The Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)® is a widely-recognized IT Security certification for professionals across industry sectors globally. The CISM certification course is developed by ISACA and is ideal for anybody looking to pursue their career in the IT Security and Governance domain. ISACA’s Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification indicates expertise in information security governance, program development and management, incident management and risk management.

CISM training course takes into account practical issues such as creation of information security programs, and incident management, whilst promoting security practices used globally. Indeed, the broad spectrum of topics included in CISM covers all disciplines in the field of information security. Successful candidates are competent in the following four domains:

• Information Security Governance
• Information Risk Management and Compliance
• Information Security Program Development and Management
• Information Security Incident Management
   

ISACA’s CISM certification is for those with technical expertise and experience in IS/IT security and control and wants to make the move from team player to manager. Therefore, CISM is ideal for IT administrators, managers, directors and network security professionals responsible for the hands-on operational security of their organization’s critical assets, including those in the following positions:

• IT Managers
• Security Consultants
• Security Auditors
• System Security Architects
• Auditing Professionals
• Security Managers
• Chief Compliance Officers
• Information Security Managers
• ISO Professionals
• Information Security/IT consultants
• Security Analysts
• Anybody who is looking pursue a career in the information security domain