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ISACA AAIA Study Guide

ISACA Advanced in AI Audit (AAIA)

ISACA AAIA (Advanced in AI Audit) is the certification for experienced IT auditors who audit AI systems and use AI in the audit. It covers three domains: AI governance and risk, AI operations, and AI auditing tools and techniques. Candidates must already hold CISA or an approved audit or accounting designation, and the exam has 90 multiple choice questions.

  • Exam code AAIA
  • 3 exam domains
  • 90 questions

This guide is free, with no sign-up. It explains every ISACA AAIA exam topic in plain English, one chapter at a time. Read them in order or jump straight to the topic you need.

  • 3chapters
  • 19topics
  • 6diagrams and exhibits
  • 1 h 36 minfast track
Start with AI Governance and Risk
  • Every topic follows the same simple pattern: what it is, how it works, common mistakes
  • Diagrams and real command output where a picture explains it best
  • Exam tips and worked subnetting and IPv6 practice, with answers

How the exam is weighted

Each domain is worth this share of the exam, so spend your study time in proportion. Select a domain to open its chapter.

Chapters

Open a chapter to see its topics and how long each takes.

1AI Governance and Risk6 topics · 31 min fast trackAI models and requirements, AI governance, AI risk management, privacy and data governance, ethics, regulation and standards.
  1. 1AI Models, Considerations and Requirements5 min
  2. 2AI Governance and Program Management5 min
  3. 3AI Risk Management5 min
  4. 4Privacy and Data Governance Programs for AI5 min
  5. 5AI Ethics and Leading Practices5 min
  6. 6AI Regulations and Standards6 min
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2AI Operations8 topics · 41 min fast trackAI data, development lifecycle, change and configuration, supervision, testing, threats and AI incident response for auditors.
  1. 1Data Management Specific to AI5 min
  2. 2AI Solution Development Lifecycle5 min
  3. 3Change and Configuration Management for AI5 min
  4. 4Supervision of AI Outputs, Impacts and Decisions5 min
  5. 5Testing Techniques for AI Solutions6 min
  6. 6Threats and Vulnerabilities Specific to AI5 min
  7. 7AI Threat, Vulnerability and Access Programs5 min
  8. 8Incident Response Management Specific to AI5 min
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3AI Auditing Tools and Techniques5 topics · 24 min fast trackPlanning AI audits, testing and sampling, evidence collection, data quality and analytics, AI audit reports and AI in audit.
  1. 1AI Audit Planning and Design5 min
  2. 2AI Audit Testing and Sampling5 min
  3. 3AI Audit Evidence Collection Techniques5 min
  4. 4Audit Data Quality and Data Analytics4 min
  5. 5AI Audit Outputs and Reports5 min
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