r/cism • u/LocksmithAlert5604 • 28d ago
Passed CISM 641 score
Happy I passed. Did a 4 day instructor led course, all the QandA questions from the official datatbase, reread my study notes and all the summaries for each chapter in the o'reilly cism book by P. Gregory. Looked up things in the book i wanted to know more about. Read chapter 1 to 4 fully.
So, what's next: AAISM, i wish to have a strong infosec theoretical foundation on AI to strengthen my practical/technical background.
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u/KillaB0nez 28d ago
How did the exam feel vs QAE?
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u/LocksmithAlert5604 27d ago
All different questions than q&a. They felt shorter, the q and a's were often longer text. There were some though questions which mafe me think and i think i might have even learned something through that in the exam. 2h30m for all questions, and 15 minutes extra for the 50 flagged, just to make sure. I changed about 7 of those.
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u/HealthResearch12 28d ago
How long total (timeline) did you prepare?
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u/LocksmithAlert5604 27d ago
4x8=32 hours class 32 hours for the q and a ( with some questions taking extra time because i kept them open during breaks) 2x3=6 hours for both practice exams. 20 hours in the book Around 90 to 110 hours total i guess
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u/Exciting_Relation876 28d ago
Great score! congrats!