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ECCouncil EISM
The EISM exam equips information security managers with practical skills to design, implement, and oversee enterprise security programs, integrating risk management, governance, compliance, and vendor oversight to protect organizational assets.
180
Minutes
100
Questions
70/100
Passing Score
$999
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
Mid‑level to senior security professionals who lead or support corporate security initiatives will benefit. Candidates should have at least three years of experience in risk assessment, policy development, or audit coordination, and aim to validate their ability to manage comprehensive security programs and meet regulatory requirements.
What's Covered
1
Security Program Development
2
Risk Management
3
Security Governance
4
Compliance and Audit
5
Vendor Risk Management
6
Security Architecture Oversight
7
Incident Management Oversight
8
Security Operations Leadership
9
Business Continuity and DR
10
Security Leadership and Culture
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Course Outline
60 learning goals
1
Security Program Development
2 topics
Strategy and planning
- Apply security program development including mission statement strategic objectives and multi-year roadmap creation.
- Apply security policy framework development including acceptable use data classification incident response and access control policies.
- Design security program architectures aligning technical controls with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
Organizational alignment
- Apply security organizational design including team structures reporting lines and RACI matrices for security functions.
- Apply security awareness program development including training curricula phishing simulations and effectiveness measurement.
- Analyze organizational security maturity using frameworks like CMMI and NIST CSF to identify capability gaps.
2
Risk Management
2 topics
Risk assessment
- Apply quantitative and qualitative risk assessment methodologies including FAIR OCTAVE and NIST SP 800-30.
- Apply threat and vulnerability analysis to identify organizational risk exposure across information assets and systems.
- Analyze risk assessment results to prioritize treatments based on likelihood impact and organizational risk appetite.
Risk treatment
- Apply risk treatment strategies including mitigation transfer acceptance and avoidance with cost-benefit analysis.
- Apply risk register management including tracking treatment progress updating residual risk and escalating exceptions.
- Design enterprise risk management frameworks integrating security risk with operational financial and strategic risk programs.
3
Security Governance
2 topics
Governance frameworks
- Apply security governance frameworks including COBIT ISO 27001 and NIST CSF to establish organizational security oversight.
- Apply security metrics and KPI development including risk indicators compliance rates and incident trends for executive reporting.
- Analyze governance effectiveness by evaluating policy adherence control performance and risk posture trends.
Board communication
- Apply executive security reporting translating technical risks into business language for board and C-suite communication.
- Apply security budget justification using risk-based ROI analysis for investment prioritization and resource allocation.
- Design security governance structures incorporating steering committees risk councils and executive oversight mechanisms.
4
Compliance and Audit
2 topics
Regulatory compliance
- Apply regulatory compliance mapping for GDPR HIPAA PCI-DSS SOX and industry-specific requirements to security controls.
- Apply control framework implementation using ISO 27001 NIST 800-53 and CIS Controls for structured compliance.
- Analyze compliance gaps to develop remediation plans prioritize control implementations and track closure progress.
Audit management
- Apply audit preparation including evidence collection control documentation and audit response coordination.
- Apply internal audit program management including risk-based audit planning execution and finding remediation tracking.
- Design compliance automation strategies incorporating continuous monitoring automated evidence collection and real-time reporting.
5
Vendor Risk Management
2 topics
Third-party assessment
- Apply vendor security assessment including questionnaires on-site audits penetration test reviews and SOC 2 report analysis.
- Apply vendor classification and tiering based on data access criticality and integration depth for risk-appropriate oversight.
- Analyze vendor risk posture to identify concentrated dependencies single points of failure and supply chain vulnerabilities.
Ongoing monitoring
- Apply vendor contract security requirements including SLAs breach notification clauses and right-to-audit provisions.
- Apply continuous vendor monitoring using security ratings services news monitoring and periodic reassessment.
- Design vendor risk management programs incorporating assessment lifecycle monitoring and remediation tracking.
6
Security Architecture Oversight
2 topics
Technology strategy
- Apply security technology evaluation including product assessment proof-of-concept testing and architecture fit analysis.
- Apply defense-in-depth architecture review ensuring layered controls across network endpoint application and data layers.
- Analyze security architecture effectiveness by evaluating control coverage integration and detection capabilities.
Cloud and digital transformation
- Apply cloud security governance including provider assessment shared responsibility oversight and multi-cloud strategy.
- Apply security requirements for digital transformation initiatives including API security IoT and AI/ML integration.
- Design security architecture roadmaps aligning technology investments with threat evolution and business transformation.
7
Incident Management Oversight
2 topics
IR program management
- Apply incident response program development including plan creation team training playbook maintenance and exercise coordination.
- Apply incident classification and escalation framework management for consistent organizational response.
- Analyze incident response effectiveness using metrics including MTTD MTTR containment rates and recovery costs.
Crisis management
- Apply crisis communication management including stakeholder notification media coordination and regulatory reporting.
- Apply business impact analysis to determine recovery priorities RTO RPO and resource requirements for critical systems.
- Design incident management programs incorporating automation threat intelligence and continuous improvement processes.
8
Security Operations Leadership
2 topics
SOC oversight
- Apply SOC performance management including staffing models skill development metrics tracking and technology optimization.
- Apply security tool portfolio management including SIEM EDR vulnerability scanners and threat intelligence platforms.
- Analyze SOC operational data to identify efficiency improvements automation opportunities and capability gaps.
Operational improvement
- Apply security operations automation strategy including SOAR implementation playbook development and alert reduction.
- Apply purple team program management to improve detection and response through collaborative offensive-defensive exercises.
- Design security operations maturity improvement plans incorporating capability assessment benchmarking and roadmap development.
9
Business Continuity and DR
2 topics
BC/DR planning
- Apply BIA methodology to identify critical business processes dependencies and acceptable downtime for continuity planning.
- Apply disaster recovery planning including site selection technology replication and recovery procedure documentation.
- Analyze BC/DR plan effectiveness through tabletop exercises simulation testing and gap analysis.
Resilience management
- Apply cyber resilience strategies incorporating redundancy diversity and adaptability for sustained business operations.
- Apply BC/DR testing programs including annual plan validation recovery testing and lessons learned integration.
- Design organizational resilience programs integrating cybersecurity business continuity and crisis management capabilities.
10
Security Leadership and Culture
2 topics
Leadership development
- Apply security team development including skill assessment training programs career paths and succession planning.
- Apply cross-functional relationship management to embed security into IT development operations and business units.
- Analyze organizational security culture through surveys assessments and behavioral indicators to measure awareness effectiveness.
Change management
- Apply security change management to drive organizational adoption of new policies tools and procedures.
- Apply stakeholder management techniques to build executive sponsorship and cross-departmental support for security initiatives.
- Design security culture transformation programs incorporating leadership engagement communications and recognition frameworks.
Scope
Included Topics
- All domains in EC-Council EISM covering information security management program development risk management governance compliance vendor management and security operations leadership.
- Security program management including strategy development policy creation and organizational alignment.
- Risk management including assessment methodologies treatment options and enterprise risk reporting.
- Security governance including board communication metrics reporting and security culture development.
- Compliance and audit management including regulatory mapping control frameworks and audit coordination.
- Vendor and third-party risk management including assessment procurement security and ongoing monitoring.
- Security operations leadership including SOC management incident response oversight and technology strategy.
Not Covered
- Technical penetration testing covered by CEH and CPENT.
- Hands-on SOC operations covered by CSA.
- Technical incident handling covered by ECIH.
- Secure coding covered by ECSP and CASE.
- CISO-level board strategy covered by CCISO.
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