CISM - Certified Information Security Manager Training Course

Domain 1—Information Security Governance (24%)

Develop and sustain an information security governance framework, along with supporting processes, to ensure that the security strategy remains aligned with organizational objectives. This ensures that information risk is managed appropriately and program resources are utilized responsibly.

• 1.1 Create and maintain an information security strategy that aligns with organizational goals to guide the development and ongoing management of the security program.
• 1.2 Build and sustain a governance framework that supports the activities required to execute the information security strategy.
• 1.3 Embed information security governance into corporate governance to ensure that the security program effectively supports organizational goals.
• 1.4 Establish and maintain information security policies to convey management directives and guide the creation of standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• 1.5 Create business cases to justify and support investments in information security.
• 1.6 Identify internal and external factors influencing the organization (such as technology, business environment, risk tolerance, location, and legal/regulatory requirements) to ensure they are addressed within the security strategy.
• 1.7 Secure commitment from senior management and support from other stakeholders to maximize the likelihood of successfully implementing the security strategy.
• 1.8 Define and communicate information security roles and responsibilities across the organization to establish clear accountability and authority lines.
• 1.9 Establish, monitor, evaluate, and report metrics (such as Key Goal Indicators [KGIs], Key Performance Indicators [KPIs], and Key Risk Indicators [KRIs]) to provide management with accurate insights into the effectiveness of the security strategy.

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

Manage information risk to an acceptable level, ensuring that both business and compliance requirements are met.

• 2.1 Establish and maintain a process for identifying and classifying information assets to ensure that protective measures are proportional to their business value.
• 2.2 Identify legal, regulatory, organizational, and other relevant requirements to manage noncompliance risks to acceptable levels.
• 2.3 Ensure that risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, and threat analyses are performed periodically and consistently 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 determine their suitability and effectiveness in mitigating risk to an acceptable level.
• 2.6 Integrate information risk management into business and IT processes (such as development, procurement, project management, and mergers/acquisitions) to promote a consistent and comprehensive risk management process across the organization.
• 2.7 Monitor existing risks to ensure that changes are identified and managed appropriately.
• 2.8 Report noncompliance and other changes in information risk to appropriate management to support the risk management decision-making process.

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

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

• 3.1 Build and maintain the information security program to ensure it remains aligned with the information security strategy.
• 3.2 Ensure alignment between the security program and other business functions (such as Human Resources [HR], accounting, procurement, and IT) to support integration with business processes.
• 3.3 Identify, acquire, manage, and define requirements for internal and external resources needed to execute the security program.
• 3.4 Establish and maintain information security architectures (people, process, technology) to support the execution of the security program.
• 3.5 Create, communicate, and maintain organizational security standards, procedures, guidelines, and other documentation to support and guide compliance with security policies.
• 3.6 Establish and maintain a program for security awareness and training to foster a secure environment and an effective security culture.
• 3.7 Integrate security requirements into organizational processes (such as change control, mergers/acquisitions, development, business continuity, and disaster recovery) to maintain the organization’s security baseline.
• 3.8 Integrate security requirements into contracts and activities of third parties (such as joint ventures, outsourced providers, business partners, and customers) to maintain the organization’s security baseline.
• 3.9 Establish, monitor, and periodically report program management and operational metrics to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the security program.

Domain 4—Information Security Incident Management (18%)

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

• 4.1 Establish and maintain an incident classification and categorization process to allow for the accurate identification and response to incidents.
• 4.2 Develop, maintain, and align the incident response plan with the business continuity and disaster recovery plans to ensure an effective and timely response to 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 security incidents, enabling appropriate response and cause determination while adhering to legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
• 4.5 Establish and maintain incident handling processes to ensure that the appropriate stakeholders are involved 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 and to improve response capabilities.
• 4.8 Establish and maintain communication plans and processes to manage interactions 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.