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Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

The Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification is widely recognized as a leading credential for professionals in cybersecurity management. It validates expertise in managing, designing, overseeing, and assessing an organization's information security program, making it ideal for experienced security managers and leaders. Earning the CISM certification can unlock numerous career benefits, including increased earning potential, improved job performance, promotions, and broader career advancement opportunities.

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  • Last updated March 12th, 2025
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What You'll Learn

The CISM training program is designed to help candidates build strong competencies in areas such as information security governance, risk management, incident response, and developing comprehensive security policies and strategies that support organizational objectives. The course not only prepares you for the CISM exam but also helps you develop practical, real-world skills you can apply immediately in your role.

  • Understand the critical role of Information Security Governance within an organization, including how organizational culture, structure, and legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements impact governance practices.
  • Learn to develop a strategic information security plan, create governance frameworks and standards, and conduct long-term strategic planning to align security with business goals.
  • Gain insight into emerging risks, threat trends, and how to identify vulnerabilities and control deficiencies within the organization’s security environment.
  • Master risk analysis, evaluation, and assessment techniques, followed by learning how to respond to risk through treatment options, ownership assignment, ongoing monitoring, and reporting.
  • Learn to design and implement a comprehensive information security program using recognized industry standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines. Develop a program roadmap to guide security initiatives across the organization.
  • Explore how to effectively design, implement, integrate, and evaluate security controls. Gain hands-on skills in testing, training, communication, and reporting to manage the program lifecycle.
  • Assess organizational incident response capabilities using Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity Plans (BCP), Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP), and incident management training and testing.
  • Develop expertise in incident response tools and technologies, containment methods, eradication and recovery processes, and post-incident review practices to enhance organizational resilience.

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Course Content

What's Included

  • Participant Guide (Content created by CYRVANA based on CISM Manual)
  • Sample Questions (Shared during the class)
  • Additional Practice Questions
  • Free exam retake under certain conditions

Who Should Attend

  • Security Auditors and Architects
  • IT Directors and Managers
  • Chief information security officers (CISOs)
  • Chief Compliance/Privacy/Risk Officers
  • IS/IT Consultants
  • Information Security and Privacy Managers/Consultants

CISM Certification Prerequisites

  • At least five years of professional experience in information security
  • At least three years of experience in information security management, covering three or more domains from the job practice areas

Training Schedule

  • Day 1: Information security governance

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