Welcome to Certified: The ISACA CGEIT Audio Course. A focused, audio-first path through enterprise governance of IT, built for people who have responsibilities, deadlines, and real stakeholders. Here’s what you can expect: clear explanations that assume you’re capable, but don’t assume you have unlimited study time or a quiet desk. We’ll connect governance concepts to practical decisions—how organizations choose priorities, how they measure value, how they control risk, and how they manage resources across a portfolio. The tone stays professional and direct, because CGEIT rewards disciplined thinking and precise language. By the end, you should recognize what ISACA is really asking, and you should feel comfortable explaining these topics in your own words. To get the most from this course, listen in short, repeatable loops. Pick a steady pace, replay any segment that feels fuzzy, and pay attention to the “why” behind each concept, not just the definition. If you already work in governance, use the episodes to tighten your mental model and sharpen how you justify decisions; if you’re new to it, use them to build a reliable foundation before you worry about edge cases. Try listening once for understanding, then again for exam pattern recognition, especially around benefits, risk, and resourcing tradeoffs. If this approach fits your schedule, follow the show so new episodes land automatically and your study routine stays simple.
Curated by: Bare Metal Cyber (91 videos)
This episode explains how to integrate sourcing strategies into governance of enterprise IT so sourcing decisions optimize cost and capability without sacrificing control, accountability, or resilience. You’ll learn how GEIT turns sourcing into a governed decision process by defining approval rights, required evidence, and risk-based criteria for choosing in-house, outsourced, managed services, cloud models, or hybrid approaches. We’ll cover how to evaluate sourcing options using total cost of ownership, service criticality, regulatory constraints, data protection needs, vendor concentration risk, and the enterprise’s ability to monitor controls and performance. Real-world scenarios include outsourcing a critical capability without retaining internal ownership, choosing a low-cost provider that cannot meet audit evidence requirements, and cloud adoption that moves faster than governance can enforce shared responsibility boundaries. For CGEIT exam readiness, you’ll practice selecting governance actions that embed sourcing into portfolio and risk decisions, ensuring optimization goals are achieved with measurable oversight and enforceable accountability. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.