The outage wasn’t the real problem.

The REAL problem was every risk that no one escalated.

In this CISM Boardroom Simulation, you confront one of the most dangerous cultural failures in cybersecurity:

silent risks — issues teams notice, but choose not to escalate.

This episode teaches you how to:

• Detect organizational patterns of unreported risk

• Fix cultural issues that hide vulnerabilities

• Create safe and structured escalation pathways

• Communicate escalation failures to leadership

• Strengthen governance without creating fear

CISM isn’t just about controls.

It’s about culture.

🎧 What you’ll learn:

• Governance maturity around escalation

• Psychological safety in cybersecurity teams

• How to correct hidden-risk patterns

• How to communicate systemic issues to leadership

• How a CISM leader builds transparency and accountability
  

📚 Continue your CISM journey

For complete boardroom simulations, governance breakdowns,

and exam-aligned Q&A written by M. G. Vance,

search “CISM Gold Standard Series — M. G. Vance” on Amazon.

Master the mindset.

Master the exam.

Master the boardroom.

💡 Study Tip:

Pause when the three options appear.

Choose your path.

Then compare it to the governance breakdown —

this builds true CISM instinct.

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