CISM Information Security Programme Practice Question
An organization is designing a security operations center (SOC). Which of the following functions is PRIMARILY responsible for analyzing alerts and determining if they represent genuine threats?
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
✓
Security Analyst
Security analysts are responsible for alert triage and investigation.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
SOC Manager
Why it's wrong here
The manager oversees operations, not daily analysis.
- ✗
Security Architect
Why it's wrong here
The architect designs systems, not monitor alerts.
- ✗
Incident Responder
Why it's wrong here
Responders handle confirmed incidents after analysis.
- ✓
Security Analyst
Why this is correct
Analysts analyze alerts and escalate incidents.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
Courseiva writes every CISM question from scratch — 871 in total, each with an explanation and a wrong-answer breakdown. None are copied from real exams or dumps. 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.