ISACA Certified Information Security
Manager (CISM) Prep
Which of the following is the primary step in control implementation for a new business application? -
ANS - D. Risk assessment
When implementing an information security program, in which phase of the implementation should
metrics be established to assess the effectiveness of the program over time?" - ANS - Either
B. Initiation
C. Design
Data owners are concerned and responsible for who has access to their resources and therefore need to
be concerned with the strategy of how to mitigate risk of data resource usage. Which of the following
actions facilitates that responsibility? - ANS - B. Entitlement changes
Which of the following is the best method to determine the effectiveness of the incident response
process? - ANS - C. Post-incident review
When properly implemented, a risk management program should be designed to reduce an
organization's risk to: - ANS - C. A level at which the organization is willing to accept
What controls the process of introducing changes to systems to ensure that unintended changes are not
introduced? - ANS - C. Change management
All actions dealing with incidents must be worked with cyclical consideration. What is the primary post-
incident review takeaway? - ANS - Either
A. Pursuit of legal action
B. Identify personnel failures
D. Derive ways to improve the response process
, If a forensics copy of a hard drive is required for legal matters, which of the following options provide
the best solid defense for preservation of evidence? - ANS - C. A bit-by-bit copy of all data
What is the preferred step an ISM should take to ensure the disaster recovery plan is adequate and
remains current? - ANS - A. Quarterly reviews of recovery plan information
Which of the following would prove to be the best protection and recovery procedures if an intruder has
gained root access to a system? - ANS - Either
A. Use system recovery to restore the last known good image
C. Rebuild the system and its OS and applications using the original vendor media
D. Have all users change passwords
As the increased use of regulation and compliance in the Information Security arena expands,
information security managers must work to put tasks into perspective. To do this, ISMs should involve
affected organizations and view "regulations" as a? - ANS - Either
A. Risk
B. Legal interpretation
Which of the following is the most significant challenge when developing an incident management
plan? - ANS - D. Lack of management and leadership buy-in
Resource allocation is crucial during incident triage as it assists in prioritization and categorization. Why
would this be critical for most organizations when conducting triage? - ANS - A. Most organizations
have limited incident handling resources
As part of the Risk Management process, assessments must be performed on the information systems
and resources of an organization. If there are vulnerabilities disclosed during an assessment, those
Manager (CISM) Prep
Which of the following is the primary step in control implementation for a new business application? -
ANS - D. Risk assessment
When implementing an information security program, in which phase of the implementation should
metrics be established to assess the effectiveness of the program over time?" - ANS - Either
B. Initiation
C. Design
Data owners are concerned and responsible for who has access to their resources and therefore need to
be concerned with the strategy of how to mitigate risk of data resource usage. Which of the following
actions facilitates that responsibility? - ANS - B. Entitlement changes
Which of the following is the best method to determine the effectiveness of the incident response
process? - ANS - C. Post-incident review
When properly implemented, a risk management program should be designed to reduce an
organization's risk to: - ANS - C. A level at which the organization is willing to accept
What controls the process of introducing changes to systems to ensure that unintended changes are not
introduced? - ANS - C. Change management
All actions dealing with incidents must be worked with cyclical consideration. What is the primary post-
incident review takeaway? - ANS - Either
A. Pursuit of legal action
B. Identify personnel failures
D. Derive ways to improve the response process
, If a forensics copy of a hard drive is required for legal matters, which of the following options provide
the best solid defense for preservation of evidence? - ANS - C. A bit-by-bit copy of all data
What is the preferred step an ISM should take to ensure the disaster recovery plan is adequate and
remains current? - ANS - A. Quarterly reviews of recovery plan information
Which of the following would prove to be the best protection and recovery procedures if an intruder has
gained root access to a system? - ANS - Either
A. Use system recovery to restore the last known good image
C. Rebuild the system and its OS and applications using the original vendor media
D. Have all users change passwords
As the increased use of regulation and compliance in the Information Security arena expands,
information security managers must work to put tasks into perspective. To do this, ISMs should involve
affected organizations and view "regulations" as a? - ANS - Either
A. Risk
B. Legal interpretation
Which of the following is the most significant challenge when developing an incident management
plan? - ANS - D. Lack of management and leadership buy-in
Resource allocation is crucial during incident triage as it assists in prioritization and categorization. Why
would this be critical for most organizations when conducting triage? - ANS - A. Most organizations
have limited incident handling resources
As part of the Risk Management process, assessments must be performed on the information systems
and resources of an organization. If there are vulnerabilities disclosed during an assessment, those
