The CISM Prep Guide: Mastering the Five Domains of Information Security Management [Paperback]

Ronald L. Krutz (Author), Russell Dean Vines (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0471455989 | ISBN-13: 978-0471455981

* Prepares readers for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam, ISACA's new certification that launches in June 2003
* CISM is business-oriented and intended for the individual who must manage, design, oversee, and assess an enterprise's information security
* Essential reading for those who are cramming for this new test and need an authoritative study guide
* Many out-of-work IT professionals are seeking security management certification as a vehicle to re-employment
* CD-ROM includes a Boson-powered test engine with all the questions and answers from the book

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Get ready to pass the CISM exam and earn your certification with this advanced test guide!

There is no better way for you to stand out from the crowd of IT professionals than to get your Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). Written by the bestselling authors of the CISSP Prep Guide, this comprehensive test guide provides you with all the tools you’ll need to prepare for and pass the exam. The authors cover the key concepts for each of the five domains, focusing only on the information that ISACA has deemed appropriate for certification. At the end of each chapter, you’ll find sample questions as well as detailed answers to help you quickly learn the material. Along with these practice tests, the authors arm you with proven techniques that you can use to increase your chances of selecting the correct answers.

This book will prepare you to take the CISM exam. Covering the five CISM job practice areas, it examines the:

• Strategy, roles, and security policies for information security governance
• Life cycle processes, and risk identification and analysis for risk management
• Methods to meet policy requirements for information security program management
• Steps involved in information security management including vulnerability assessments
• Response and recovery plans for response management

The CD-ROM contains all of the questions and answers from the book with the Wiley test engine powered by Boson software.

About the Author

RONALD L. KRUTZ, Ph.D., P.E., CISSP, is a Senior Information Security Consultant with the Information Assurance Solutions (IAS) operation of BAE Enterprise Systems. He is also the lead for all Capability Maturity Model (CMM) engagements for IAS, and developed IAS’s HIPAA-CMM assessment methodology. Krutz is the coauthor of the CISSP® Prep Guide, The CISSP® Prep Guide, Gold Edition, and the Security+ Prep Guide (Wiley).
RUSSELL DEAN VINES, CISSP, is President and founder of The RDV Group Inc., a New York City-based security consulting services firm. He is the author of Wireless Security Essentials and coauthor of the CISSP® Prep Guide, The CISSP® Prep Guide, Gold Edition, and the Security+ Prep Guide (Wiley).

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (May 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471455989
• ISBN-13: 978-0471455981
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK / DON'T EVEN READ IT!!!!, December 8, 2007

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W. Carver (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The CISM Prep Guide: Mastering the Five Domains of Information Security Management (Paperback)

I just finished my CISM exam and I hope that I can save someone else the same agony I went through. The material in this book is 100% USELESS!!!! (I'm screaming from a mountain top with no exaggeration). If you find this book lying on the sidewalk, DON'T even pick it up. I spent about 20 hours studying the material in this book and taking the pre-tests and not one bit of that effort prepared me for the exam, and I'm being nice!!! USE THE MATERIAL FROM ISACA, not this garbage! It's as if the authors have never even heard of CISM, maybe there is another CISM exam that I am not aware of?!?!?!

Signed,

Unfortunate purchaser

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The CISM Prep Guide, December 10, 2007

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Daniel Covey "Me." - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The CISM Prep Guide: Mastering the Five Domains of Information Security Management (Paperback)

Please do not, under any circumstances spend money on this book. There is actually no real good study material in general for the CISM exam. This book has not been revised since 2003.

This is a horrible book for this exam. DO NOT BUY IT. Plain enough?

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated beyond usefulness., August 2, 2005

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JP - See all my reviews

This review is from: The CISM Prep Guide: Mastering the Five Domains of Information Security Management (Paperback)

Be advised: this book may have been relevant a couple years ago, but not anymore. ISACA has updated and slightly reorganized the exam. I believe this book actually interferred with my prep. The ISACA study guides and applicable experience are plenty to pass this exam (worked for me). Good luck.