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Questions, Answers & Explanations QAE manual book or online database?
Hi folks, I'm keen for the QAE online database subscription after hearing the good reviews about it however unsure whether it will work for me as I am typically a pen and paper person when it comes to learning. So need some guidance and advice. I've seen the 2014 QAE hardcopy book before - organised into 4 domains, the…
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ISACA CISM QAE database in detail
I've seen a few questions about the online QAE so I hope this helps. There's a dashboard that tracks your progress leading up to the exam. It shows your performance by domain and score for each session. There are a total of 1,001 questions (see the breakdown per domain below). You can do an adaptive practice exam where…
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CISM passed 03 August
Hi all, A long time lurker here. I've just registered to give my feedback on the CISM exam. I sat and passed my CISM exam today at the first attempt. I self-funded it and took advantage of the ISACA discount code which was emailed out at the end of July so the exam cost a total of $450. I've got about 12 years of…
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CISM Training in GTA (Greater Toronto Area) - Canada
Hi friends, I am looking for CISM Training in GTA (Greater Toronto Area), Canada. I have registered for the Jun 11 CISM exam and intend to join some formal training sessions to ace the exam. Any help in this regard will be highly appreciated, please. Thanks.
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COBIT 5 Implementation Exam & Assessor Exam available from June/July 2013
ISACA has announced that the advanced certifications for COBIT 5 will be available from June & July 2013. The pre-requisite for the advanced examination is the COBIT 5 Foundation Exam. The foundation exam has the option of self study as well as accredited training. The following are the details COBIT 5 Implementation Exam…
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CISM passed 7/6
I think this "up to" 10 working days to see the official pass score is going to drive me bonkers. Already started working on CGEIT....
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CISM - Online Courses
Hi all I purchased the CISM textbook which I am currently reading through; however, when I previously studied for my CISA I used CBT Nuggets online course material. Unfortunately CBT Nuggets do not have any online course material for CISM. I was wondering if anyone knew of any similar online CISM course material? I am…
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Recommendation for online bootcamp or videos for CISM
Some colleagues and I are planning to study for the CISM. Already have the ISACA study material. Also have the Cybrary videos. Can anyone recommend some online training? Thanks!
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Guidance on passing CISM
Hi all, Just passed CISA on Wednesday and intend to take CISM as well. Am needing guidance on what materials I need to focus on to pass CISM at one sitting. Are the concepts in CISA and CISM similar? How much preparation do I need ? Thanks in Advance
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CISM passed 21 July 18
Howdy folks Passed my exam today with the conditional pass. My study guide was the Official Q&A questions online and Pocket prep CISM. I did about 100 hours of studying on top of my experience. Glad that beast is done. On to the CISSP and CEH.
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Passed CRISC 7-7-2018
Finally done with the ISACA certs--time to move on to the ISC2 CISSP-ISSAP and CCSP and I am done. I used the book, which has everything needed to pass this test. Truly a risk based test, not a lot of how, more of what and why. So the book and Q&A test bank will suffice. Having studied risk for the CISSP, CASP and CySA+…
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CISM Application
Hi. I just passed CISM exam today. Yet to receive the official score. Can I submit the application right now or I have to wait for official score? Can the application form be hand written? If my ex colleague is verifying my job experience, does he need to tick only point 2 and 4 in page V1? Appreciate your feedback. Thanks.
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Cism application
Hello guys, I am submitting my CISM certificate application and already filled up the forms. I have a confusion regarding the section C, Is that important to consider? How about the bachelor degree like engineering degree, are those qualification is necessary for CISM certificate approval? thanks guys.
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CISM - Prelim pass
Just passed yesterday and have to wait for the 10 day confirmation. As with other posts, the Q&A database is the best source of practice questions and of course experience in the field helps a lot. The most tricky part of the exam is you need to pay attention to the key words (Most, Not, Primary, Best, First, last etc)
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CISM - Review Quest, Answers & Dbase - 12 months
Guys, How you get this at lower cost? I just need it less than 3 months but not sure how to work on thah other than spending $185 for a year subscription Reckon?
