Earn your CISM Certification
This CISM training course is designed for professionals with technical expertise and experience in information security and/or IT security who want to move from an integral team player to a manager. Train to complete the CISM certification exam, which will help you gain credibility and add confidence to your interactions with stakeholders, regulators, and peers.
Understand information security governance, information risk management, information security program development and management, and information security incident management. Learn how to develop an effective information security strategy aligned with business goals and directives, further helping you gain ongoing commitment from senior leadership and other stakeholders.
This course offers enrollment with a voucher. Your CISM exam voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility. Proctor fees may apply but are not included with enrollment.
Course Objectives
- Understand information security governance strategies and responsibilities
- Review information risk management and compliance
- Discover information security program development and management fundamentals
- Learn how to use and apply information security incident management
- Build confidence toward successfully completing the CISM certification exam
Certified Information Security Manager FAQs
Indeed.com reports that an information security manager plays a central role in a company’s IT department, managing all aspects of computer security and technology, including planning security measures, ensuring system backups, conducting data violation investigations, and leading and guiding the IT team.
The Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification validates your expertise in information security governance, program development and management, incident management, and risk management. It is designed for professionals with technical expertise and experience in IS/IT security who want to move from an integral team player up to manager. The CISM certification will help you gain credibility and add confidence to your interactions with stakeholders, regulators, and peers.
CISM requirements include a minimum of five years of work experience as an information security manager—as described in the CISM job practice areas. Work experience must be acquired within the 10-year period preceding the application for certification. After completing the CISM exam, candidates will have up to 5 years from the date of exam completion to apply for certification.
Upon earning your CISM, you may qualify for additional information technology and information security roles, including information security manager, information security consultant, chief information officer, and chief information security officer.
