ISO 27032 LCM case studies

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The ISO/IEC 27032 Lead Cybersecurity Manager credential is offered through PECB, the Professional Evaluation and Certification Board, whose training catalog lists it under its Cybersecurity Management line of courses. This page is an independent study resource for candidates preparing for that exam; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by PECB or ISO. The ISO 27032 LCM case studies are 5 cases and about 2,935 words.

Scope of Cybersecurity at a Municipal Water Utility

Northbridge Water Authority supplies 180,000 residents through 14 pumping stations and a SCADA estate managed by an outsourced vendor. The IT security manager argues that the authority's ISO/IEC 27001-certified ISMS already covers cybersecurity because 'SCADA is just another asset in the asset register.' The operations director disagrees, pointing to remote vendor access over the internet, flat connectivity between business IT and OT, and a recent unexplained 20-minute loss of telemetry at two stations.

494 words, about 2 min 2

Policy Ownership and Stakeholder Coordination at a Payments Firm

LumenPay is a 600-employee payments firm with 2 million customers and 12 critical suppliers. A new CISO has inherited a 40-page cybersecurity policy written by the IT department; it focuses on password length and firewall rules, names the CIO as 'owner of cybersecurity,' and says incidents are handled by the service desk.

659 words, about 3 min 3

Risk-Based Treatment in a Hospital Medical Device Estate

Riverside General Hospital runs 3,000 endpoints, 400 infusion pumps, and a flat clinical network. Patching is quarterly because clinical staff fear disrupting care; 60% of pumps run an unsupported OS.

603 words, about 3 min 4

Ransomware Incident Review at a Multi-Tenant SaaS Provider

CloudHarbor provides a multi-tenant document service to 8,000 tenants. On a Friday night, a ransomware operator used a compromised administrator credential without MFA to encrypt 30% of production storage and the backup catalog.

583 words, about 3 min 5

Competence and Management Review in a Logistics ISMS

TransRoute Logistics has an ISO/IEC 27001-certified ISMS covering its 1,400 employees and 22 distribution centres. Top management wants to 'add ISO/IEC 27032 certification' and has asked a consultant to prepare the internal audit team for the ISO/IEC 27032 Lead Cybersecurity Manager exam.

596 words, about 3 min