ISACA · Professional Certification · Expert
ISACA Advanced in AI Security Management (AAISM)
Crydd Score 52
Demand Growing
Career Value Strong
Recognition Strong
AAISM at a glance
- Provider
- ISACA
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Security
- Level
- Expert
- Cost
- $459 (ISACA members) / $599 (non-members)
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Time to earn
- 1–3 months
- Validity
- Annual: 10 CPE hours in AI each year, alongside the holder's CISM or CISSP
- Format
- 90 multiple-choice questions, 2.5 hours; PSI test centre or remote proctored; 450 on a 200–800 scale to pass
- Prerequisites
- An active CISM or CISSP certification is required
What is AAISM?
ISACA's advanced certification in securing AI, for people who already hold the CISM or CISSP: AI governance and programme management, AI risk management, and AI technologies and controls.
Skills it covers
- AI governance
- AI risk management
- AI technologies and controls
Is AAISM worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 52Choose it if
You hold the CISM or CISSP and are responsible for how your organisation adopts AI securely.
Consider alternatives if
You do not yet hold the CISM or CISSP: earn one first. If you build AI systems rather than govern them, a developer credential such as Microsoft's AI-103 fits better.
Why we say so
Security leaders are being asked to govern AI now, and this is one of the first credentials built for that responsibility.
Market demand
AI security governance is an emerging requirement in security leadership roles; the credential is new, so it differentiates a candidate more than it screens one.
Where AAISM takes you
- Security Manager
- Security Architect
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
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