CISM - Certified Information Security Manager

Course Outline
CISM - Certified Information
Security Manager

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Contents
1. Course Objective
2. Pre-Assessment
3. Exercises, Quizzes, Flashcards & Glossary
Number of Questions
4. Expert Instructor-Led Training
5. ADA Compliant & JAWS Compatible Platform
6. State of the Art Educator Tools
7. Award Winning Learning Platform (LMS)
8. Chapter & Lessons
Syllabus
Chapter 1: Information Security Governance
Chapter 2: Information Risk Management and Compliance
Chapter 3: Information Security Program Development and Management
Chapter 4: Information Security Incident Management
Chapter 5: Lesson 6
Videos and How To
9. Practice Test
Here's what you get
Features
10. Live Labs
Lab Tasks
Here's what you get
11. Post-Assessment

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1. Course Objective
Prepare for the ISACA CISM certification exam with the CISM: Certified Information Security
Manager course. This course thoroughly covers the objectives of the CISM certification exam. It will
teach you to define and design enterprise security architecture, achieve IT compliance and
governance; deliver reliable service to customers, and understand how IT security systems can
contribute to broader business goals and objectives. The course comprehensively covers all the CISM
domains including information security governance, and information risk management.

2. Pre-Assessment
Pre-Assessment lets you identify the areas for improvement before you start your prep. It determines
what students know about a topic before it is taught and identifies areas for improvement with
question assessment before beginning the course.

3. Exercises
There is no limit to the number of times learners can attempt these. Exercises come with detailed
remediation, which ensures that learners are confident on the topic before proceeding.

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4. Quizzes

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Quizzes test your knowledge on the topics of the exam when you go through the course material.
There is no limit to the number of times you can attempt it.

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5. Flashcards
Flashcards are effective memory-aiding tools that help you learn complex topics easily. The flashcard
will help you in memorizing definitions, terminologies, key concepts, and more. There is no limit to
the number of times learners can attempt these. Flashcards help master the key concepts.

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6. Glossary of terms

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uCertify provides detailed explanations of concepts relevant to the course through Glossary. It
contains a list of frequently used terminologies along with its detailed explanation. Glossary defines
the key terms.

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TERMS

7. Expert Instructor-Led Training

uCertify uses the content from the finest publishers and only the IT industry's finest instructors. They
have a minimum of 15 years real-world experience and are subject matter experts in their fields.
Unlike a live class, you can study at your own pace. This creates a personal learning experience and
gives you all the benefit of hands-on training with the flexibility of doing it around your schedule
24/7.

8. ADA Compliant & JAWS Compatible Platform

uCertify course and labs are ADA (Americans with Disability Act) compliant. It is now more
accessible to students with features such as:

Change the font, size, and color of the content of the course
Text-to-speech, reads the text into spoken words
Interactive videos, how-tos videos come with transcripts and voice-over
Interactive transcripts, each word is clickable. Students can clip a specific part of the video by
clicking on a word or a portion of the text.

JAWS (Job Access with Speech) is a computer screen reader program for Microsoft Windows that
reads the screen either with a text-to-speech output or by a Refreshable Braille display. Student can
easily navigate uCertify course using JAWS shortcut keys.

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9. State of the Art Educator Tools

uCertify knows the importance of instructors and provide tools to help them do their job effectively.
Instructors are able to clone and customize course. Do ability grouping. Create sections. Design grade
scale and grade formula. Create and schedule assignments. Educators can also move a student from
self-paced to mentor-guided to instructor-led mode in three clicks.

10. Award Winning Learning Platform (LMS)

uCertify has developed an award winning, highly interactive yet simple to use platform. The SIIA
CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology's
finest products and services. Since 1986, thousands of products, services and solutions have been
recognized for achieving excellence. uCertify has won CODiE awards consecutively for last 7 years:

2014
1. Best Postsecondary Learning Solution

2015
1. Best Education Solution
2. Best Virtual Learning Solution
3. Best Student Assessment Solution
4. Best Postsecondary Learning Solution
5. Best Career and Workforce Readiness Solution
6. Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas
7. Best Corporate Learning/Workforce Development Solution

2016
1. Best Virtual Learning Solution
2. Best Education Cloud-based Solution

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3. Best College and Career Readiness Solution

4. Best Corporate / Workforce Learning Solution
5. Best Postsecondary Learning Content Solution
6. Best Postsecondary LMS or Learning Platform
7. Best Learning Relationship Management Solution

2017
1. Best Overall Education Solution
2. Best Student Assessment Solution
3. Best Corporate/Workforce Learning Solution
4. Best Higher Education LMS or Learning Platform

2018
1. Best Higher Education LMS or Learning Platform
2. Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas
3. Best Learning Relationship Management Solution

2019
1. Best Virtual Learning Solution
2. Best Content Authoring Development or Curation Solution
3. Best Higher Education Learning Management Solution (LMS)

2020
1. Best College and Career Readiness Solution
2. Best Cross-Curricular Solution
3. Best Virtual Learning Solution

11. Chapter & Lessons

uCertify brings these textbooks to life. It is full of interactive activities that keeps the learner
engaged. uCertify brings all available learning resources for a topic in one place so that the learner
can efficiently learn without going to multiple places. Challenge questions are also embedded in the

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chapters so learners can attempt those while they are learning about that particular topic. This helps
them grasp the concepts better because they can go over it again right away which improves learning.

