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 Integration with Governance Processes:

Information Security Governance must align with other governance processes to ensure consistency and support organizational objectives.

Integration enhances decision-making, resource allocation, and compliance.

 Why This is Correct:

It ensures security governance is not siloed but works cohesively with financial, operational, and IT governance.

 Why Other Options Are Incorrect:

B. Support BYOD: BYOD is a policy decision, not a governance requirement.

C. Integrate with other processes: This is repetitive and adds no new value to Option A.

D. Show ROI: While valuable, ROI is not a mandatory objective of governance.

 References:EC-Council defines the integration of security governance with organizational governance processes as a critical best practice for a successful program.

 Common Failures in Project Management:Missing deadlines is a frequent project management failure because it impacts deliverables, budgets, and stakeholder trust. EC-Council CISO emphasizes disciplined planning and monitoring to avoid such issues.

 Key Causes:

Poor resource estimation.

Scope creep or lack of clear objectives.

Ineffective communication among stakeholders.

 Why Not Other Options:

Overly restrictive management (A): May hinder innovation but is not as common as missed deadlines.

Excessive personnel (B): Leads to inefficiencies but is less frequent.

Insufficient resources (D): A contributing factor but not the most frequent failure.

 EC-Council Framework:Timely delivery is central to successful project management, aligning with operational and security objectives.

 Role of Information Security in Change Management:Information security must ensure that changes to applications are secure and do not introduce vulnerabilities into the production environment.

 Key Considerations:

Significant changes often involve high-risk modifications requiring additional oversight.

Testing for vulnerabilities before deployment ensures that risks are mitigated proactively.

 Why Not Other Options:

Option A: Merely being informed lacks active involvement and oversight.

Option B: Reactive approach to application flaws is inadequate.

Option D: Monitoring all changes is unnecessary and inefficient, focusing on significant changes is more practical.

 EC-Council CISO Alignment:This approach balances security with operational efficiency, ensuring application changes meet security standards without excessive overhead.

 Explanation of Issue:

Change management processes ensure that updates and configuration changes to systems are documented, reviewed, and approved. The absence of such processes can lead to insecure configurations over time.

This could include unauthorized changes, missed updates, or deviations from the originally hardened state.

 Why Other Options Are Less Likely:

A. Lack of asset management processes: This deals with inventory and tracking of assets rather than configuration changes.

C. Lack of hardening standards: The system was initially hardened, so standards were likely in place.

D. Lack of proper access controls: While important, this is unrelated to the system's deviation from the hardened state.

 EC-Council CISO Reference:The CISO program emphasizes the critical role of change management in maintaining secure configurations and compliance over time.