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Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) by ISACA

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Expand Your Career with CISM

Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM®) affirms your ability to assess risks, implement effective governance, and proactively respond to incidents. With a highlight on emerging technologies such as AI and blockchain, it guarantees your skillset meets evolving security threats and industry requirements. By addressing top-of-mind concerns like data breaches and ransomware attacks, crucial for IT professionals, this certification ensures you are staying ahead of the pace of change.

ISACA credentials are among the top 10 highest-paying in IT, and CISM is recognized as the preferred credential for IT managers. 70% of certificate holders experienced on-the-job improvement, and 42% received a pay boost.

ISACA’s CRISC certification is DoD 8140 Approved and aligned to the Cyber Workforce Framework (DWCF).

Certificate Curriculum

​The Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification, offered by ISACA, is structured around four key domains, each focusing on critical aspects of information security management:​

  1. Information Security Governance: This domain emphasizes establishing and maintaining security governance framework and supporting processes to ensure that the information security strategy aligns with organizational goals and objectives.
  2. Information Security Risk Assessment: This area focuses on managing information risk to an acceptable level based on risk appetite to meet organizational goals and objectives.
  3. Information Security Program: This domain involves establishing and managing the information security program to implement the information security governance framework.
  4. Incident Management: This area covers planning, establishing, and managing the capability to respond to and recovery from information security incidents to minimize business impact.

Successful students will receive an internationally recognized badge from ISACA.

Additional Resources

Overview

Modality

Online

Format

Asynchronous

Pricing

$1,979

Partner

ISACA

Topic

Information Security and Cybersecurity

Price Includes

  • ISACA Student Membership
  • Certificate Exam
  • Review Manual
  • Online Review Course

Why RevU?

  • Exclusive academic pricing
  • Exam voucher and student membership included
  • Access to RevU and CyberForge professional networks
  • Synchronous sessions taught by GW and industry experts
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ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) is a global, nonprofit professional association focused on IT governance, risk management, cybersecurity, and assurance. Founded in 1969, ISACA has expanded its scope beyond IT auditing to encompass information security, governance, risk management, privacy, and emerging technologies. It provides globally-recognized certifications, frameworks, and training programs that are adopted worldwide and provide the background of industry qualifications such as CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, and CDPSE.

ISACA is a global professional association and learning organization with 185,000 members who work in digital trust fields such as information security, governance, assurance, risk, privacy, and quality. With a presence in 188 countries and 225 chapters worldwide, ISACA is recognized around the world for its guidance, credentials, education, training, and community.

Learn more at www.isaca.org.