Army COOL Snapshot - Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Renewal Period: 3 years

The Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) is an advanced certification for the individual who designs, builds, and manages an enterprises information security. CISM focuses on information risk management as the basis of information security. It also includes material on broader issues such as how to govern information security as well as on practical issues such as developing and managing an information security program and managing incidents. This certification is targeted toward experienced information security managers and those who have information security management responsibilities. Five or more years of information security work experience, with a minimum of three years of information security management work experience is required.

More information can be found on the certifying agency's website.

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

The following Army Occupations provide training and/or experience that contributes to attaining this credential. Please review the "Civilian" tab, if present, for information about which DOL Job Families this credential falls under.

Personnel Category	Occupation	Occupation Type	Related As	CA Eligible	Promotion Points	Skill Level
Enlisted	14T PATRIOT Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer	MOS	Other	CA Eligible	Promo Points
Enlisted	17C Cyber Operations Specialist	MOS	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points	Skill Level III
Enlisted	25B Information Technology Specialist	MOS	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points
Enlisted	25D Cyber Network Defender	MOS	Most	CA Eligible	Promo Points	Skill Level VI
Enlisted	25L Cable Systems Installer-Maintainer	MOS	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points	Skill Level III
Enlisted	25N Nodal Network Systems Operator-Maintainer	MOS	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points	Skill Level III
Enlisted	25P Microwave Systems Operator-Maintainer	MOS	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points	Skill Level IV
Enlisted	25Q Multichannel Transmission Systems Operator-Maintainer	MOS	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points	Skill Level II
Enlisted	25S Satellite Communications Systems Operator-Maintainer	MOS	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points	Skill Level IV
Enlisted	25T Satellite/Microwave Systems Chief	MOS	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points	Skill Level IV
Enlisted	25U Signal Support Systems Specialist	MOS	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points	Skill Level IV
Enlisted	25W Telecommunications Operations Chief	MOS	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points	Skill Level IV
Enlisted	35T Military Intelligence (MI) Systems Maintainer/Integrator	MOS	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points
Enlisted	E6 Interactive On-Net Operator	ASI	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points
Enlisted	R3 Digital Network Exploitation Analyst (DNEA)	ASI	Other	CA Eligible	Promo Points
Enlisted	T5 Target Digital Network Analyst	ASI	Some	CA Eligible	Promo Points
Warrant Officer	255A Information Services Technician	WOMOS	Most	CA Eligible
Warrant Officer	255N Network Management Technician	WOMOS	Some	CA Eligible
Warrant Officer	255S Information Protection Technician	WOMOS	Most	CA Eligible
Warrant Officer	255Z Senior Network Operations Technician	WOMOS	Some	CA Eligible
Officer	25A Signal Operations	AOC	Some	CA Eligible
Officer	25Z Senior Signal Operations	AOC	Some	CA Eligible
Officer	26A Network Systems Engineering	AOC	Other	CA Eligible
Officer	26B Information Systems Engineering	AOC	Other	CA Eligible
Officer	26Z Senior Network Systems Engineering	AOC	Other	CA Eligible
Officer	30A Information Operations Officer	AOC	Some	CA Eligible
Officer	34A Strategic Intelligence Officer	AOC	Most	CA Eligible
Officer	35D All Source Intelligence	AOC	Most	CA Eligible
Officer	35E Counter Intelligence	AOC	Most	CA Eligible
Officer	35F Human Intelligence	AOC	Most	CA Eligible
Officer	35G Signal Intelligence/Electronic Warfare	AOC	Most	CA Eligible
Officer	51A Systems Development	AOC	Other	CA Eligible
Officer	51R Systems Automation Acquisition and Engineering	AOC	Most	CA Eligible
Officer	51S Research and Engineering	AOC	Other	CA Eligible
Officer	51T Test and Evaluation	AOC	Other	CA Eligible
Officer	70D Health Services Systems Management	AOC	Other	CA Eligible

This credential is related to the following DOL Job Families:

	Civilian Job	Job Family	Bright Outlook	Registered Apprenticeship	Local Salary Info
	Information Security Analysts	Computer and Mathematical	Bright Outlook		find local salary

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Attainability:

Eligibility Requirements (View Details)

Credential Prerequisite
Experience: 5 years
Education
Training
Membership
Other
Fee

Note: This credential may have multiple options for a Service member to meet eligibility requirements. Requirements listed here are based on the minimum degree required. To view other options, see the Eligibility tab.

