CISM Examination

Preparation Course
M9871C-002-2
July 2013

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CISM Examination Preparation Course
M9871C-002-2
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 CISM Examination Preparation Course

Section 0: Introduction

 Class Overview
 ISACA Domains
 Test Registration
About Your Instructor

 Name
 Background
 System security experience
 Your instructor’s first computer

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Student Introductions

 Name
 Company affiliation
 Title/function
 Job responsibility
 System security related experience
 Tell us about your first computer
 Fun Fact – What’s your hometown

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Course Objectives

The objectives of this course:

 Review the ISACA CBK (Common Body of Knowledge)
 Introduce the terms, concepts, and principles of good
security management
 Review the process for registering for the CISM
(Certified Information Security Manager) exam
 Develop a strategy for successful study and for
passing the CISM exam (the first time)

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CISM Candidate Requirements

 ISACA places certain requirements on individuals

contemplating sitting in for the CISM exam.
 These requirements include:
 Background:
 Test candidates are required to have five years
experience in any of the four domains.
 Substitutions and waivers may be obtained for two
years of experience.
 Payment of the test fee
 Approved application

 Agreement to the ISACA Code of Ethics

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Exam Content

 Examination questions cover all four domains

in the CBK:
 Questions are scrambled on the examination; they are
not presented in domain order.
 The four domains are:
1. Information security governance

2. Information risk management and compliance

3. Information security program development and

management
4. Information security incident management

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Question Content

 There are no platform specific questions.

 The CISM examination is not vendor or commercial
product specific.

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Question Content (cont.)

 The CISM exam consists of 200 multiple choice

questions that cover the four domains.
 Candidates are given four hours to complete the exam.

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Course Outline

1. Information Security Governance

2. Information Risk Management
3. Information Security Program Development
4. Information Security Program Management
5. Incident Management & Response

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What’s Required to Pass

 The challenge of preparing for this exam lies in its exhaustive

coverage of advanced INFOSEC topics.
 Preparing for the exam is much like preparing
for a race:
 Practice, practice, practice…
 This course should be only part of your
passing strategy.
 You're not likely to be familiar with all of
its topic areas even if you’ve been in
administrating network security for a decade.
 Lecture, along with nightly self-study from
several sources, is highly recommended.
 Augment your studies with practice exams.

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Student Facilities

Class Hours

Building Hours Phones

Parking Messages

Restrooms Smoking

Meals Recycling

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Q&A

QUESTIONS?

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