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Free ISACA CISM practice questions

10 free sample questions for the ISACA CISM exam, each with an explanation that starts with why a wrong answer is wrong. No account needed. Try the first one now.

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A network sweep finds dozens of devices that no team recognizes, including several attached to the finance network. What should the information security manager do FIRST?

Why that one is wrong. Blocking helps, but without a maintained inventory the enterprise cannot say which devices are legitimate.

Why that one is wrong. More frequent sweeps find devices faster but still leave no authoritative record to compare them against.

Why that one is wrong. Reminders do not establish which devices belong on the network.

Why A is right. Inventories of hardware managed by the organization should be maintained, so unknown devices can be recognized and dealt with.

A maintained hardware inventory is the baseline for spotting unknown devices.

What the exam covers

  • Information Security Governance (18%)
  • Information Security Risk Management (20%)
  • Information Security Program (33%)
  • Incident Management (29%)

A few more sample questions

Sample question 1. An analyst plans to examine the original seized hard drive directly because making a copy takes too long. What does SP 800-86 recommend?

  1. Examining the original, since it is the most accurate source.
  2. Working only on a verified copy.
  3. Skipping the drive and relying on memory captures.
  4. Wiping the drive after a quick look.

Sample question 2. The enterprise builds several AI features on top of pre-trained models downloaded from public repositories. What does the AI RMF expect regarding these models?

  1. They can be trusted once downloaded, since they are widely used.
  2. They must never be used for enterprise work.
  3. They need checking only once, before first use.
  4. They are monitored with the AI system as a whole.

Sample question 3. The enterprise has 2,400 suppliers and a small third-party risk team. How should the team decide where to focus?

  1. Work through the supplier list in alphabetical order.
  2. Focus on the suppliers with the highest annual spend.
  3. Assess every supplier to the same depth each year.
  4. Know the suppliers and prioritize them by criticality.

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