CISM - Certified Information Security Manager Training Course

Domain 1—Information Security Governance (24%)

Implement and sustain an information security governance framework and supporting processes to ensure the information security strategy aligns with organizational goals, information risk is appropriately managed, and program resources are responsibly utilized.

• 1.1 Define and maintain an information security strategy aligned with organizational goals to guide the creation and ongoing management of the information security program.
• 1.2 Establish and maintain an information security governance framework to support activities underpinning the information security strategy.
• 1.3 Integrate information security governance into corporate governance to ensure the information security program supports organizational goals and objectives.
• 1.4 Create and maintain information security policies that communicate management directives and guide the development of standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• 1.5 Develop business cases to justify investments in information security.
• 1.6 Identify internal and external organizational influences (such as technology, business environment, risk tolerance, geographic location, and legal/regulatory requirements) to ensure the information security strategy addresses these factors.
• 1.7 Secure commitment from senior management and support from other stakeholders to maximize the likelihood of successful information security strategy implementation.
• 1.8 Define and communicate information security roles and responsibilities throughout the organization to establish clear accountabilities and authority lines.
• 1.9 Establish, monitor, evaluate, and report metrics (e.g., key goal indicators [KGIs], key performance indicators [KPIs], key risk indicators [KRIs]) to provide management with accurate insights into information security strategy effectiveness.

Domain 2—Information Risk Management and Compliance (33%)

Manage information risk to acceptable levels to meet the organization's business and compliance requirements.

• 2.1 Establish and maintain a process for identifying and classifying information assets to ensure protective measures are proportional to business value.
• 2.2 Identify legal, regulatory, organizational, and other applicable requirements to manage noncompliance risk to acceptable levels.
• 2.3 Ensure periodic and consistent risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, and threat analyses are conducted to identify risks to organizational information.
• 2.4 Determine and implement appropriate risk treatment options to manage risk to acceptable levels.
• 2.5 Evaluate information security controls to verify they are appropriate and effectively mitigate risk to acceptable levels.
• 2.6 Integrate information risk management into business and IT processes (e.g., development, procurement, project management, M&A) to foster a consistent and comprehensive risk management approach across the organization.
• 2.7 Monitor existing risks to ensure changes are identified and managed appropriately.
• 2.8 Report noncompliance and other information risk changes to appropriate management to support risk management decision-making.

Domain 3—Information Security Program Development and Management (25%)

Establish and manage the information security program in alignment with the information security strategy.

• 3.1 Establish and maintain the information security program in alignment with the information security strategy.
• 3.2 Ensure alignment between the information security program and other business functions (e.g., HR, accounting, procurement, IT) to support business process integration.
• 3.3 Identify, acquire, manage, and define requirements for internal and external resources to execute the information security program.
• 3.4 Establish and maintain information security architectures (people, processes, technology) to execute the information security program.
• 3.5 Establish, communicate, and maintain organizational information security standards, procedures, guidelines, and documentation to support compliance with information security policies.
• 3.6 Establish and maintain an information security awareness and training program to promote a secure environment and effective security culture.
• 3.7 Integrate information security requirements into organizational processes (e.g., change control, M&A, development, business continuity, disaster recovery) to maintain the security baseline.
• 3.8 Integrate information security requirements into third-party contracts and activities (e.g., joint ventures, outsourced providers, business partners, customers) to maintain the security baseline.
• 3.9 Establish, monitor, and periodically report program management and operational metrics to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the information security program.

Domain 4—Information Security Incident Management (18%)

Plan, establish, and manage capabilities to detect, investigate, respond to, and recover from information security incidents to minimize business impact.

• 4.1 Establish and maintain an information security incident classification and categorization process to enable accurate identification and response to incidents.
• 4.2 Establish, maintain, and align the incident response plan with the business continuity and disaster recovery plans to ensure effective and timely responses to information security incidents.
• 4.3 Develop and implement processes to ensure the timely identification of information security incidents.
• 4.4 Establish and maintain processes to investigate and document information security incidents, enabling appropriate response and root cause determination while adhering to legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
• 4.5 Establish and maintain incident handling processes to ensure appropriate stakeholder involvement in incident response management.
• 4.6 Organize, train, and equip teams to effectively respond to information security incidents in a timely manner.
• 4.7 Periodically test and review incident management plans to ensure effective response to information security incidents and to improve response capabilities.
• 4.8 Establish and maintain communication plans and processes to manage communication with internal and external entities.
• 4.9 Conduct post-incident reviews to determine root causes, develop corrective actions, reassess risk, evaluate response effectiveness, and take appropriate remedial actions.
• 4.10 Establish and maintain integration among the incident response plan, disaster recovery plan, and business continuity plan.