CISM Certified Information Security Manager All-in-One Exam Guide 1st Edition

This is a WAY MORE coherent read than the ISACA version. This has actual order and logically makes sense. I retain the information much easier than with ISACA's study. I realized how much I actually already know now that I can understand what I'm studying for. I feel way more confident about the CISM exam and am more motivated to do it. This book will stay in my library because it has such great stuff in it. Muy bien! It came with a CD with the test engines and lots of questions. Im going to use these materials instead for my 1st time around. I just dont care for ISACA outrageous memberships, test engines, book and exam prices at over $1k total. I'm never going to go to a ISACA meeting just to get a discount on their outrageous fees for the $700 exam and their materials. I feel confident I can take the exam with my 20+ years of INFOSEC risk management, cyber security policy, program management, and incident response and this study guide alone. Im sure as heck going to try because this is more economical with rich, usable and relevant content. This book was a win!

I passed the CISM exam today and used this book as my primary study/prep tool. As others have noted -- you'll want to read the book cover to cover at least once. It is well organized and I found the review and notes section at the end of each chapter helpful. Between practice tests, I would reference the review and notes content and then skim chapter detail as needed.If you're buying the book just for the test engine and questions your results may be less certain. I appreciated them and believe that they absolutely helped reinforce concepts but, alone, I wouldn't bet on them getting you successfully through the exam. But, by reading the book and using the test engine to check learning in an iterative fashion I can't recall any questions on the actual exam where I wasn't able to at least narrow down the answer to two choices. Having said that, whether or not you do choose to rely heavily on the test engine, I would encourage you to read the answer explanations associated with each question (check assistance/explanation) to ensure you are learning the actual concepts and not just rote learning the questions and associated responses.Best of luck.

This books serves as a good reference. All 4 domains are covered. Chapters have some overlap, especially under Risk, & Incident Response Planning, Disaster Recovery Planning, and Business Continuity Planning. Also, there are about 20 pages devoted to InfoSec Audits which is beyond the scope of the CISM. I suspect the section was used in the CISA book by the same author.The biggest benefit was that the book came in a PDF as well. I used the PDF 90% of the time and also highlighted text using Acrobat. Great for searching, annotations...etc. The test pack contains 400 questions and can simulate the 150 question exam. Make sure you get 95%+ on the practice questions & you will have a good chance of passing the real thing.I'd primarily used this book, Pluralsight videos, Udemy videos, & a few different test banks as study aids. I had about 2,000 questions total in my test bank between this book's and the other sources.Overall a good book. I passed the CISM on 3/3/22.

I passed the exam 4 days ago and this book was my main study guide. I read the book cover to cover and used the CD to install the practice test engine. I went through the entire question bank 2-3 times and read the reasons why the answers are right or wrong.Can you pass the exam with this book and CD only? It depends. There were a few questions that the real exam had the book didn't cover extensively, but those questions were's too difficult to narrow the answers down to a 50/50 choice. I recommend get additional practice text exams elsewhere to add more assurance of covering the materials completely.

Mr. Gregory is a seasoned Security Professional with an excellent, easy to understand writing style. Having read through this book I can say that it will not only help you prepare for the CISM exam, but it will also help you become a much better security professional! Highly recommend!

Good for HR departments that don't understand too much and just need to see the credentials. This book is basically the same as the CISSP with very few instances of deviation. Same rules apply much like ISC2. If you currently hold the CISSP and pass this exam, you will be fully certified CISM. If you don't have the time in service, you will become an associate.Keep that in mind if you plan on getting this certification. Having a CISSP also automatically grants the CISM upon passing as it is inferred you have the experience.Still a good book for material and pairing this with the CISSP exam will help pass both exams.

I just took my exam on September 21st passed!!! This was my 2nd CISM attempt because the first time I didn’t read the book and instead just memorized the questions Lol. To pass the exam you have to have a thorough understanding of the “ISACA Way.” If you read this book and take time to understand the concepts, you will be fine. Also, go through ALL the test questions in the book and on the CD. UNDERSTAND WHY answers are/are not correct (this is very important, trust me). I used this in conjunction with the CISM Pocket Prep. However, the Book/CD was the main study material. Good luck!!!