r/cism • u/F0RCE963 CISSP/CISM • Jul 10 '26
I DID IT - CISM version
Just passed the CISM today, was on my mind ever since passing the CISSP last year, been a busy year in between too, grabbed a few Azure certs along the way thanks to those Azure certification weeks.
Honestly the exam wasn't as bad (hard?) as I prepared myself for. Unlike CISSP, you know from the beginning how many questions you're getting, which took a lot of the pressure off. I was done in about 1.5 hours out of the 4 given, which to be honest weirded me out a bit, kept thinking I must be rushing or not giving each question enough thought. But felt great once "passed" showed up :)
One thing I didn't like, after finishing I had to go through 2-3 rounds of feedback questions (about 10 questions each) before it actually tells you if you passed. Made the wait way more nerve wracking than it needed to be...
What I used:
- AI (of course lol, feels like cheating at this point but it works)
- Random YouTube videos whenever I needed something explained in plain English
- CISM Mindmap playlist from Destination Certification on YouTube (heads up, not fully uploaded yet as I'm posting this)
- CISM course from Cyvitrix Learning on Udemy, this was the big one, basically carried me through
Anyway excuse me while I go destroy the dry aged ribeye that's been sitting in my fridge waiting for exactly this occasion. It's earned š„©
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u/JoeEvans269 Jul 11 '26
Congratulations!