CISM - Certified Information Security Manager Training Course

Domain 1—Information Security Governance (24%)

Implement and sustain an information security governance framework and associated processes to ensure that the information security strategy aligns with organizational goals, information risk is adequately managed, and program resources are stewarded responsibly.

• 1.1 Formulate 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 sustain an information security governance framework to direct activities that support the information security strategy.
• 1.3 Incorporate information security governance into corporate governance to ensure the information security program supports organizational goals and objectives.
• 1.4 Develop and maintain information security policies to communicate management directives and guide the creation of standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• 1.5 Create business cases to support investments in information security.
• 1.6 Identify internal and external influences on the organization (such as technology, business environment, risk tolerance, geographic location, and legal/regulatory requirements) to ensure these factors are addressed by the information security strategy.
• 1.7 Secure commitment from senior management and support from other stakeholders to maximize the likelihood of successfully implementing the information security strategy.
• 1.8 Define and communicate the roles and responsibilities of information security across the organization to establish clear accountability and lines of authority.
• 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 information security strategy.

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

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

• 2.1 Implement and sustain a process for identifying and classifying information assets to ensure protective measures 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 regularly and consistently to identify risks to the organization’s information.
• 2.4 Determine and implement appropriate risk treatment options to manage risk to acceptable levels.
• 2.5 Evaluate information security controls to verify that they are appropriate and effectively mitigate risk to an acceptable level.
• 2.6 Integrate information risk management into business and IT processes (such as development, procurement, project management, and mergers and acquisitions) to promote a consistent and comprehensive information risk management process across the organization.
• 2.7 Monitor existing risk to ensure that changes are identified and managed appropriately.
• 2.8 Report noncompliance and other changes in information risk to appropriate management to assist in 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 information security strategy.

• 3.1 Implement and sustain the information security program in alignment with the information security strategy.
• 3.2 Ensure alignment between the information 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 to execute the information security program.
• 3.4 Build and maintain information security architectures (people, process, technology) to execute the information security program.
• 3.5 Establish, communicate, and maintain organizational information security standards, procedures, guidelines, and other documentation to support and guide compliance with information security policies.
• 3.6 Implement and sustain a program for information security awareness and training to promote a secure environment and an effective security culture.
• 3.7 Integrate information security requirements into organizational processes (such as change control, mergers and acquisitions, development, business continuity, and disaster recovery) to maintain the organization’s security baseline.
• 3.8 Incorporate information 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 information 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 Implement and sustain an information security incident classification and categorization process to allow for accurate identification and response to incidents.
• 4.2 Establish, maintain, and align the incident response plan with the business continuity plan and disaster recovery 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.
• 4.4 Establish and maintain processes to investigate and document information security incidents to enable appropriate response and cause determination while adhering to legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
• 4.5 Implement and sustain 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 Test and review the incident management plans 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, disaster recovery plan, and business continuity plan.