CISM Incident Management Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are incident categories in an incident management programme?
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Insider threat
Ransomware and insider threat are defined incident categories; phishing is a technique, not a category; vulnerability is a condition; theft is too broad.
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Insider threat
Why this is correct
Insider threat is a specific incident category.
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Theft
Why it's wrong here
Theft is broad; specific categories like data breach are used.
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Ransomware
Why this is correct
Ransomware is a common incident category.
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Vulnerability
Why it's wrong here
Vulnerability is a weakness, not an incident.
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Phishing
Why it's wrong here
Phishing is a delivery method, not an incident category.
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