CISM Information Security Governance Practice Question
An organization's security strategy includes a goal to achieve CMM Level 3. What capability does the organization need to demonstrate?
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Standardized and documented security processes
Level 3 (Defined) requires standardized, documented processes across the organization.
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Standardized and documented security processes
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Correct: Level 3 requires standardization.
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Ad-hoc security processes
Why it's wrong here
Ad-hoc is Level 1.
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Quantitative measurement of process effectiveness
Why it's wrong here
Quantitative measurement is Level 4.
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Continuous process optimization
Why it's wrong here
Optimization is Level 5.
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