1. Your organization has noticed an increase in phishing attacks. What is the most effective initial response?

• 1. Block all emails from external sources.

• 1. Conduct security awareness and phishing training for employees.

• 1. Purchase a new anti-phishing tool.

• 1. Restrict access to email for most employees.

1. A critical software used by your organization is reaching end-of-life. What should you do?

• 1. Keep using it while restricting access.

• 1. Negotiate with the vendor for extended support.

• 1. Immediately replace it with an alternative.

• Plan a migration to supported software.

1. Following a data breach, what is the first action the company should take?

• Revise the incident response plan.

• Conduct a post-incident review.

• 1. Penalize responsible employees.

• Immediately notify customers.

What is the first step in implementing an ISMS in a small company?

• Buy cybersecurity tools.

• Define the ISMS scope and objectives.

• 1. Start employee training on cybersecurity.

• Hire a security team.

1. Sensitive data was accessed by an unauthorized department. What do you do first?

• Restrict access and review controls.

• Delete the data.

• 1. Ignore, since it was internal.

• 1. Report to law enforcement.

1. During a risk assessment, it's discovered that a critical piece of software used by the organization is nearing end-of-life and will no longer receive security updates. What is the BEST course of action?

• 1. Continue using the software while restricting access to it.

• 1. Seek an extension of support from the software vendor.

• 1. Immediately switch to an alternative without a risk analysis.

• 1. Plan and execute a migration to a supported software solution.

1. An employee loses a company-issued laptop containing unencrypted personally identifiable information (PII) of clients. Which of the following actions should be taken FIRST?

• 1. Assess the impact of the lost data and determine the breach's severity.

• 1. Ignore the incident if the laptop is password protected.

• 1. Immediately inform all clients about the potential data breach.

• 1. Suspend the responsible employee.

1. After a recent software update, a critical vulnerability was discovered in an organization’s public-facing web application. What should be the FIRST response?

• 1. Temporarily take the affected system offline until a fix is applied.

• 1. Inform all customers about the vulnerability.

• 1. Wait for the next scheduled update to address the vulnerability.

• 1. Publicly disclose the vulnerability to ensure community awareness.

1. After a recent software update, a critical vulnerability was discovered in an organization’s public-facing web application. What should be the FIRST response?

• 1. Temporarily take the affected system offline until a fix is applied.

• 1. Inform all customers about the vulnerability.

• 1. Wait for the next scheduled update to address the vulnerability.

• 1. Publicly disclose the vulnerability to ensure community awareness.

1. An organization is considering migrating its data storage to a cloud service provider. Which of the following considerations is MOST critical from an ISMS perspective?

• 1. The cost-effectiveness of the cloud service provider.

• 1. The physical location of the cloud service provider's data centers.

• 1. The compatibility of the cloud service with the organization's current IT infrastructure.

• 1. The cloud service provider's compliance with relevant information security standards and regulations.