Three senior executives are arguing about who owns cybersecurity risk.

You have one job: bring clarity without taking sides.

In this CISM Boardroom Simulation, you navigate one of the most common — and dangerous — governance failures:

unclear ownership of security risk.

This episode teaches you how to:

• ​ Clarify risk ownership without creating conflict
• ​ Use “ownership follows impact” to guide decisions
• ​ Help executives assign accountability themselves
• ​ Move the room from disagreement → alignment
• ​ Demonstrate real CISM-level leadership in a tense meeting

If you’re preparing for the CISM exam — or leading cybersecurity decisions — this episode is essential.

🎧 What you’ll build:

• ​Executive communication maturity
• ​Governance framing skills
• ​The ability to manage political tension
• ​Clarity in risk-accountability assignments
• ​Confidence in tense decision-making environments

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Train your governance instincts.

Become the leader your organization needs.

💡 Study Tip:

Pause the audio when the options are presented.

Which one would you choose?

Then compare your reasoning with the governance breakdown.

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