Exam Requirements (View Details)

Exam
Written Exam
Oral Exam
Practical Exam
Performance Assessment

Exam Administration (View Details)

In-person exam
Remote proctored on-line exam
Third-party test vendor

RECERTIFICATION SUMMARY

Renewal Period: 3 years

Continuing Education
Exam
Continuing Education OR Exam
Fee
Other

AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

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Education and/or Experience REQUIREMENTS

Candidates must have a minimum of 5-years of professional information systems auditing, control or security work experience - as described in the CISM job practice areas - is required for certification. The work experience for CISM certification must be gained within the 10-year period preceding the application date for certification. Candidates have 5-years from the passing date to apply for certification.

Substitutions and waivers may be obtained fora maximum of 2-years as follows:

Two Years:

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) in good standing
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) in good standing
Post-graduate degree in information security or a related field (e.g., business administration, information systems, information assurance)

One Year:

One full year of information systems management experience
One full year of general security management experience
Skill-based security certifications (e.g., SANS Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), CompTIA Security +, Disaster Recovery Institute Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), ESL IT Security Manager)

The experience substitutions will not satisfy any portion of the 3-year information security management work experience requirement.

Exception: Every 2-years as a full-time university instructor teaching the management of information security can be substituted for every 1-year of information security experience.

Other REQUIREMENTS

The Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) credential has the following other requirements:

Candidates must adhere to the ISACA Code of Professional Ethics.

Written Exam

Information Security Governance (24%)
- 1.1 Establish and/or maintain an information security strategy in alignment with organizational goals and objectives to guide the establishment and/or ongoing management of the information security program.
- 1.2 Establish and/or maintain an information security governance framework to guide activities that support the information security strategy.
- 1.3 Integrate information security governance into corporate governance to ensure that organizational goals and objectives are supported by the information security program.
- 1.4 Establish and maintain information security policies to guide the development of standards, procedures and guidelines in alignment with enterprise goals and objectives.
- 1.5 Develop business cases to support investments in information security.
- 1.6 Identify internal and external influences to the organization (e.g., emerging technologies, social media, business environment, risk tolerance, regulatory requirements, third-party considerations, threat landscape) to ensure that these factors are continually addressed by the information security strategy.
- 1.7 Gain ongoing commitment from senior leadership and other stakeholders to support the successful implementation of the information security strategy.
- 1.8 Define, communicate, and monitor information security responsibilities throughout the organization (e.g., data owners, data custodians, end-users, privileged or high-risk users) and lines of authority.
- 1.9 Establish, monitor, evaluate and report key information security metrics to provide management with accurate and meaningful information regarding the effectiveness of the information security strategy.
Information Risk Management (30%)
- 2.1 Establish and/or maintain a process for information asset classification to ensure that measures taken to protect assets are proportional to their business value.
- 2.2 Identify legal, regulatory, organizational and other applicable requirements to manage the risk of noncompliance to acceptable levels.
- 2.3 Ensure that risk assessments, vulnerability assessments and threat analyses are conducted consistently, at appropriate times, and to identify and assess risk to the organization’s information.
- 3.3 Identify, acquire and manage requirements for internal and external resources to execute the information security program.
- 2.4 Identify, recommend or implement appropriate risk treatment/response options to manage risk to acceptable levels based on organizational risk appetite.
- 2.5 Determine whether information security controls are appropriate and effectively manage risk to an acceptable level.
- 2.6 Facilitate the integration of information risk management into business and IT processes (e.g., systems development, procurement, project management) to enable a consistent and comprehensive information risk management program across the organization.
- 2.7 Monitor for internal and external factors (e.g., key risk indicators [KRIs], threat landscape, geopolitical, regulatory change) that may require reassessment of risk to ensure that changes to existing, or new, risk scenarios are identified and managed appropriately.
- 2.8 Report noncompliance and other changes in information risk to facilitate the risk management decision-making process.
- 2.9 Ensure that information security risk is reported to senior management to support an understanding of potential impact on the organizational goals and objectives.
Information Security Program Development and Management (27%)
- 3.1 Establish and/or maintain the information security program in alignment with the information security strategy.
- 3.2 Align the information security program with the operational objectives of other business functions (e.g., human resources [HR], accounting, procurement and IT) to ensure that the information security program adds value to and protects the business.
- 3.4 Establish and maintain information security processes and resources (including people and technologies) to execute the information security program in alignment with the organization’s business goals.
- 3.5 Establish, communicate and maintain organizational information security standards, guidelines, procedures and other documentation to guide and enforce compliance with information security policies.
- 3.6 Establish, promote and maintain a program for information security awareness and training to foster an effective security culture.
- 3.7 Integrate information security requirements into organizational processes (e.g., change control, mergers and acquisitions, system development, business continuity, disaster recovery) to maintain the organization’s security strategy.
- 3.8 Integrate information security requirements into contracts and activities of third parties (e.g., joint ventures, outsourced providers, business partners, customers) and monitor adherence to established requirements in order to maintain the organization’s security strategy.
- 3.9 Establish, monitor and analyze program management and operational metrics to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the information security program.
- 3.10 Compile and present reports to key stakeholders on the activities, trends and overall effectiveness of the IS program and the underlying business processes in order to communicate security performance.
Information Security Incident Management (19%)
- 4.1 Establish and maintain an organizational definition of, and severity hierarchy for, information security incidents to allow accurate classification and categorization of and response to incidents.
- 4.2 Establish and maintain an incident response plan to ensure an effective and timely response to information security incidents.
- 4.3 Develop and implement processes to ensure the timely identification of information security incidents that could impact the business.
- 4.4 Establish and maintain processes to investigate and document information security incidents in order to determine the appropriate response and cause while adhering to legal, regulatory and organizational requirements.
- 4.5 Establish and maintain incident notification and escalation processes to ensure that the appropriate stakeholders are involved in incident response management.
- 4.6 Organize, train and equip incident response teams to respond to information security incidents in an effective and timely manner.
- 4.7 Test, review and revise (as applicable) the incident response plan periodically to ensure an 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 the root cause of information security incidents, develop corrective actions, reassess risk, evaluate response effectiveness and take appropriate remedial actions.
- 4.10 Establish and maintain integration among the incident response plan, business continuity plan and disaster recovery plan.

