Of the following, who should have PRIMARY responsibility for assessing the security risk associated with an outsourced cloud provider contract?

A. Information security manager

B. Compliance manager

C. Chief information officer

D. Service delivery manager

A penetration test was conducted by an accredited third party. Which of the following should be the information security manager's FIRST course of action?

A. Ensure vulnerabilities found are resolved within acceptable timeframes.

B. Request funding needed to resolve the top vulnerabilities.

C. Report findings to senior management.

D. Ensure a risk assessment is performed to evaluate the findings.

Which of the following is a PRIMARY security responsibility of an information owner?

A. Deciding what level of classification the information requires

B. Testing information classification controls

C. Maintaining the integrity of data in the information system

D. Determining the controls associated with information classification

To prevent ransomware attacks, it is MOST important to ensure:

A. adequate backup and restoration processes are in place.

B. regular security awareness training is conducted.

C. the latest security appliances are installed.

D. updated firewall software is installed.

An information security manager is concerned with continued security policy violations in a particular business unit despite recent efforts to rectify the situation. What is the BEST course of action?

A. Review the business unit's function against the policy

B. Revise the policy to accommodate the business unit

C. Report the business unit for policy noncompliance

D. Enforce sanctions on the business unit