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CISM Practice Question: Order the steps for establishing a security…
Order the steps for establishing a security incident response team (IRT).
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Define roles and responsibilities, then Recruit team members, then Develop incident response procedures, then Acquire necessary tools and resources, then Test and validate the IRT plan
Building an IRT starts with defining roles, then recruiting, developing procedures, acquiring tools, and testing.
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Define roles and responsibilities, then Recruit team members, then Develop incident response procedures, then Acquire necessary tools and resources, then Test and validate the IRT plan
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because defining roles first ensures that the team has clear objectives and structure before recruiting. Then procedures, tools, and testing follow logically.
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Recruit team members, then Define roles and responsibilities, then Develop incident response procedures, then Acquire tools, then Test
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because recruiting before defining roles leads to ambiguity about who is needed and for what purpose, potentially resulting in mismatched skills and unclear responsibilities.
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Define roles, then Acquire tools, then Recruit, then Develop procedures, then Test
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because acquiring tools before recruiting and developing procedures is premature; tools should be selected based on the team's needs and the procedures they will follow.
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Develop procedures, then Define roles, then Recruit, then Acquire tools, then Test
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because developing procedures before defining roles fails to specify who will perform each step, making the procedures impractical and difficult to implement.
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