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ISACA · CISM

Designing and implementing controls

CISM · Lesson 13 of 20 · 1:32:38

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Prepare for the ISACA CISM exam, on the 2026 exam content outline. In this lesson: control objectives and categories, preventive, detective, corrective, and compensating controls, how to select controls, and how to implement and integrate them. Includes three original practice questions, with Stonebridge Energy, a fictional energy supplier, as the example.

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  • Every night, Stonebridge’s finance team compares the payments sent with the invoices approved, and flags any difference. What type of control is this?
  • Stonebridge’s payroll system cannot enforce segregation of duties, because the payroll team has only two people. What is the best control?
  • A Stonebridge project team adds security requirements to its new customer portal only one week before launch. What is the main problem?