CISM Information Security Governance Practice Question
A financial services firm is subject to SOX, PCI DSS, and GDPR. The CISO needs to implement a regulatory change management process. Which THREE steps are essential?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
Assess impact on existing controls
Monitoring regulatory changes, assessing impact, and updating controls are critical to maintaining compliance.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Assess impact on existing controls
Why this is correct
Determines required adjustments.
- ✗
Immediately enforce all changes regardless of cost
Why it's wrong here
Changes should be risk-based and budgeted.
- ✗
Outsource compliance to a single vendor
Why it's wrong here
Does not replace internal change management.
- ✓
Monitor regulatory updates from authorities
Why this is correct
Necessary to identify changes.
- ✓
Update policies and controls accordingly
Why this is correct
Ensures continued compliance.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
One of 871 original CISM practice questions on Courseiva, each with a full explanation and wrong-answer analysis — not exam dumps or protected exam content. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This CISM practice question is part of Courseiva's free ISACA certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the CISM exam.