CISM

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Prepare for the ISACA CISM certification exam with the Certified Information Security Manager course and lab. The lab comes with a well-organized component library for every task. The CISM training course covers the CISM exam objectives and teaches how to define and design enterprise security architecture, deliver reliable service to customers, and more. The course comprehensively covers all the CISM domains including information security governance and information risk management.

  • Practice in 39 Hands-On Labs — nothing to install
  • 5 Interactive Lessons and 86 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
  • 684 Practice Test Questions and 3 Full Length Tests

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39 Hands-On LiveLabs

Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.

  • Real environments
  • Auto-graded
  • No installation
5Interactive Lessons
86Topics
39LiveLab
684Practice Test Questions
347Videos
107Flashcards
107Glossary of terms

01 / Skills you'll get

What you will be able to do

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The ISACA CISM certification exam validates a candidate's expertise in analyzing, implementing, and assessing security management principles. The ISACA CISM certification provides business leaders with the ability to understand complex and challenging security management issues that can impact an enterprise's success. This one-of-a-kind credential helps you become part of the best peer network and create opportunities for your career.

Target Career Roles

  • Chief Information Officer
  • Information Security Manager
  • Information Security Consultant
  • Information Technology Consultant

02 / Lessons & labs

See exactly what you will learn and practice

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Lessons

5 Interactive Lessons · 86 topics
01 Information Security Governance 9 topics
  • Security Strategy
  • Information Security Governance framework
  • Integrating security governance into corporate governance
  • Security Policies: standards, procedures, and guidelines
  • Business cases to support investments
  • Internal and external influences on information security strategy
  • Management and other stakeholder commitment
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Measuring the effectiveness of the information security strategy
02 Information Risk Management and Compliance 7 topics · 5 LiveLab
  • Information asset classification
  • Risk management, assessments, vulnerability assessments and threat analyses
  • Risk treatment options
  • Manage risk of noncompliance
  • Information security controls
  • Current and desired risk levels: Gap analysis
  • Monitoring risk

5 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

03 Information Security Program Development and Management 9 topics · 34 LiveLab
  • Alignment of IS program with information security strategy
  • Information security manager's role and responsibilities in alignment
  • Information security frameworks
  • Information security architectures
  • Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the IS program
  • Integrating the IS program with IT processes
  • Integrating the IS program into contracts and activities of third parties
  • Controls and countermeasures
  • Security Program Metrics and Monitoring

34 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

04 Information Security Incident Management 6 topics
  • Organizational definition and severity hierarchy for security incidents
  • Incident response plan
  • Processes for timely identification
  • Testing and review
  • Investigating and documenting information security incidents
  • Integration of incident response plan, disaster recovery plan and business continuity plan
05 Video Tutorials 55 topics
  • Introduction
  • Information Security Threats, Management, And Protection
  • Security Compliance And Strategy
  • Business Functions And Policies
  • Security Standards, Activities, And Strategy Development
  • Information Security Governance Framework
  • Regulatory Requirements And Liability Management
  • Business Case, Budgetary Reporting Methods And Planning Strategy
  • Organizational Drivers And Their Impacts
  • Commitment To Info Security
  • Management Roles And Responsibilities
  • Reporting And Communicating
  • Risks Assessment
  • Information: Classification, Ownership, And Resource Valuation
  • Baseline And BIAs
  • Risk: Countermeasures, Mitigation Strategies, And Life Cycle
  • Risk: Management And Reporting
  • Information Security Strategies And Programs
  • Security Technologies, Cryptography, And Access Controls
  • Monitoring Tools, Security Programs And Controls
  • Business Assurance Function And SLAs
  • Resources, Services, And Skills
  • Security Architecture, Model, And Deployment
  • Info Security: Policies, Awareness And Training Programs
  • Documentation
  • Organizational Processes
  • Contracts, Joint Ventures, Business Partners And Customers
  • Third Parties, Suppliers, And Subcontractors
  • Info Security Metrics
  • Goals And Methods Of Evaluating Info Security Controls
  • Vulnerability
  • Assessment Tools And Tracking Info Security Awareness Training And Education Programs
  • Evaluation And Management Metrics
  • Data Collection, Reviews, And Measurement
  • Assurance Providers, Line Management, Budgeting, And Staff Management
  • Facilities And Program Resources
  • Security Policy, Administrative Processes, And Procedures
  • Access Control, Access Security Policy Principles, And Identity Management
  • Authentication, Remote Access And User Registration
  • Procurement And Enforcing Policy Standard and Compliance
  • Third Party Relationships
  • SLAs, SDLC, And Security Enforcement
  • Maintenance, Monitoring, And Configuration Management
  • Maintaining Info Security And Due Diligence Activities
  • Info Access, Security Advice, Guidance, And Awareness
  • Stakeholders
  • Testing Info Security Control
  • Noncompliance Issues And Security Baselines
  • Incident Response And Continuity Of Operations
  • Disaster Recovery And Business Continuity Plan
  • Incident Management And Response Plan
  • Processes, Requirements, And Plans
  • Incident Response, Disaster Recovery And Business Continuity Plans
  • Forensics Procedures And Incident Review Process
  • Conclusion

Hands-On Labs Our edge

39 LiveLabs
  • Demonstrating Network Mapping and Quarantining a Vulnerable System
  • Conducting Vulnerability Scanning Using Nessus
  • Performing Vulnerability Scanning Using OpenVAS
  • Performing Vulnerability Scanning Using OSSIM
  • Using Social Engineering Techniques to Plan an Attack
  • Observing an MD5-Generated Hash Value
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03 / Exam details

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Details

Prepare for the ISACA CISM certification exam with the Certified Information Security Manager course and lab. The lab comes with a well-organized component library for every task. The CISM training course covers the CISM exam objectives and teaches how to define and design enterprise security architecture, deliver reliable service to customers, and more. The course comprehensively covers all the CISM domains including information security governance and information risk management.

Official exam objectives →
Questions 200 (per exam)
Duration 240 minutes (per exam)
Passing Score 450 (on a scale of 800)
Exam Fee
  • ISACA Member: USD 575
  • ISACA Non-Member: USD 760
(per exam)
Delivered by PSI Testing Centers (in-person or online)
Question Format The exam consists of multiple choice questions. single/multiple choice, performance-based
Practice Tests 684 Practice Questions (mapped to official exam objectives)
Certification CISM ISACA credential

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04 / FAQs

Questions before you start

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What is the exam registration fee?
  • ISACA Member: USD 575
  • ISACA Non-Member: USD 760
Where do I take the exam?
What is the format of the exam?
The exam consists of multiple choice questions.
What are the pre-requisites of the exam?

ISACA has the following pre-requisites for CISM certification exam:

  • Attain and report an annual minimum of twenty (20) CPE hours. These hours must be appropriate to the currency or advancement of the CISM s knowledge or ability to perform CISM-related tasks. The use of these hours towards meeting the CPE requirements for multiple ISACA certifications is permissible when the professional activity is applicable to satisfying the job-related knowledge of each certification.
  • Submit annual CPE maintenance fees to ISACA International Headquarters in full.
  • Attain and report a minimum of one hundred and twenty (120) CPE hours for a three-year reporting period.
  • Submit required documentation of CPE activities if selected for the annual audit.
  • Comply with ISACA's Code of Professional Ethics.
How many questions are asked in the exam?
The exam contains 200 questions.

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