Question 1

How do you become a CISM certified professional?

Accepted Answer

To become CISM certified, you must meet the following requirements:


	Successful completion of the CISM examination
	Adherence to the ISACA Code of Professional Ethics
	Agree to comply with the Continuing Education Policy
	Five years of work experience in the field of information security, three of which must be as an information security manager. Work experience must be gained in three of the four CISM domains. All information must be verified independently by employers.
	Submit an application for CISM certification Training within five years from the date of initially passing the exam


 
For additional information on how to become a certified CISM professional and to understand the CISM certification requirements, please visit:
https://www.isaca.org/Certification/CISM-Certified-Information-Security-Manager/How-to-Become-Certified/Pages/default.aspx

*Exam Pass Guarantee: Except for Indian Subcontinent, and Africa.
Simplilearn offers Exam Pass Guarantee to our students who complete our course training. We offer a voucher (free of charge) to the students to retake the exam in case they fail ISACA CISM final exam.

T&C for claiming the retake voucher as a part of the exam pass guarantee:


	Attend at least one complete instructor-led class
	Must give final exam within 30 days from the date of course completion
	Produce exam failure notice received from ISACA

Question 2

What are the prerequisites for CISM certification?

Accepted Answer

To become a CISM certified professional, you need to fulfill the following criteria:


	A completed application must be submitted within 5 years from the date of initially passing the examination.
	All experience must be verified independently with employers.
	This experience must have been gained within the 10-year period preceding the application date for certification or within five years of passing the examination.
	Three (3) years of the five (5) years of work experience must be gained performing the role of an information security manager
	In addition, this work experience must be broad and gained in three (3) of the four (4) CISM&reg; domains

Question 3

What do I need to do to unlock my certificate?

Accepted Answer

Online Self-learning


	Complete 85% of the Online Self Learning Content
	Complete one simulation test with a minimum score of 60%


Online Classroom:


	Attend 1 complete Live Class batch or Complete 85% of the Online Self Learning Content
	Complete one simulation test with a minimum score of 60%

Question 4

Do you provide any practice tests as part of this course?

Accepted Answer

Yes, we provide 1 practice test as part of our course to help you prepare for the actual certification exam. You can try this Free CISM Exam Prep Practice Test to understand the type of tests that are part of the course curriculum.

Question 5

You offer an exam pass guarantee. How does it work?

Accepted Answer

*Free exam retake terms and conditions:

Terms and Conditions: 
Simplilearn offers Exam Pass Guarantee to our students who complete our course training. Simplilearn uses top learning methodologies to equip learners with the knowledge and confidence to pass the CISM exam in the first attempt. If you do not pass the CISM exam at the first attempt, Simplilearn will provide you one free exam retake.


To ensure your success, we strongly recommend that you take the CISM exam within a week of the course completion date&mdash;or a maximum of 45 days from the completion of the online training. This way, the course materials will be fresh in your mind.

Exam Attempts:


	
		
			
			Attempt
			
			
			Time Frame
			
			
			Result
			
			
			Free Exam Retake
			
		
		
			
			First
			
			
			Within 6 months (180 days) from enrollment date
			
			
			Did Not Pass
			
			
			Yes
			
		
	


Exam Pass Guarantee:
If you do not pass the exam on the first attempt, Simplilearn will provide you one free exam retake.  You must submit a copy of your scorecard.  

Terms and Conditions for qualifying:

This money-back guarantee applies only to Simplilearn&rsquo;s CISM blended learning. The guarantee is valid only for participants who have paid the entire enrollment fee.

The guarantee becomes void if:


	Participants do not take the CISM examination within 45 days of unlocking the certificate.
	Participants do not maintain 100% attendance during the training sessions.
	Participants fail to book their exam within 6 months from the date of enrollment 
	Participants do not follow the instructions of the trainer and do not complete the exercises given during the training.
	Participants do not submit the required documents to Simplilearn.
	
	Participants failed to request a refund within 15 days of receiving their results

Question 6

What is the CISM certification cost?

Accepted Answer

The CISM certification cost is USD 575 for ISACA members and USD 760 for non-ISACA members.