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anyone selling CISM exam review questions book?
hi folks, Anyone in UK selling CISM Review Questions, Answers & Explanations 8th or 9th edition. I have exam next month. Thanks
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Preliminary pass --> actual fail?
Having taken my CISA today and having been given a preliminary "passed", I wondered if there had been instances where someone had taken the exam "passed", only for it to be changed to a fail... Basically, how much faith can you put in a "preliminary" pass and how it equates to an actual pass. Do I need to sweat for another…
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Cism passed
i prepared myself mostly in reviewing the example questions. developping a mindmap was good to understand the relations
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CISA after CISSP. Am i ready ?
Being in IT Infrastructure support for over 15 year, i could pass CISSP exam virtually without any study. But after going through CISA Q&A DB it seems i everything is going in wrong direction. I am having hard time adopting to ISACA mindset. I have completed 1st review of the database with 70% marks and now its all repeat…
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CISM - not impressed
I'm sitting through a boot camp for CISM. I plan to test tomorrow and the overall theme I'm getting from the database, instructor, and others is that questions are purposefully obtuse. CISM feels more like a reading comprehension test than actually learning anything security related (beyond what I already know and posses).…
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CISM Study Guide - Peter Gregory's Book Good? Anyone Passed Exam Using It?
I'm curious if anyone has passed the CISM exam only using the following book by Peter Gregory? Amazon reviews are higher on it than the ISACA 15th Edition. Seems like most people study these two for sure (15th Edition ISACA Official book) and the subscription for the questions.…
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CGEIT fail :(
I took exam CGEIT in June/2018 on CBT and received the preliminary result is fail . Although, I qualified CISA with 515 points and know ISACA question. For study CGEIT process below: - Read the review manual (read 3 times and take note the main content) - Read the Questions, Answers & Explanations (read 2 times and learned…
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CISM Experience Waiver
I’ve been on the website and I can’t see if a Degree in computing would satisfy 1 year or my MCSA or CEH Anyone help or knows what we can use as experience waiver
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Triple Crown Achieved (CRISC, CISM & CGEIT Exam Cleared)
Thanks everyone who shared their strategy to take any of the exams on this site. I can tell you that it helps in confirming that you are on right track of preparation when you start taking your preparation strategy in execution stage. My journey for the quest for ISACA exams mentioned started on 21st March 2018 and ended…
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IT Audit or IT Security specialist - Career Advice
Hello all, Need some career advice here... So I have been involved in IT for the past 8 years and in Infosec for the past 2 years. earlier I used to be a VoIP Test engineer. Gradually moved into VoIP security and now doing IT audit related activities(remediation, controls testing) for the past 2 years.My concern with IT…
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cccure vs ISACA Q&A
Seems like it is hard to pass without going through the Isaca Q&A database? What about cccure? Anyone pass CISM with just that and their experience? I just passed CISSP a few weeks ago from sybex book, sybex questions, cybrary, and cccure. cccure seemed really good, but it doesn't seem as popular in the CISM world as it is…
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Passed CISM 1st attempt
Hi All, I passed CISM last week and got provisional pass as the result after finishing the test. I have not received the official email / score so far. Any idea how long it takes and can I start filling the application form only when I get the email from them? Few tips for the ones who are currently studying: I am into IT…
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CISM Passed 1st attempt
Greetings everybody ! I would like to give you some info, if it may help on passing this exam. 1)Certification Knowledge : I decided after passing the CISSP in November that I needed a new quick challenge and of course additional knowledge on Information Security at a more Manager-level. I had 2 months to study for a…
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Passed CRISC 20/04/18
Passed my CRISC exam. The exam was tricky - Not difficult but tricky. I used the manual and DB questions book. Best to use the DB to understand why an answer is correct or incorrect. Next stop CISM !!
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CISM one year compensation
Hello, On monday, after my CISM exam I have got prelim result PASSED. I have 4 years od experience and I would like to Ask you about "skill based Security certification", because it is compensation for one year experience. Does EC Council Certified Security Specialist certification fill requirement for being skill based…
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Passed CRISC!
Took the exam on 5/5, received official results today. Exam took about 1.5 hours. Scaled score is 558, a bit disappointed with those results. IT Risk Identification 629 IT Risk Assessment 486 Risk Response and Mitigation 647 Risk and Control Monitoring and Reporting 468 Clear what I need to work on. Preparation Just used…
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CRISC Work Experience Form
Hey All, Wrote in December 2016 - passed! I know the high-level work experience requirements are: A minimum of at least three (3) years of cumulative work experience performing the tasks of a CRISC professional across at least two (2) of the four (4) CRISC domains is required for certification. Of these two (2) required…
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CISM Passed 5/5/2018
I'd like to thank you for posting all the helpful info which helped me PRELIM pass my CISM exam today first of all. In return I would like to share some of my prep efforts over the past 3.5 months. 1. Please research your exam location: I randomly picked a location on PSI but regretted for not having done a thorough…
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CISM Study - Cybrary CISM Study Materials
Currently studying for CISM, scheduled to take in Dec. I've been focusing primarily on the ISACA db questions and answers. For my CISSP I found Kelly H.'s CISSP resources on Cybrary.it very helpful. Due to time constraints curious if anyone used Kelly's CISM resources on Cybrary and found them helpful. Currently only…
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CISM Application - please help
Hello everybody, I just passed the CISM exam. I have a couple of questions regarding the application. 1. Page A2 (Section A and B) : What is the definition of "General Information Security"? I am the Director of IT at my company, and I do have "Information Security Management"experience as I started and established the…
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Study Partner at NYC
Hey vids, check studypal.co, many of my friends have found good study partners from there. They found it very useful. Thanks, Rajesh Bhasin
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Study partner for cism
Hiii guys!!! I am looking for a dedicated and hard-working study partner for my CISM exams. I have uploaded my profile and study schedule on studypal. If anyone of you is interested, do let me know. Thanks, Rajesh kumar bhasin
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CRISC vs CISSP (difficulty)
Hey, Wanted to see if anyone could provide any idea of the CRISC exam compared to the CISSP exam? I'm more interested in relative difficulty in terms of question phrasing etc. Looking at the CRISC for this year after passing CISSP last year and wanted to see if I could get an idea of how long to expect to study (based on…
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CGEIT experience?
Has anyone here taken the CGEIT and have any advice in sitting for this exam? :
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Tips for earning CPE
Other than the ISACA webinar offerings what do you folks do to earn CPE to keep your certification(s) current/valid? I am attending ISACA sponsored events and also credit for non-Isaca events (such as selected session at Gartner Data & Analytics). Have you other suggestions for earning valid CPE? Thanks!
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CISM - Study Material
Are there any good below $100 study books or materials for it?
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Which exam is morr difficult?
CISM or CRISC?
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CISM Passed 04/02/2018
Passed CISM today! What a relief! For my studies I used the QAE database only with 100 Hour study. CISSP here I come for third attempt.
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Passed CISM
Finaly got the email confirming my 22nd March provisional pass. Thanks everyone who posted, their insight were and still are very useful. The trick is simply commit yourself to the preparations. Go through every passed/failled post to see how others have done it right/wrong, believe there is something to learn from…
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How to study for cisa a week before exam?
Hey guys, i completed my undergrad degree in accounting a couple months ago and am currently studying for the cisa. So far, my approach has been to make detailed notes on each domain and understand/ memorize them, and do the cisa database questions. My cisa exam is now a week away and the problem is my scores in the…
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Cybrary for CISM
Hi , Do you think cybrary CISM training is relevant to the current CISM track ? I found it little off track BTW thanks to the cybrary team for sharing great contents free of cost Thanks
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CRISC CBT results
Hi I have just completed my CRISC CBT exam. I got a message saying that I didn't pass the exam and an official email with result will be sent to my email within 10 days. is there any chance that ISACA are following curve up/down method and my result will be changed in the official email? Regards
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CISM discord study group anyone?
As above, any interest?
