EXIN ISMP case studies
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The EXIN Information Security Management Professional (ISMP) is a certification offered by EXIN, an independent examination and certification body. This page is an independent study resource; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by EXIN, and it does not reproduce any official question bank. The certification is aimed at professionals who manage or contribute to an organisation's information security management system: security officers and managers, IT managers, risk and compliance staff, auditors, and consultants who advise on security governance. Candidates typically prepare by studying information security management principles, the plan-do-check-act cycle applied to a management system, risk assessment and risk treatment, security policy and organisation, asset management, human resources security, physical and environmental security, communications and operations management, access control, incident management, business continuity, and compliance. The EXIN ISMP case studies are 5 cases and about 3,740 words.
1The subsidiary at the certification boundary
Northwind Pay is a 420-employee payments firm certified to ISO/IEC 27001. Its ISMS scope statement covers 'payment processing services delivered from the London data centre'.
750 words, about 4 min2The verbal risk acceptance
MedDev Solutions manufactures infusion pumps and has an ISMS covering its corporate IT and the OT network in its single plant. The risk register contains 380 entries assessed with a 5x5 matrix.
732 words, about 4 min3The internal auditor who audits their own work
Clearview Legal is a 90-partner law firm with a 25-person IT team. Its ISMS covers client matter management and email.
736 words, about 4 min4The supplier breach that arrived nine days late
TransEuropa Logistics operates a 300-vehicle fleet and uses a cloud-based warehouse management system (WMS) from a supplier. The contract includes a 72-hour breach notification clause and a right to audit.
766 words, about 4 min5The green dashboard that hid the problem
Bright & Co is a 600-person professional services firm. At the quarterly management review, the CISO presents a dashboard: 100% completion of annual security awareness training, zero reported security incidents for two quarters, 98% patch compliance on servers, and all 93 Annex A controls marked 'implemented' in the SoA.
756 words, about 4 min