What it signals
- Practical assessment
- Scenario-based multiple choice. Proctored multiple choice
- Identity assurance
- Proctored with identity verification. PSI test centres or remote proctoring (test centre only in India, Mainland China, Hong Kong)
- Depth
- Specialty or expert. Expert level.
- Experience expected
- 5 years or more. CISM/CISSP prerequisite implies 5+ years
- Portability
- Vendor-neutral. Vendor-neutral
- Verifiability
- Public badge or registry. ISACA verification/badge
For hiring managers
- Member price $459. Security-management credential.
Verifying it
ISACA credential verification service; digital badge
What it covers
Published exam outline
By topic
- GenAI apps
- Touched on (under 10%). AI technology touched at control level
- Agents
- Not covered. Not in outline read
- Classical ML
- Touched on (under 10%). Model lifecycle from oversight angle
- Operations
- Touched on (under 10%). AI operations from oversight angle
- Data
- Touched on (under 10%). Data governance touched
- Responsible AI
- Core focus (over 35%). Entire exam is AI governance/risk/security/audit
Exam details
Who the provider says it is for. Experienced security managers (CISM/CISSP holders) with some AI expertise
- Format
- Multiple choice (knowledge and scenario based)
- Delivery
- PSI test centres or remote proctoring (test centre only in India, Mainland China, Hong Kong)
- Code or hands-on work
- No code
- Prerequisites
- Active CISM or CISSP
- Renewal
- 10 CPE annually, 30 over 3 years; annual fee $20 member / $35 non-member
Preparing
Not confirmed
These details were not available from an official source at the time of research.
- Duration and passing score from third-party only
- Exact launch date
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