PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager — Information & Free Practice

About PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager

PECB Certified ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager · US

Key exam facts

Provider

PECB Group Pte. Ltd. (PECB), responsible for the PECB Examination and Certification Program; online delivery and remote invigilation use the PECB Exams application.

Format

English online, remotely invigilated, open-book multiple-choice exam. Includes stand-alone and scenario-based questions; each question has three options with one correct response.

Exam questions

Total questions: 80.

Time limit

3 hours. The handbook provides 30 additional minutes on request for Lead exams taken in a non-native language.

Passing score

70% passing score, expressed on a percentage scale.

Exam fee

US$1,000 for the Lead exam without attending the training course; the separate certification application is US$500. For PECB Partner training, eLearning or self-study packages, the training fee includes the first exam attempt, one free retake, certification application and first annual maintenance fee, within 12 months of instructor-led completion or self-study/eLearning purchase.

Topics covered

• Fundamental principles and concepts of information security incident management (12.5%)

• Information security incident management process based on ISO/IEC 27035 (6.25%)

• Designing and developing an organizational incident management process based on ISO/IEC 27035 (12.5%)

• Preparing and executing the incident response plan for information security incidents (27.5%)

• Implementing incident management processes and managing information security incidents (28.75%)

• Improving the incident management processes and activities (12.5%)

How to prepare

Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.

These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.

Frequently asked questions

Official sources and references

• PECB ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager Candidate Handbook

  p.7, controlling scope declaration

• PECB ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager Candidate Handbook

  p.7, Domain 1 heading and objective

• PECB ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager Candidate Handbook

  p.13, complete domain/cognitive allocation table including headers, X marks and total rows

• PECB ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager Candidate Handbook

  p.14, open-book reference permission

• PECB ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager Candidate Handbook

  p.13, keyed response and percentage passing score

• PECB ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager Candidate Handbook

  p.13, total number of questions

• PECB ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager Candidate Handbook

  p.19, Application Fees for Examination and Certification, Lead Exam amount

• PECB ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager Candidate Handbook

  p.19, price currency footnote

• PECB ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager Candidate Handbook

  p.19, partner-training package and applicable 12-month cycle

• PECB ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager Candidate Handbook

  p.5, non-native-language additional-time rule for Lead exams

• PECB ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager Candidate Handbook

  p.19, certification application fee, All other Certifications row

• PECB ISO/IEC 27035 Lead Incident Manager Candidate Handbook

  p.5, Online Exam Rules, delivery and remote invigilation

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