Duration & Course Contents

Duration

Duration of the course is 6 months.

Course Contents

The CISM exam covers five information security management areas, representing a job practice analysis of the work performed by information security managers as validated by prominent industry leaders, subject matter experts and industry practitioners. Each area represents a current market perspective of what is performed and what should be known by information security managers. Information provides the basis for the CISM exam, and the percentages listed represent approximate percentage of test questions allocated to each area.

Information Security Governance 23% Information Risk Management 22% Information Security Program Development 17% Information Security Program Management 24% Incident Management and Response 14%