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Certified Information Security Manager Questions 426–430 (page: 87)

Updated On: 10-Feb-2026

A successful risk management program should lead to:

  1. optimization of risk reduction efforts against cost.
  2. containment of losses to an annual budgeted amount.
  3. identification and removal of all man-made threats.
  4. elimination or transference of all organizational risks.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Successful risk management should lead to a breakeven point of risk reduction and cost. The other options listed are not achievable. Threats cannot be totally removed or transferred, while losses cannot be budgeted in advance with absolute certainty.



An information security manager has identified and implemented mitigating controls according to industry best practices. Which of the following is the GREATEST risk associated with this approach?

  1. The cost of control implementation may be too high.
  2. The security program may not be aligned with organizational objectives.
  3. The mitigation measures may not be updated in a timely manner.
  4. Important security controls may be missed without senior management input.

Answer(s): B



An organization's recent risk assessment has identified many areas of security risk, and senior management has asked for a five-minute overview of the assessment results. Which of the following is the information security manager's BEST option for presenting this information?

  1. Risk register
  2. Risk heat map
  3. Spider diagram
  4. Balanced scorecard

Answer(s): B



Which of the following should be of GREATEST concern to an information security manager when establishing a set of key risk indicators (KRIs)?

  1. The impact of security risk on organizational objectives is not well understood.
  2. Risk tolerance levels have not yet been established.
  3. Several business functions have been outsourced to third-party vendors.
  4. The organization has no historical data on previous security events.

Answer(s): B



When management changes the enterprise business strategy, which of the following processes should be used to evaluate the existing information security controls as well as to select new information securitycontrols?

  1. Risk management
  2. Change management
  3. Access control management
  4. Configuration management

Answer(s): A



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