Exam Preparation Resources

There are a number of resources available to help you prepare for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) examination:

Best Sources

General References
- ISACA Additional Resources
- ISACA Certification Maintenance

Related Training
- Federal Virtual Training Environment (FedVTE) Free Online Cybersecurity Courses
- ISACA CISM Test Prep

An additional resource is O'Reilly Learning Safari Books Online, a searchable digital library that provides online access to thousands of books, training videos and conference sessions. See the Educational Resources section on the Related Sites page here on COOL to learn how to get free access.

Testing Information

Exam Administration
Credential exams may be administered in-person at a testing site, proctored on-line remotely, or have options for both. If an exam is administered through a test vendor, the third-party test vendor box will be checked. The following test administration options apply to the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) credential where checked:
- In-person exam
- Remote proctored on-line exam
- Third-party test vendor

For more information on the ISACA testing process, visit the agency website.

Third-Party Test Vendor Information
Testing for this credential is handled by the following vendor:

PSI

The test centers are located in the U.S.

To find out more, use the following links on the PSI website:

RECERTIFICATION

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Renewal Period: 3 years

The Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) credential has the following recertification information:

The CISM CPE policy requires the attainment of CPE hours over an annual and three-year certification period. CISMs must comply with the following requirements to retain certification:

Attain and report an annual minimum of twenty (20) CPE hours. These hours must be appropriate to the currency or advancement of the CISM’s knowledge or ability to perform CISM-related tasks. The use of these hours towards meeting the CPE requirements for multiple ISACA certifications is permissible when the professional activity is applicable to satisfying the job-related knowledge of each certification.
Submit annual CPE maintenance fees to ISACA International Headquarters in full.
Attain and report a minimum of one hundred and twenty (120) CPE hours for a three-year reporting period.
Submit required documentation of CPE activities if selected for the annual audit.
Comply with ISACA’s Code of Professional Ethics.