Question 7

What is the structure of the CISM certification exam?

Accepted Answer

ISACA uses and reports scores on a common scale of 200 to 800. For example, the scaled score of 800 represents a perfect score with all questions answered correctly; a scaled score of 200 is the lowest score possible and signifies that only a small number of questions were answered correctly. You must achieve a score of 450 or higher to pass the CISM exam.

Question 8

What certification will I receive after completing the training?

Accepted Answer

After successful completion of the training, you will be awarded the course completion certificate along with the 16 CPE certificate from Simplilearn.

Question 9

What is the date of the next CISM exam?

Accepted Answer

CISM exam is conducted thrice in a year in the months of July, September and December. To find the exam locations & dates go to (www.isaca.org/certification/pages/exam-locations.aspx)

Question 10

Can I defer my exam?

Accepted Answer

If you are unable to take the exam, you can request a deferral of your registration fees to the next exam date. To learn more about deferring your exam, including deferral deadlines and costs, please visit https://www.isaca.org/certification/pages/exam-deferral.aspx.

Attempt	Time Frame	Result	Free Exam Retake
First	Within 6 months (180 days) from enrollment date	Did Not Pass	Yes

CISM Certification Training

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CISM Certification Course Overview

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CISM Course Curriculum

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Course Content

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM®)

Lesson 01: Course Introduction

1.01 Welcome to Certified Information Security Manager Course

1.02 Certification Overview

1.03 Skills Covered

Lesson 02: Information Security Governance: Enterprise Governance

2.01 Organizational Culture

2.02 Governance vs. Management

2.03 Legal Regulatory and Contractual Requirements

2.04 Data Security Frameworks

2.05 Data States

2.06 Organizational Structures Roles and Responsibilities

Lesson 03: Information Security Governance: Information Security Strategy

3.01 Information Security Strategy Development

3.02 Information Governance Frameworks and Standards

3.03 Strategic Planning

3.04 SWOT Analysis

3.05 Opex and Capex

3.06 KGI's KPI's and KRI's

3.07 CIA Triad

3.08 Designing security into software

3.09 US Data Privacy Laws

3.10 GDPR

Lesson 04: Information Security Risk Management Information Security: Risk Assessment

4.01 Emerging Risk and Threat Landscape

4.02 Risk Identification

4.03 Risk Management

4.04 Vulnerability and Control Deficiency Analysis

4.05 Risk Assessment and Analysis

4.06 COBIT

4.07 Attackers and Phishing

4.08 ISO 27001

Lesson 05: Information Security Risk Management Information Security: Risk Response

5.01 Risk Treatment and Response

5.02 Risk and Control Ownership

5.03 Risk Monitoring and Reporting

Lesson 06: Information Security Program Information Security: Program Development

6.01 Information Security Program Resources

6.02 Information Asset Identification and Classification

6.03 Information Security Policies Procedures and Guidelines

6.04 Information Security Program Metrics

Lesson 07: Information Security Program Information Security: Program Management

7.01 Information Security Control Design and Selection

7.02 Information Security Control Implementation and Integrations

7.03 Information Security Control Testing and Evaluation

7.04 Information Security Awareness and Training

7.05 Management of External Services

7.06 Information Security Program Communications and Reporting

7.07 Introduction to Access Control

7.08 Authentication and Authorization

7.09 Introduction to Cryptography

7.10 Overview of Encryption

7.11 Hashing

7.12 Social Engineering Attacks

Lesson 08: Incident Management: Incident Management Readiness

8.01 Incident Management Plan

8.02 Business Impact Analysis (BIA)

8.03 Business Continuity Plan (BCP)

8.04 Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)

8.05 Incident Classification and Categorization

8.06 Incident Management Training and Testing

Lesson 09: Incident Management: Incident Management Operations

9.01 Incident Management Tools and Techniques

9.02 Incident Containment Methods

9.03 Incident Response Communications

CISA^®- Certified Information Systems Auditor

CISSP^®- Certified Information Systems Security Professional

COBIT^®2019- Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies