CISM: December, 2013

Hi All,

I just registered for the CISM: December 14, 2013 exam!

I am going through the CISM Review Manual and ISACA CISM Exam Review 2013 (Q&A). I am on 2nd domain now and getting average 85% on domain 1 & 2.

Any suggestion?

Thanks
SB

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JoJoCal19

I'll be interested in the feedback as well as I am going to register for the CISM in December too. I plan on utilizing the ISACA materials as well.

SkyBlue

How your preparation is going on for the December, 2013 CISM test?

Please update...

Thanks
SB

ntuser2000

JoJo,
I was just reading your CISSP thread. Seems we are exchanging cert paths. I just sat the CISM exam in Sept and passed with a top 10% score. I have 15+ year experience in IT security but the management aspect of this test is hard to grasp. I only studied for just shy of 3 months. My study resources were the review guide and cert database questions. I read through the guide once and then followed that with the Q&A database questions. I started in learning mode and took 50 or 100 question tests once a day for about 6 weeks, reviewing the what and why of missed questions. About 2 weeks before the exam I started taking 200 question practice tests every 3 days or so and then stopped studying the Thursday before the exam. I figured better to rest my brain. The biggest thing you get from the practice exam isn't memorizing answers. It is learning to think like the exam questions. You won't see the practice questions on the exam, but you will learn how to think like the test, pick up on key words. Hope that help and good luck to both of you.

IvDogg

In case anyone is stalking this thread for their results... Just got my CISM results a few minutes ago via email. Passed 497! Check your mailboxes!

Experienced_and_Tested

Yes. Just got it - 656 !

cquispe.dev

I passed CISM !!!

"We are pleased to inform you that you successfully PASSED the exam with a total scaled score of 651.Your score was in the top 5 percent of those testing"

vidog2000

Successfully passed CISM with a score of 609, top 10% elated!!

boardmember

Passed with 503, thought I would fail. Very Happy

joneno

We are pleased to inform you that you successfully PASSED the exam with a total scaled score of 487. For your information, your exam results by area are provided below. SCALED SCORES OF YOUR PERFORMANCE BY AREA: The Process of Auditing Information Systems: 401
Governance and Management of IT: 534
Information Systems Acquisition, Development and Implementation: 368
Information Systems Operations, Maintenance and Support: 527
Protection of Information Assets: 550

SkyBlue

Passed CISM as well!

Congrats to all.

Regards

wikiget

I passed too. Grats to all.

I also submitted my documents. :P

khiemkp

@all:
Congrats to all.

Regards

zxbane

Congrats to all those in the thread who passed!

I am looking to follow up my CISSP with the CISM as well. Could you guys recommend me some study materials and a rough idea of a timeline for preparing for the exam? I passed the CISSP in November so a lot of the information is still fresh and I would like to add the CISM to my resume as well.

Experienced_and_Tested

Good afternoon.

I couldn't find very much in the line of study material for the CISM. I used the official study guide and the questionnaire database and passed in the top 5%. I took the CISSP in May, the CISA in September, and the CISM in December (still waiting on the application process to finish for the CISM). I think that the knowledge from the first two helped the most with the CISM, you just look at it from the management side.

SkyBlue

Any one received certification? It is still showing "unreviewed"!

Regards

dover

Nope. Unreviewed. I submitted my application the Monday following results. Hey, at least the hard part is over

Experienced_and_Tested

I filed the application the Monday following the results as well. My status changed late yesterday to: Complete-Under Review. I expect to hear something very soon.

I know that I could have done something a little differently in proving my experience so they might ask for more documentation. I'll just wait and see.

Experienced_and_Tested

It just changed to 'Approved.' Still not certified technically, but now it's just a matter of waiting for the email.

Experienced_and_Tested

I have just received the email and noted that the website is updated that my CISM certification is complete and certification has been granted.

SkyBlue

Congrats again!

I am still unreviewed!

SkyBlue

I submitted my application on January 31, 2014 and it is more than 5 weeks after submission, still showing "unreviewed"!

Regards

Flush

Same here as well, submitted on the 27th.

maharaliel

Congrats to you all.

SkyBlue

Status changed to: Complete-Under Review!

SkyBlue

Uhh...Status changed to: Approved!

zxbane

Congrats Sky, Wish this section of the forums got a little more activity!

mirek604

zxbane wrote: »

Congrats Sky, Wish this section of the forums got a little more activity!

Mine also changed to Approved yesterday, awaiting the certification number now.

SkyBlue

I just received the email that I have been granted certification as a Certified Information Security Manager(CISM)!

Thanks everyone.

Regards