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Passed CISA in Dec-2017
By the Grace of ALMIGHTY ALLAH,I passed CISA Exam in Dec-2017. Material used: 1-Official Review Manual (Only Section Two of Each Domain) 2-Official Database (Focused on reasoning of Answers-Why Right?-Why Wrong? 3-Hameng Doshi Videos and preperation from his Related website (Youtube channel-Best website for CISA aspirants)…
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CRISC Certification Timeline
Any idea how long it takes for ISACA to complete their initial review and move the application along? My CISA application initial review was completed within an hour of my submission through email. About three days later it was final reviewed. But CRISC status hasnt changed since 08-Jan - the date i submitted my form.
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Share latest CISM QAE DB with me - I will share the price
Hi, Anyone willing to share the CISM QAE DB? I am willing to share the price of it. 185 seems a big amount for every cert. Just checking. Let me know. Thanks Sumeet
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IT Audit Scope ?
Currently im in one of big 4 PwC as an IT auditor , I have a 4 years degree in computer science and CEH , im quite worried about the scope of IT audit im relatively new into the field with just 3 months of professional experience. 1) How good is the pay scale of IT audit ? 2) Future growth regarding designations ? 3) How…
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CRISC passed 2/19
After passing the CISA in November, I decided to continue on to the CRISC while the ISACA mentality was still fresh in my mind. I only used the QAE database, as I had with the CISA, but if it weren't for some real-world experience this could have been a mistake. I had read up on other people's experiences with the CISA -…
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CRISC Passed 2/23/2018
Just passed CRISC today. Exactly three weeks after passing CISM! I used the QAE DB only. The review manual was way too dry to study. Overall the difficulty is about what I expected. Now I just need to get CISA and then I’m done for the year. Cheers!:)
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CISM passed 2/24/2018
Wow, thought I failed that sucker! So, wondering if anyone who passed on CBT failed after evaluated by ISACA? Anyway, on to the CISSP and then CySA+.
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CISM Nov 2017 Passed
I took CISM last Nov 6 and passed. I am waiting for my scores. I started reviewing on Oct 11. I used ISACA QAE.
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Cism q&a db
Hi , Need your expert advice , I am planning for CISM exam currently have Q&A DB 2016 version Do you think I will be able to gather all concepts to pass the exam from that or I need to buy latest Q&A DB ? I have latest review manual also but its very dry Thanks in advance Vijay
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CRISC is worth it ?
:D Hey guys I'm new to this thread I have some questions Regarding CRISC : 1 : Is Crisc worth it ? 2 : After passing the exam of Crisc, its easy to get a job without the certification and no experience ? 3 : what background a person needs to get into CRISC ? 4 : are there any prerequisite to get into CRISC or a person can…
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CISM Exam registration in the US?
Hello, Has anyone from the US registered or tried to register for the CISM exam (Feb to May 201 ? When I tried on the ISACA website, the fees shows up as $710. Any idea why? Thought it should be as per belowInitial Requirements: First, you must register for the CISM exam - Early Registration is $415 for Members and $545…
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Any CISM Study groups in US?
Any CISM study groups/telegram/whatsapp here in the US?
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Am i ready for the CISM?
I scored a passing score 74% on a QA database practice exam. Think I’m ready?
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CISM - Taking exam in India in March- anyone UP for co-study
Dear All, I am CISA & COBIT certified and decided to tale the exam in March. Let us connect for co-study TY
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Anyone willing to sell CISM material?
Anyone who if finished that is
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Passed CISM today
Passed CISM today. None of the questions from Q&A DB and online preparation test appeared in the exam. Only experience and in-depth knowledge on the subject helped to crack the exam. I have core network and network security background with ccie and moving towards info.sec domain. My exam preparation plan: Studying for…
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Passed CISM Exam Today
I Passed my CISM exam today. I studied for 3 months for the exam but I prepared for CISSP before and failed twice with 670 and 657 score so I thought of Pursue CISM and continue the CISSP, it's not I don't know the subject it's about sitting in the exam for 6 hours and 250 questions which was making me nervious and lossing…
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Passed CISM Exam Today
I Passed my CISM exam today. I studied for 3 months for the exam but I prepared for CISSP before and failed twice with 670 and 657 score so I thought of Pursue CISM and continue the CISSP, it's not I don't know the subject it's about sitting in the exam for 6 hours and 250 questions which was making me nervious and lossing…
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CISM - Passed - 2/3/2018
Hey Guys, I've provisionally passed the CISM exam this past weekend (2/3/201 . I'm hoping to get my score over the next week or so. I would like to thank the folks here on TechExams for the never ending support and tips! As for my study material, I did gloss over the CISM Manual in conjunction with the QAE database. Prior…
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CISM Passed 2/2/2018
I Passed the CISM exam today! I studied for a month using the QAE Database. It was a challenging exam. As far as my background is concerned, I have a few years of experience in system administration and RMF. I also passed SSCP and CISSP in December so that really helped. Unfortunately, I wont be able to apply for…
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Buy used book
Happy new year everyone! Can you recommend a place to buy a used book for the latest edition of the CISA Review Manual? I am paying for exam, books and DB using my own money. I would like to save as much as possible. Thanks!
