Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Overview

This instructor led, online training course, validates that you have the expertise and knowledge of the relationship between an information security program and the broader business goals and objectives. CISM is a DoD approved 8570 Baseline Certification and meets DoD 8140/8570 training requirements.

Exam: CISM

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Derrick Coston, Cybersecurity, ISACA, ISC2, Fortinet, End-User Training

COURSE DIFFICULTY

Advanced

COURSE DURATION

19h

Skills Learned

After completing this online training course, students will be able to:

Information Security Governance
Information Risk Management and Compliance
Information Security Program Development and Management
Information Security Incident Management

Information security managers
Network security administrators
Security policy writers
Privacy officers
Security analyst
Security operator
Any student looking to gain their CISM certification

We recommend that any professional that holds any of the titles listed above will benefit from this course. ISACA recommends 5 or more years of work experience in information security management, with at least 3 years of that experience in three or more of the job practice analysis areas – or domains – listed below:

Domain 1: Information Security Governance
Domain 2: Information Risk Management and Compliance
Domain 3: Information Security Program Development and Management
Domain 4: Information Security Incident Management

01. Domain 1: Information Security Governance

Develop an information security strategy, aligned with business goals and directives.
Establish and maintain an information security governance framework.
Integrate information security governance into corporate governance.
Develop and maintain information security policies.
Develop business cases to support investments in information security.
Identify internal and external influences to the organization.
Gain ongoing commitment from senior leadership and other stakeholders.
Define, communicate and monitor information security responsibilities.
Establish internal and external reporting and communication channels.

02. Domain 2: Information Risk Management

Establish and/or maintain a process for information asset classification to ensure that measures taken to protect assets are proportional to their business value.
Identify legal, regulatory, organizational and other applicable requirements to manage the risk of noncompliance to acceptable levels.
Ensure that risk assessments, vulnerability assessments and threat analyses are conducted consistently, and at appropriate times, to identify and assess risk to the organization’s information.
Identify, recommend or implement appropriate risk treatment/response options to manage risk to acceptable levels based on organizational risk appetite.
Determine whether information security controls are appropriate and effectively manage risk to an acceptable level.
Facilitate the integration of information risk management into business and IT processes to enable a consistent and comprehensive information risk management program across the organization.
Monitor for internal and external factors (e.g., threat landscape, cybersecurity, geopolitical, regulatory change) that may require reassessment of risk to ensure that changes to existing or new risk scenarios are identified and managed appropriately.
Report noncompliance and other changes in information risk to facilitate the risk management decision-making process.
Ensure that information security risk is reported to senior management to support an understanding of potential impact on the organizational goals and objectives.

03. Domain 3: Information Security Program Development & Management

Develop a security program, aligned with information security strategy.
Ensure alignment between the information security program and other business functions.
Establish and maintain requirements for all resources to execute the IS program.
Establish and maintain IS architectures to execute the IS program.
Develop documentation that ensures compliance with policies.
Develop a program for information security awareness and training.
Integrate information security requirements into organizational processes.
Integrate information security requirements into contracts and activities of third parties.
Develop procedures (metrics) to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the IS program.
Compile reports to key stakeholders on overall effectiveness of the IS program and the underlying business processes in order to communicate security performance.

04. Domain 4: Information Security Incident Management

Define (types of) information security incidents.
Establish an incident response plan.
Develop processes for timely identification of information security incidents.
Develop processes to investigate and document information security incidents.
Develop incident escalation and communication processes.
Establish teams that effectively respond to information security incidents.
Test and review the incident response plan.
Establish communication plans and processes.
Determine the root cause of IS incidents.
Align incident response plan with DRP and BCP.

SKILLS LEARNED

Skills Learned

After completing this online training course, students will be able to:

Information Security Governance
Information Risk Management and Compliance
Information Security Program Development and Management
Information Security Incident Management

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Information security managers
Network security administrators
Security policy writers
Privacy officers
Security analyst
Security operator
Any student looking to gain their CISM certification

PREREQUISITES

Domain 1: Information Security Governance
Domain 2: Information Risk Management and Compliance
Domain 3: Information Security Program Development and Management
Domain 4: Information Security Incident Management

COURSE OUTLINE

01. Domain 1: Information Security Governance

Develop an information security strategy, aligned with business goals and directives.
Establish and maintain an information security governance framework.
Integrate information security governance into corporate governance.
Develop and maintain information security policies.
Develop business cases to support investments in information security.
Identify internal and external influences to the organization.
Gain ongoing commitment from senior leadership and other stakeholders.
Define, communicate and monitor information security responsibilities.
Establish internal and external reporting and communication channels.

02. Domain 2: Information Risk Management

Establish and/or maintain a process for information asset classification to ensure that measures taken to protect assets are proportional to their business value.
Identify legal, regulatory, organizational and other applicable requirements to manage the risk of noncompliance to acceptable levels.
Ensure that risk assessments, vulnerability assessments and threat analyses are conducted consistently, and at appropriate times, to identify and assess risk to the organization’s information.
Identify, recommend or implement appropriate risk treatment/response options to manage risk to acceptable levels based on organizational risk appetite.
Determine whether information security controls are appropriate and effectively manage risk to an acceptable level.
Facilitate the integration of information risk management into business and IT processes to enable a consistent and comprehensive information risk management program across the organization.
Monitor for internal and external factors (e.g., threat landscape, cybersecurity, geopolitical, regulatory change) that may require reassessment of risk to ensure that changes to existing or new risk scenarios are identified and managed appropriately.
Report noncompliance and other changes in information risk to facilitate the risk management decision-making process.
Ensure that information security risk is reported to senior management to support an understanding of potential impact on the organizational goals and objectives.

03. Domain 3: Information Security Program Development & Management

Develop a security program, aligned with information security strategy.
Ensure alignment between the information security program and other business functions.
Establish and maintain requirements for all resources to execute the IS program.
Establish and maintain IS architectures to execute the IS program.
Develop documentation that ensures compliance with policies.
Develop a program for information security awareness and training.
Integrate information security requirements into organizational processes.
Integrate information security requirements into contracts and activities of third parties.
Develop procedures (metrics) to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the IS program.
Compile reports to key stakeholders on overall effectiveness of the IS program and the underlying business processes in order to communicate security performance.

04. Domain 4: Information Security Incident Management

Define (types of) information security incidents.
Establish an incident response plan.
Develop processes for timely identification of information security incidents.
Develop processes to investigate and document information security incidents.
Develop incident escalation and communication processes.
Establish teams that effectively respond to information security incidents.
Test and review the incident response plan.
Establish communication plans and processes.
Determine the root cause of IS incidents.
Align incident response plan with DRP and BCP.

SCHEDULE

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Overview

Skills Learned

Information Security Governance

Information Risk Management and Compliance

Information Security Program Development and Management

Information Security Incident Management

Skills Learned

Information Security Governance

Information Risk Management and Compliance

Information Security Program Development and Management

Information Security Incident Management

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