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ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) 2026 exam content outline · Domain 2: Information security risk management

Reporting risk to senior management and the board

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Risk information is only useful if it reaches the people who can act on it, in a form they can use. Boards and executives have limited time and are not security specialists, so the information security manager must translate technical findings into business language and focus on what needs attention or decision. Good reporting lets leadership fulfil its governance duty: to know the organization's exposure, compare it with appetite, and direct resources accordingly.

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