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Should I get the latest Review Manual?
I am having an older Review Manual 2014. Wonder will this be an issue assuming there is a referencing function within the Questions, Answers and Explanations (QAE) online database or should I get the latest Review Manual? Appreciate your advice.
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Officially certified CISM
After three weeks, finally officially certified CISM. To recap the test passed posted previously, just used the Q & A database as preparation.
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CISM APPLICATION- Task Verification for Certification
Hi All, I have passed my CISM exam last week and would like to know one thing before submitting application for the CISM Certification. There are total four domains in the experience domain page. Under each domain, there are several tasks. I want to know that is it necessary/mandatory that all tasks should be selected…
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**ISACA SWEEP--Passed CISA 12/22/17
CRISC-9/19 CISM 12/1 CGEIT 12/19 CISA 12/22 All 4 put down!!!!!
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CISM APPLICATION- Task Verification for Certification
Hi All, I have passed my CISM exam last week and would like to know one thing before submitting application for the CISM Certification. There are total four domains in the experience domain page. Under each domain, there are several tasks. I want to know that is it necessary/mandatory that all tasks should be selected…
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Passed CISM with the help of this forum!!!
All, I'm always skeptical when it comes to receiving information from sources I don't either know personally or recognize however I took the advice of a few post from this forum and passed the CISM cert with flying colors. As a person who aspires to be in senior management, it was imperative for me to show progression…
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Apply for CISM Certificate
Hi, I passed on CISM exam 2 DAYS ago and I expect to receive the result after 8 days. As you know ISACA has prerequisites to be certified as below. I have around 2 years experience in three of CISM domains plus bachelor of Information Systems. The question is, is these prerequisites enough to be certified? please advice..…
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Earning CISM CPEs
Hi all, I am a recently certified CISM. I am exploring how I will keep on top of my CPEs for this year and beyond. My company is sending me to Gartner Data & Analytics Summit in March where I will be attending multiple sessions related to INFOSEC data management. Is this something I can submit for CPE credit? thanks!
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is it worth to do CGEIT if i have CISA & CRISC & CISM?
hi all, is it worth to do CGEIT if i have CISA & CRISC & CISM?
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Official CGEIT Exam In 2018 - Please come in and Contribute
Hi Team, I have just bought the ISACA CGEIT Question and Answers book that contains 250 Questions, I have never used a Q&A Book before so don't know if the experience is the same with the online Database of Q&A for CISM, CISA, CRISC exams. It cost $60 for members and with it, I bought the CGEIT Review Manual for $85 box…
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Passed CISM Today!
Firstly, many thanks for this forum. Helps to know there is support especially when we have similar questions and concerns. Secondly, yes I passed (provisionally as it says). I used the following resources:* ISACA QAE db of questions - Hit them hard over several months. There are 1001 questions of which I had a total of…
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Passed CISM!
Took the CISM on 12/16, provisionally passed. Received the official pass and score report today (12/26). The test took about 1.5 hrs to complete. Scaled score 613 Information Security Governance 574 Information Risk Management and Compliance 644 Information Security Program Development and Management 598 Information…
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Passed My CRISC Exam 12/22/2017
Hi Team, I want to first of all, give thanks to God Almighty and then extend my thanks to these wonderful, priceless, selfless, thoughtful community of great minds, courteous, caring and wonderful folks like you all. Thank you for sharing your stories, even when the experience and outcome is not what was expected and…
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CRISC 20 Dec 2017
Greetings everyone. I took and passed the CRISC examination today. It was the first ISACA exam I've taken through their CBT delivery method. The exam taking experience wasn't cumbersome. I took the exam without studying the Manual or using the database. This isn't meant to be a humble brag because I was concerned of what…
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CISM AIO material unavailable?
