EC-Council 712-50 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 22,2026- Exam Code: 712-50
- Exam Name: EC-Council Certified CISO (CCISO)
- Certification Provider: EC-Council
- Latest update: Oct 22,2026
The single most important consideration to make when developing your security program, policies, and processes is:
- A . Budgeting for unforeseen data compromises
- B . Streamlining for efficiency
- C . Alignment with the business
- D . Establishing your authority as the Security Executive
To have accurate and effective information security policies how often should the CISO review the organization policies?
- A . Every 6 months
- B . Quarterly
- C . Before an audit
- D . At least once a year
A recent audit has identified a few control exceptions and is recommending the implementation of technology and processes to address the finding.
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the organization to reject the implementation of the recommended technology and processes?
- A . The auditors have not followed proper auditing processes
- B . The CIO of the organization disagrees with the finding
- C . The risk tolerance of the organization permits this risk
- D . The organization has purchased cyber insurance
You have purchased a new insurance policy as part of your risk strategy.
Which of the following risk strategy options have you engaged in?
- A . Risk Avoidance
- B . Risk Acceptance
- C . Risk Transfer
- D . Risk Mitigation
SCENARIO: Critical servers show signs of erratic behavior within your organization’s intranet. Initial information indicates the systems are under attack from an outside entity. As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), you decide to deploy the Incident Response Team (IRT) to determine the details of this incident and take action according to the information available to the team.
What phase of the response provides measures to reduce the likelihood of an incident from recurring?
- A . Response
- B . Investigation
- C . Recovery
- D . Follow-up
Which of the following is a benefit of information security governance?
- A . Questioning the trust in vendor relationships.
- B . Increasing the risk of decisions based on incomplete management information.
- C . Direct involvement of senior management in developing control processes
- D . Reduction of the potential for civil and legal liability
A new CISO just started with a company and on the CISO’s desk is the last complete Information Security Management audit report. The audit report is over two years old.
After reading it, what should be the CISO’s FIRST priority?
- A . Have internal audit conduct another audit to see what has changed.
- B . Contract with an external audit company to conduct an unbiased audit
- C . Review the recommendations and follow up to see if audit implemented the changes
- D . Meet with audit team to determine a timeline for corrections
Which of the following is a fundamental component of an audit record?
- A . Date and time of the event
- B . Failure of the event
- C . Originating IP-Address
- D . Authentication type
If a competitor wants to cause damage to your organization, steal critical secrets, or put you out of business, they just have to find a job opening, prepare someone to pass the interview, have that person hired, and they will be in the organization.
How would you prevent such type of attacks?
- A . Conduct thorough background checks before you engage them
- B . Hire the people through third-party job agencies who will vet them for you
- C . Investigate their social networking profiles
- D . It is impossible to block these attacks
Which of the following activities is the MAIN purpose of the risk assessment process?
- A . Creating an inventory of information assets
- B . Classifying and organizing information assets into meaningful groups
- C . Assigning value to each information asset
- D . Calculating the risks to which assets are exposed in their current setting