ISACA is a worldwide not-for-profit member Association of more than 17,000 Information Systems (IS) professionals dedicated to IS Audit, Control and Security through a commitment to education, certification, and standards. The associated not-for-profit Foundation is committed to expanding the knowledge base of the profession through a commitment to research.
The association's purpose is:
to promote the education of, and help expand the knowledge and skills of, its members in the inter-related fields of Auditing and Information Systems audit and control;
to encourage a free exchange of Information Systems audit and control techniques, approaches and problem solving by its members;
to provide adequate communication to keep members abreast of current events in Information Systems audit and control which can be beneficial to them and to their employers; and
to communicate the importance of establishing controls necessary to ensure the effective organisation and utilisation of data processing resources.