Learners can do Flashcards, Exercises, Quizzes and Labs related to each chapter. At the end of every
lesson, uCertify courses guide the learners on the path they should follow.

Syllabus
Chapter 1: Information Security Governance

Security Strategy

Information Security Governance framework

Integrating security governance into corporate governance

Security Policies: standards, procedures, and guidelines

Business cases to support investments

Internal and external influences on information security strategy

Management and other stakeholder commitment

Roles and Responsibilities

Measuring the effectiveness of the information security strategy

Chapter 2: Information Risk Management and Compliance

Information asset classification

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Risk management, assessments, vulnerability assessments and threat analyses

Risk treatment options

Manage risk of noncompliance

Information security controls

Current and desired risk levels: Gap analysis

Monitoring risk

Chapter 3: Information Security Program Development and Management

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Alignment of IS program with information security strategy

Information security manager's role and responsibilities in alignment

Information security frameworks

Information security architectures

Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the IS program

Integrating the IS program with IT processes

Integrating the IS program into contracts and activities of third parties

Controls and countermeasures

Security Program Metrics and Monitoring

Chapter 4: Information Security Incident Management

Organizational definition and severity hierarchy for security incidents

Incident response plan

Processes for timely identification

Testing and review

Investigating and documenting information security incidents

Integration of incident response plan, disaster recovery plan and business continuity plan

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Chapter 5: Lesson 6

Introduction

Information Security Threats, Management, And Protection

Security Compliance And Strategy

Business Functions And Policies

Security Standards, Activities, And Strategy Development

Information Security Governance Framework

Regulatory Requirements And Liability Management

Business Case, Budgetary Reporting Methods And Planning Strategy

Organizational Drivers And Their Impacts

Commitment To Info Security

Management Roles And Responsibilities

Reporting And Communicating

Risks Assessment

Information: Classification, Ownership, And Resource Valuation

Baseline And BIAs

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Risk: Countermeasures, Mitigation Strategies, And Life Cycle

Risk: Management And Reporting

Information Security Strategies And Programs

Security Technologies, Cryptography, And Access Controls

Monitoring Tools, Security Programs And Controls

Business Assurance Function And SLAs

Resources, Services, And Skills

Security Architecture, Model, And Deployment

Info Security: Policies, Awareness And Training Programs

Documentation

Organizational Processes

Contracts, Joint Ventures, Business Partners And Customers

Third Parties, Suppliers, And Subcontractors

Info Security Metrics

Goals And Methods Of Evaluating Info Security Controls

Vulnerability

Assessment Tools And Tracking Info Security Awareness Training And Education Programs

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Evaluation And Management Metrics

Data Collection, Reviews, And Measurement

Assurance Providers, Line Management, Budgeting, And Staff Management

Facilities And Program Resources

Security Policy, Administrative Processes, And Procedures

Access Control, Access Security Policy Principles, And Identity Management

Authentication, Remote Access And User Registration

Procurement And Enforcing Policy Standard and Compliance

Third Party Relationships

SLAs, SDLC, And Security Enforcement

Maintenance, Monitoring, And Configuration Management

Maintaining Info Security And Due Diligence Activities

Info Access, Security Advice, Guidance, And Awareness

Stakeholders

Testing Info Security Control

Noncompliance Issues And Security Baselines

Incident Response And Continuity Of Operations

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Disaster Recovery And Business Continuity Plan

Incident Management And Response Plan

Processes, Requirements, And Plans

Incident Response, Disaster Recovery And Business Continuity Plans

Forensics Procedures And Incident Review Process

Conclusion

Videos and How To

uCertify course includes videos to help understand concepts. It also includes How Tos that help
learners in accomplishing certain tasks.

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12. Practice Test

uCertify provides full length practice tests. These tests closely follow the exam objectives and are
designed to simulate real exam conditions. Each course has a number of test sets consisting of
hundreds of items to ensure that learners are prepared for the certification exam.

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Features
Full Remediation

Each question comes with detailed remediation explaining not only why an answer option is correct
but also why it is incorrect.

Unlimited Practice

Each test can be taken unlimited number of times until the learner feels they are prepared. Learner
can review the test and read detailed remediation. Detailed test history is also available.

Learn, Test and Review Mode

Each test set comes with learn, test and review modes. In learn mode, learners will attempt a question
and will get immediate feedback and complete remediation as they move on to the next question. In
test mode, learners can take a timed test simulating the actual exam conditions. In review mode,
learners can read through one item at a time without attempting it.

13. Live Labs

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Live-Lab is a real computer equipment, networked together and conveniently accessible over the
internet using virtualization. A live-lab has equipments such as a computer, server, switch or router in
it that a user is free to configure.

The benefits of live-labs are:

Exam based practical tasks

Real equipment, absolutely no simulations
Access to the latest industry technologies
Available anytime, anywhere on any device
Break and Reset functionality
No hardware costs

Lab Tasks

Information Security Governance

Information Risk Management and Compliance

Information Security Program Development and Management

Information Security Incident Management

Lesson 6

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14. Post-Assessment
After completion of the uCertify course Post-Assessments are given to students and often used in
conjunction with a Pre-Assessment to measure their achievement and the effectiveness of the exam.

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