
| 2009 |
ISACA celebrates 40 years |
| 2009 |
Information Systems Control Journal renamed ISACA Journal |
| 2009 |
Adelaide Chapter became a medium-sized chapter |
| 2010 |
CRISC credential announced |
| 2011 |
New ISACA website launched |
| 2012 |
New ISACA Adelaide website launched |