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ISACA CISM Exam Questions
Certified Information Security Manager (Page 51 )

Updated On: 19-Feb-2026
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An organization has contracted with a third-party e-commerce provider. Which of the following is MOST
important for the information security manager to examine during the subsequent compliance review period?

  1. Changes to the provider's controls and infrastructure
  2. Financial provisions and maintenance expenses
  3. Adherence to the service level agreement
  4. Right-to-audit provisions in the contract

Answer(s): A



Which of the following steps in conducting a risk assessment should be performed FIRST?

  1. Identity business assets
  2. Identify business risks
  3. Assess vulnerabilities
  4. Evaluate key controls

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Risk assessment first requires one to identify the business assets that need to be protected before identifying the threats. The next step is to establish whether those threats represent business risk by identifying the likelihood and effect of occurrence, followed by assessing the vulnerabilities that may affect the security of the asset. This process establishes the control objectives against which key controls can be evaluated.



The systems administrator did not immediately notify the security officer about a malicious attack. An information security manager could prevent this situation by:

  1. periodically testing the incident response plans.
  2. regularly testing the intrusion detection system (IDS).
  3. establishing mandatory training of all personnel.
  4. periodically reviewing incident response procedures.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Security incident response plans should be tested to find any deficiencies and improve existing processes. Testing the intrusion detection system (IDS) is a good practice but would not have prevented this situation. All personnel need to go through formal training to ensure that they understand the process, tools and methodology involved in handling security incidents. However, testing of the actual plans is more effective in ensuring the process works as intended. Reviewing the response procedures is not enough; the security response plan needs to be tested on a regular basis.



Which of the following risks is represented in the risk appetite of an organization?

  1. Control
  2. Inherent
  3. Residual
  4. Audit

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Residual risk is unmanaged, i.e., inherent risk which remains uncontrolled. This is key to the organization's risk appetite and is the amount of residual risk that a business is living with that affects its viability. Hence, inherent risk is incorrect. Control risk, the potential for controls to fail, and audit risk, which relates only to audit's approach to their work, are not relevant in this context.



Which of the following would a security manager establish to determine the target for restoration of normal processing?

  1. Recover time objective (RTO)
  2. Maximum tolerable outage (MTO)
  3. Recovery point objectives (RPOs)
  4. Services delivery objectives (SDOs)

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Recovery time objective (RTO) is the length of time from the moment of an interruption until the time the process must be functioning at a service level sufficient to limit financial and operational impacts to anacceptable level. Maximum tolerable outage (MTO) is the maximum time for which an organization can operate in a reduced mode. Recovery point objectives (RPOs) relate to the age of the data required for recovery. Services delivery objectives (SDOs) are the levels of service required in reduced mode.






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