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What is Certified: The CCISO Audio Course?

The Bare Metal Cyber CCISO Audio Course is your comprehensive guide to mastering the Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) exam. With 70 focused episodes, this series demystifies every domain, concept, and competency area tested, from governance and risk to technical controls, strategic planning, and vendor oversight. Designed specifically for experienced security professionals preparing for executive-level certification, the Prepcast offers deep dives into frameworks like ISO 27005, NIST RMF, FAIR, and TOGAF, alongside practical insights on budgeting, auditing, compliance, and threat intelligence. Whether you're charting a course toward CISO leadership or strengthening your grasp of enterprise security strategy, this series delivers exam-aligned clarity and precision in every episode

Lead at the executive level with clarity, and turn complex governance and risk decisions into confident, repeatable wins on exam day and in the boardroom.

This is Certified — The CCISO Audio Course from Bare Metal Cyber, developed by experienced security leaders for professionals on the path to the top. It’s built for practitioners with real responsibility who want straight answers, executive perspective, and exam-aligned focus without the fluff.

You will master every CCISO domain in plain English so strategy, governance, risk, and technical depth feel manageable, memorable, and ready for the test.

You will learn how to translate enterprise risk into prioritized action, align security with business outcomes, and communicate decisions leaders trust.

You will build durable recall with executive scenarios, decision frameworks, and mental models that stick under pressure and carry straight into your day job.

The course maps directly to frameworks you’ll be expected to know, including ISO 27005 for risk methods, the NIST Risk Management Framework for lifecycle control, Factor Analysis of Information Risk for quantification, and the Open Group Architecture Framework for enterprise strategy.

You’ll also get pragmatic guidance on budgeting and portfolio planning, vendor and third-party oversight, audit and compliance alignment, and threat intelligence integration that actually informs decisions.

Seventy focused episodes deliver exam-aligned clarity and precision. Each one ends with a single action to take now, and new installments follow a consistent cadence so you keep momentum without guesswork.

If you want a preparation path that respects your time and sharpens your executive toolkit, this is it. Practical steps, plain language, and results you can show.

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