Hey Guys, I'm want to start studying for the CISM exam with the All-In-One guide however it seems that all the publishers and Amazon has taken down the 2016 edition and replaced with the 2018 edition which doesn't get release till March 2018. I plan to write the exam in either in February or early March (since I passed the…
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Another passed CISM story
Passed the CISM exam yesterday! It took about 3 hours to complete and review everything I had flagged. I didn't feel at all rushed and the difficulty was on par with the questions seen in the QAE DB. It's a very useful tool and I highly recommend using that until you're comfortable with the level. I was scoring about 80%…
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Passed CISM 12/13/2017
I have passed successfully, waiting now for the official results. I've studies for almost two months (around 2-3 hours daily) I do have good experience in Incident Management/Risk Management so I didn't spend a lot of time on these two domains. I finished the exam in 2 hours and 30 minutes, I believe the finished the 150…
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looking for CGEIT book & qes.
hi all, looking for CGEIT Q&A book, thanks for help.
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Passed CGEIT 12/19/17-Taking CISA 12/22 for the ISACA Sweep
CISM, CRISC and CGEIT now done. Only CISA remains!!!
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Passed the CISM exam!
I provisionally passed the CISM exam today! Over the moon is an understatement! I used two resources to study. Cybrary videos and the Q&A db. I attempted the Q&A questions 2,200 times. There are a 1,000 questions in the db so you can see I hit it quite hard. As I was going through the db I made notes on any…
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Info on CISM after CISSP
Hi guys, I just passed CISSP exam and, because of established study mood, I would like to collect info about CISM to take it in 2018. Can you please give me some advice and kindly answer to my doubts: * Is CISM hard more/less/same as CISSP (to set expectations) * Are CISM Review Manual, 15th Edition and CISM Review…
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CISM QA DB Question
I already have my CRISC. Do you think just doing the QA DB and no book reading or formal study is enough to pass the CISM?
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Passed CRISC today 11-20-17
Preliminary results say I passed but I have to wait ten business days.
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CISM Study Guide
I am going to take CISM in the first quarter of 2018. I bought the study guide this year (15th edition) Does a new guide come out every year? If so, does the content change enough on a yearly basis where you have to buy the latest manual to pass the test? Or should I be ok to use the 15th ed. Obviously, I dont want to…
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ISACA Virtual Labs
Something new from the ISACA side of the house, virtual labs: https://cybersecurity.isaca.org/csx-learning/csx-virtual-self-guided-practice-labs
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Passed CISM - 12/09/2017
Hi everyone, Provisionally passed CISM last Saturday (12/09). I used exclusively ISACA prep materials (CISM Manual, Q&A DB, and CISM Community) for about a month. I've reviewed all the questions from DB at least once. I will update this thread once I get the final score.
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CISM Application Approval Time
I just filled out and sent in my CISM application for approval. Anyone have any ideas how long the application approval process takes since they moved to the new CBT format? I just applied for the CISM designation today so we will see how long this takes.
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Passed 12/1/2017 - CISM
Hi guys Just found your forum after my exam, last Friday. I had less then 75 minutes for the exam and found the answers very easy. I had a course in-house with some team colleagues. But I was the first one going to the exam. I am just scared now I did not pass as I could not print out and now thinking about if I probably…
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CISM befor CISSP? What is Q&A db?
Hi, I am new to ITSEC certifications but not Security in general. I am getting company paid training for the CISSP next year and wondered if doing to CISM first might be helpful. I keep seeing references to the Q&A db, Can someone link that for me and suggest the best books/study materials?
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CISM QAE Database vs Review QAE Manual
Whats the difference between the CISM QAE Database and the Review QAE Manual. Just so that I can make a choice of purchase.
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Passed CISM 12/1/17
That makes 5 since April. CGEIT Next!!