CISA Domain 4: IT Components Deep Dive

This episode is part of the CISA Domain 4 Deep-Dive Series, a structured curriculum designed to cover every subtopic in the 26% Information Systems Operations & Business Resilience domain. Each episode blends CISA exam reasoning with real-life audit judgment and operational leadership.

In Episode 23, we explore a system that everyone depended on — yet no one fully understood. This scenario highlights the risks of undocumented architecture, unclear ownership, hidden dependencies, outdated components, and unmanaged integrations.

You’ll learn:

✔ What CISA really tests under “IT Components”

✔ How junior auditors see outages vs. how audit leaders assess architecture

✔ Why undefined ownership and missing documentation are major audit findings

✔ What evidence auditors must review for IT component analysis

✔ How to identify risks hiding in dependencies, integrations, and technical debt

✔ How systems can appear stable while being structurally fragile

This episode builds true audit judgment — the capability CISA exams reward.

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