AAISM - Advanced in AI Security Management Practice Test
Prepare for the ISACA AAISM exam with free practice tests built around the current AI security management outline. Each test includes 20 questions with a proportional timer based on the real exam pace of about 1.67 minutes per question.
Mixed Set — AAISM Practice Tests
These mixed sets distribute questions across all three AAISM domains according to the current ISACA exam weighting, so you practice the same governance, risk, and control balance expected on the real exam.
Domain Wise — AAISM Mock Tests
Use these focused domain-wise tests to strengthen one AAISM area at a time. They are ideal for improving weak spots in AI governance, AI risk management, or AI security technologies and controls.
About the AAISM Certification Exam
AAISM is ISACA’s advanced certification for experienced security professionals who need to govern, assess, and secure enterprise AI solutions while aligning AI use with business goals, risk tolerance, and responsible-use expectations.
What Is the AAISM?
The Advanced in AI Security Management, or AAISM, is designed for security leaders who already hold a CISM or CISSP and want to extend that management-level expertise into the AI landscape. It focuses on the practical work of advising stakeholders, building AI-aware security programs, assessing AI-specific threats and vulnerabilities, and implementing security controls that support enterprise AI adoption.
AAISM is a strong fit for security managers, AI governance leaders, risk professionals, security architects, and senior advisory staff responsible for protecting AI-enabled business processes. In the United States, related roles such as information security analysts and computer and information systems managers had median annual pay of $124,910 and $171,200 respectively in May 2024, which helps explain why AI security governance skills are becoming more valuable in leadership-track careers.
Exam Format (2026)
Testing method: Computer-based exam at authorized PSI testing centers or via remote proctoring.
Questions: 90 multiple-choice questions.
Duration: 2.5 hours or 150 minutes.
Question style: Multiple-choice questions based on practical AI security management job tasks.
Passing score: 450 on ISACA’s 200 to 800 scaled score model.
Exam fee: US$459 for members and US$599 for non-members.
Eligibility Requirements
Certification prerequisite: Candidates must hold an active CISM or CISSP certification.
Exam registration window: After registration, you have a six-month eligibility period to schedule and take the exam.
Application fee: After passing, ISACA requires a one-time US$50 application processing fee.
Application window: Candidates have five years from the passing date to apply for certification.
Maintenance: To maintain AAISM, ISACA requires 10 AI-related CPE hours annually and 30 CPE hours over a 3-year period, plus continued active CISM or CISSP status.
AAISM Domain Weights — Current ISACA Exam Outline
The current AAISM exam tests three job practice domains. Mixed practice tests on this page are weighted to reflect these official percentages as closely as possible in a 20-question format.
| Domain | Topic | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Domain 1 | AI Governance and Program Management | 31% |
| Domain 2 | AI Risk Management | 31% |
| Domain 3 | AI Technologies and Controls | 38% |
How Our Practice Tests Are Designed
Aligned to the official AAISM outline — These tests follow ISACA’s current AAISM exam content outline, so your practice stays tied to the real governance, risk, and control blueprint.
AI security management focus — Questions emphasize stakeholder alignment, AI-specific policy, risk treatment, vendor oversight, model life cycle controls, privacy safeguards, and monitoring decisions instead of generic AI trivia.
Proportional timer — The real AAISM exam gives you 150 minutes for 90 questions, which equals about 1.67 minutes per question. That makes a 20-question practice set about 33 minutes, closely matching the real exam pace.
Balanced mixed and targeted review — Mixed sets help measure overall readiness, while domain-wise tests let you isolate weak areas such as governance, risk management, or AI technologies and controls.
AAISM Exam Preparation Tips
Study Strategy
Study AI through a security management lens: AAISM is not a data science exam. Focus on governance, risk treatment, security controls, and operational oversight of AI systems.
Master the full life cycle: Many questions become easier when you think from AI asset inventory and data management through model selection, validation, deployment, monitoring, and incident handling.
Bridge policy and control design: You need to understand both the management layer and the control layer, especially for privacy, trust, safety, and monitoring of AI-enabled systems.
Test-Taking Strategy
Identify the domain first: Before choosing an answer, decide whether the question is mainly about governance, risk, or controls. That narrows the decision fast.
Choose the most defensible enterprise answer: In AAISM, the best answer usually supports security, accountability, and responsible AI use across the organization, not just a narrow technical fix.
Use your time steadily: With about 1.67 minutes per question, you have time to think, but scenario items can still slow you down. Timed practice helps build a calm rhythm.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Start with a mixed set to gauge your overall readiness, then move into domain-wise tests to sharpen the AI security areas where you need the most improvement.
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