Passed the CISM Exam within the previous 5 years.

• Work experience must be obtained within the 10-year period before the application date for certification, or within five years after first completing the test.

• Three of the five years of work experience must be obtained as an information security manager.

• Submit the CISM Certification Application, along with the Application Processing Fee.

• Take and pass the CISM test

• Submit a CISM certification application.

• Observance of the Professional Ethics Code

• Participation in the Continuing Professional Education Programme

• Observance of Information Systems Auditing Standards

• The CISM certification is a one-of-a-kind management-focused certification.

• It is intended for the person who controls, plans, oversees, and analyzes an enterprise's information security.

• It confirms your management, designing, and supervising abilities.

• It provides the finest opportunity for anybody in information security who is interested in the administrative elements of information security rather than the technical parts.

• Anyone with the necessary experience can apply for the certification.

• A scaled score is the translation of a raw exam result to a standard scale.

• Please keep in mind that the exam result is not based on arithmetic or a percentage average. For example, if all 150 questions are correctly answered, the scaled score is 800, which is a perfect score; a scaled score of 200 is the lowest conceivable when just a small number of questions are successfully answered.

• A score of 450 shows a minimal consistent quality of knowledge as determined by the appropriate ISACA Certification Committee for the test.

• To pass the test, a scaled score of 450 or above is required.

• All submissions must include a US$50 application processing fee.

• The application cost is a non-refundable one-time payment.

• Yes, applicants may take one of each CISM, CRISC, CISM, and CGEIT within the same timeframe.

• Candidates may not take the same certification test more than once within a certain time frame.

• Maintaining your CISM Certification entails keeping up with current knowledge and expertise in the fields of information systems audit, control, and security.

• The CISM CPE policy requires CPE hours to be completed throughout an annual and three-year certification term. To keep their certification, CISMs must meet the following requirements:

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• Earn and submit a minimum of twenty (20) CPE hours each year. These hours must be connected to the CISM's knowledge or competence to conduct CISM-related duties, and they must be relevant. It is acceptable to use these hours to complete the CPE criteria for multiple ISACA certifications if the professional activity is pertinent to satisfying the job-related knowledge of each certification.

• Earn and report at least one hundred twenty (120) CPE hours throughout a three-year reporting cycle period.

• Pay the yearly CISM maintenance charge.

• If chosen, comply with the yearly CPE audit.

• Follow the ISACA Code of Professional Ethics.

• Follow ISACA's IT auditing requirements.

Failure to meet these certification standards will result in the loss of a person's CISM designation. Furthermore, because ISACA owns all certificates, they must be destroyed immediately if revoked.

• Candidates can register for the CISM certification exam online at any time.

• From the date of online registration, registration and payment will be valid for 365 days/12 months.

• Payment is required prior to booking the exam.

• Within their 365-day eligibility period, candidates can schedule their exam for any available date/time/location.

• Within the 365-day eligibility period, the exam can be rescheduled. However, it must be done at least 48 hours before the original scheduled testing appointment.

• If candidates do not take the exam within 48 hours of their scheduled testing appointment, their registration fee will be forfeited.

• Submit the entire application within five years of first passing the examination.
• Employers should verify all of the listed experience.
• The experience must have been obtained during the ten years before the application date, or within five years after completing the examination.
• Certification requires a minimum of five years of professional information systems auditing, control, or security work experience, as stated in the CISM employment practise areas.

ISACA permits applicants to substitute up to 2 years of the CISM work experience requirement of 5 years with other choices to assist them satisfy the CISM work experience criteria.

Yes, CISSPs are eligible for a two-year waiver of general information security experience. Other security certificate holders are likewise thought of as experts with knowledge and expertise in information security management.

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• ISACA's CISM Review Manual contains all of the necessary course information to assist candidates pass the CISM test. Make it a point to read it on a regular basis. This Manual is regarded as the greatest self-study guide.

• ISACA's Review Questions Database is a great place to find practise questions. It is a website that contains not only questions but also answers and explanations for those answers.

• In addition, applicants can participate in boot camps/online training given by CertHippo for the CISM Certification test.