Featured · Oct 24, 2026 · 12 min read
AAISM exam format, scoring and passing score
90 questions in 150 minutes, four options and one best answer, a break that doesn't stop the clock, and a 200 to 800 scale where 450 passes.
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Oct 24, 2026 · 10 min read
AAISM exam cost: every fee, from exam to CPE
US$459 for ISACA members or US$599 for nonmembers, then a US$50 application fee and a yearly fee; extensions, rescores and retakes cost extra.
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AAISM exam questions: what they look like
The AAISM's question format in ISACA's words, four original questions with rationales, why dumps break ISACA's rules, and where to practice.
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AAISM certification requirements
Every AAISM requirement in ISACA's order: an active CISM or CISSP, the exam, the US$50 application within five years, then CPE hours and a fee each year.
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AAISM exam dates: registering and scheduling
No fixed AAISM exam dates: register any time, then book a PSI slot up to 90 days ahead within six months. Every step, deadline and fee, from ISACA.
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AAISM practice exam: ISACA's, and a full mock
ISACA's 12 free questions, its database of 200+, and what a full AAISM mock should be: 90 questions, one 150-minute clock, reviewed by rationale.
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AAISM study guide and review manual: what's free
ISACA's AAISM Review Manual and its formats, the free candidate guide and outline, the free sources the exam leans on, and why a PDF is a red flag.
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AAISM training: ISACA's courses and self-study
ISACA's AAISM training in its own words, the live workshop, the online course, the manual and the questions database, and when self-study is enough.
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AAISM vs AAIA vs AAIR: ISACA's AI certifications
ISACA's AI credentials side by side, from its own guides: AAISM for security, AAIA for audit, AAIR for risk, AAIG in beta; who qualifies, what each weighs.
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AAISM vs CISM and CISSP: which comes first
The AAISM is built on a CISM or CISSP, not instead of one. How the three compare, from ISACA's and ISC2's own pages, and which to earn first.
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Best AI security certifications in 2026
The AI security certifications of late 2026, from each body's own pages: ISACA's AAISM and its siblings, CompTIA SecAI+, GIAC's three, the AIGP and ISC2's.
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How hard is the AAISM exam?
What makes the AAISM hard, from ISACA's own documents: a CISM or CISSP gate, one best answer of four, a 38% technical domain, a scaled 450, no pass rate.
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Is the AAISM worth it? What ISACA publishes
Whether the AAISM is worth it, from what ISACA publishes: who it is for, its 2026 AI survey, the cost to earn and keep it, and no AAISM salary figure.
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AAISM exam content outline: domains and topics
The AAISM's three domains and their shares (31%, 31%, 38%), its 13 topics, the 22 tasks, and what ISACA's June 2025 outline does not tell you.
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The EU AI Act for AAISM candidates
The EU AI Act for the AAISM, as amended in July 2026: the risk tiers, Article 15's cybersecurity duties, logs, serious incidents, fines and the new dates.
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How to study for the AAISM: a plan by domain
Study the AAISM by ISACA's domain shares: an 8-week plan of about 76 hours, how to practice the one-best-answer format, and what ISACA's own prep is.
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MITRE ATLAS for AAISM candidates
MITRE ATLAS for the AAISM: release 2026.09's 16 tactics, 120 techniques and 73 case studies, its maturity labels, and how security managers use it.
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The NIST AI RMF for AAISM candidates
NIST's AI Risk Management Framework and its generative AI profile for the AAISM: four functions, seven characteristics, 12 GAI risks and what is changing.
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The OWASP LLM Top 10 2026 for AAISM candidates
OWASP's Top 10 for LLM Applications 2026 for the AAISM: the ten risks and their controls, what moved since 2025, and how security managers use the list.
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