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Certified Information Security Manager Questions 346–350 (page: 71)

Updated On: 10-Feb-2026

Which of the following is the MOST important step in risk ranking?

  1. Impact assessment
  2. Mitigation cost
  3. Threat assessment
  4. Vulnerability analysis

Answer(s): A



An organization is considering moving one of its critical business applications to a cloud hosting service. The cloud provider may not provide the same level of security for this application as the organization. Which of the following will provide the BEST information to help maintain the security posture?

  1. Risk assessment
  2. Cloud security strategy
  3. Vulnerability assessment
  4. Risk governance framework

Answer(s): A



Following a significant change to the underlying code of an application, it is MOST important for the information security manager to:

  1. inform senior management
  2. update the risk assessment
  3. validate the user acceptance testing (UAT)
  4. modify key risk indicators (KRIs)

Answer(s): A



Which of the following would BEST mitigate identified vulnerabilities in a timely manner?

  1. Continuous vulnerability monitoring tool
  2. Categorization of the vulnerabilities based on system’s criticality
  3. Monitoring of key risk indicators (KRIs)
  4. Action plan with responsibilities and deadlines

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

One approach seeing increasing use is to report and monitor risk through the use of key risk indicators (KRIs). KRIs can be defined as measures that, in some manner, indicate when an enterprise is subject to risk that exceeds a defined risk level. Typically, these indicators are trends in factors known to increase risk and are generally developed based on experience. They can be as diverse as increasing absenteeism or increased turnover in key employees to rising levels of security events or incidents.



Risk assessment should be conducted on a continuing basis because:

  1. controls change on a continuing basis
  2. the number of hacking incidents is increasing
  3. management should be updated about changes in risk
  4. factors that affect information security change

Answer(s): A



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