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Information Security Manager Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Information Security Manager interview, here are 45 interview questions and answer examples.

Information Security Manager was written by on April 20th, 2022. Learn more here.

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When was the last occasion you asked for direct feedback from your manager?

The interviewer will ask this question to separate you from most applicants. This is because many professionals don't ever seek feedback from their supervisors. Interviewers prefer candidates who constantly seek feedback so they can immediately correct any deficiencies they may have or incorrect actions they are taking. The best professionals know that the only way to get better news is to engage their colleagues for feedback and suggestions.

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45 Information Security Manager Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Information Security Manager interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • Behavioral

    1. When was the last occasion you asked for direct feedback from your manager?

  • Behavioral

    2. Can you recall a time your manager was unavailable when a situation arose that demanded an immediate resolution? How did you react?

  • Behavioral

    3. Tell me about a difficult decision you had to make in one of your previous roles.

  • Behavioral

    4. Can you give me an example of a time you led by example and describe what you did and how your team reacted?

  • Behavioral

    5. Describe a situation where you needed to persuade someone about an idea or process.

  • Behavioral

    6. Please tell me about a time when something major didn't go according to plan at work.

  • Behavioral

    7. Can you give me an example of a time you had to work with someone who was difficult to get along with? How did you handle the situation?

  • Behavioral

    8. What's a misconception your coworkers have about you, and why do you believe they feel this way?

  • Behavioral

    9. Tell me about an aspect of your profession that makes you the most satisfied, energized, and productive at work.

  • Behavioral

    10. Can you recall a time you were assigned a task that wasn't a part of your job description. How did you handle this, and what was the outcome?

  • Behavioral

    11. Please describe a situation where you needed to adapt a process, procedure, or technology differently from how you usually did things.

  • Behavioral

    12. Can you describe a time you were asked to do something you had never done before? How did you react?

  • Discovery

    13. What is a professional achievement that you are proud of?

  • Discovery

    14. What motivated you to make a move from your current role?

  • Discovery

    15. What's the most interesting thing about you that I didn't see on your resume?

  • Discovery

    16. Why did you choose to interview with our organization rather than with others in our industry?

  • Discovery

    17. Can you tell me what your home network consists of?

  • Operational

    18. What steps do you take to protect your home wireless router from unauthorized use?

  • Operational

    19. How can you reset a password-protected BIOS configuration?

  • Operational

    20. What tools can you use to log in to Active Directory from a Linux system?

  • Operational

    21. What are some of the ways to authenticate a user?

  • Operational

    22. How do you determine if a remote server is running IIS or Apache?

  • Operational

    23. Would you consider it an issue if you detected that a user had logged in as root to perform basic functions? If so, what actions would you take to prevent this?

  • Operational

    24. How can you configure a network to allow only a single node to access the network from a particular port?

  • Operational

    25. How would you go about breaking into a database-based website?

  • Operational

    26. What is your experience with hacktivist groups such as Anonymous?

  • Operational

    27. What actions are needed to lock down a mobile device?

  • Operational

    28. How can you install an OS on a remote headless system?

  • Operational

    29. How would you address an active problem on the network that is out of your area of responsibility?

  • Operational

    30. As a manager, do you have the authorization to allow a senior executive to use their home laptop in the office?

  • Operational

    31. Are you comfortable working with open-source software?

  • Technical

    32. Which do you consider worse, a false negative or a false positive firewall detection?

  • Technical

    33. How does a vulnerability differ from an exploit?

  • Technical

    34. Can you describe the two main types of data protection?

  • Technical

    35. Can you compare information protection and information assurance?

  • Technical

    36. Please describe a three-way handshake and discuss how it is used to create a denial of service (DOS) attack.

  • Technical

    37. Can you discuss the differences between a HIDS and a NIDS?

  • Technical

    38. What is the purpose of XSS, and when do you use it?

  • Technical

    39. What does CIA stand for, and how is it used in the context of information security?

  • Technical

    40. What are some of the differences between a black hat and a white hat testing?

  • Technical

    41. What is the purpose of a POST code, and where can you locate it for a specific system?

  • Technical

    42. Do you believe SSL provides adequate data encryption?

  • Technical

    43. Can you discuss the differences between symmetric and asymmetric encryption?

  • Technical

    44. What are the security-related benefits of using SSH on a Windows PC?

  • Technical

    45. How would you use traceroute to locate a network communication issue?