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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.
Rule-based access control
Encryption key management
Key controls
Developing an information security baseline
2. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.
Applying the proper classification to the data
Cross-site scripting attacks
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
3. When reporting an incident to senior management - the initial information to be communicated should include an explanation of _____________________ A summary of security logs would be too technical to report to senior management. An analysis of the i
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Data warehouse
Digital certificate
4. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.
Acceptable use policies
SWOT analysis
Encryption
Detection defenses
5. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Undervoltage (brownout)
Transferred risk
6. The best indicator of the level of compliance with the service level agreement ( SLA ) data confidentiality clauses.
Single sign-on (SSO) product
Trusted source
Access control matrix
Acceptable use policies
7. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.
Encryption
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Spoofing attacks
Key controls
8. The BEST justification to convince management to invest in an information security program is that doing so would _________________.
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Increase business value and confidence
Creation of a business continuity plan
Spoofing attacks
9. Also required to guarantee fulfillment of laws and regulations of the organization and - therefore - the information security manager will be obligated to comply with the law.
Residual risk
Cost of control
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Monitoring processes
10. Are not infallible. When tuning the solution - one has to adjust the sensitivity level to give preference either to false reject rate (type I error rate) where the system will be more prone to err denying access to a valid user or erring and allowing
Logon banners
Biometric access control systems
Centralization of information security management
Tailgating
11. Occurs when the electrical supply drops
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Undervoltage (brownout)
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Return on security investment (ROSI)
12. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.
Centralization of information security management
Information contained on the equipment
Applying the proper classification to the data
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
13. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
OBusiness case development
Fault-tolerant computer
14. The PRIMARY goal in developing an information security strategy is to: _________________________.
Support the business objectives of the organization
Personal firewall
Phishing
Undervoltage (brownout)
15. Inject malformed input.
Security awareness training for all employees
Cross-site scripting attacks
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Trojan horse
16. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations
Security baselines
Control risk
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
MAL wear
17. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.
Cracker
The information security officer
Classification of assets needs
Get senior management onboard
18. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Background checks of prospective employees
Digital certificate
Regular review of access control lists
19. An internal review of a web-based application system finds the ability to gain access to all employees' accounts by changing the employee's ID on the URL used for accessing the account. It means _____________.
Cracker
Performing a risk assessment
The authentication process is broken
IP address packet filtering
20. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.
Exceptions to policy
Cracker
Control risk
Stress testing
21. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.
Conduct a risk assessment
Multinational organization
Alignment with business strategy
Background checks of prospective employees
22. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.
Script kiddie
Patch management process
Hacker
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
23. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Transmit e-mail messages
Centralization of information security management
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
24. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.
Undervoltage (brownout)
Regular review of access control lists
Equal error rate (EER)
OBusiness case development
25. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Detection defenses
include security responsibilities in a job description
Defined objectives
26. Allows you to use field security personnel as security missionaries or ambassadors to spread the security awareness message. It allows security administrators to be more responsive.
Tailgating
Decentralization
Assess the risks to the business operation
Data warehouse
27. A trusted third party that attests to the identity of the signatory - and reliance will be a function of the level of trust afforded the CA.
Lack of change management
Security awareness training for all employees
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Certificate authority (CA)
28. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge
Increase business value and confidence
Script kiddie
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
29. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.
Rule-based access control
Data warehouse
Defined objectives
Gain unauthorized access to applications
30. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.
Biometric access control systems
Security code reviews for the entire software application
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Waterfall chart
31. The best strategy for risk management is to ___________________- as this will take into account the organization's appetite for risk and the fact that it would not be practical to eliminate all risk.
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
The balanced scorecard
A network vulnerability assessment
32. Results in greater uniformity and better adherence to security policies. It is generally less expensive to administer due to the economies of scale. However - turnaround can be slower due to the lack of alignment with business units.
Biometric access control systems
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Centralization of information security management
Phishing
33. The _____________________is a severe omission and will greatly increase information security risk. Presents the GREATEST information security risk for an organization with multiple - but small - domestic processing locations
The balanced scorecard
Security awareness training for all employees
Fault-tolerant computer
Lack of change management
34. btaining senior management support for establishing a warm site can BEST be accomplished by ____________________ - including a cost-benefit analysis - will be most persuasive to management. A risk assessment may be included in the business case - but
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Undervoltage (brownout)
Examples of containment defenses
OBusiness case development
35. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.
Information contained on the equipment
Phishing
Is willing to accept
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
36. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Penetration testing
Biometric access control systems
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
37. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.
Biometric access control systems
Methodology used in the assessment
Worm
Overall organizational structure
38. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.
Waterfall chart
Undervoltage (brownout)
Cyber extortionist
0-day vulnerabilities
39. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.
Single sign-on (SSO) product
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Conduct a risk assessment
Cyber terrorist
40. Provides process needs but not impact.
Data isolation
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Resource dependency assessment
Detection defenses
41. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Regular review of access control lists
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Tailgating
42. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory
Use of security metrics
Cyber extortionist
Conduct a risk assessment
Knowledge management
43. Residual risk is unmanaged - i.e. - inherent risk which remains uncontrolled. This is key to the organization's _____________ and is the amount of residual risk that a business is living with that affects its viability.
Cost of control
Risk appetite
Data warehouse
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
44. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.
Encryption
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Multinational organization
IP address packet filtering
45. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.
Security awareness training for all employees
Personal firewall
Acceptable use policies
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
46. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.
Cost of control
Skills inventory
Confidentiality
Use of security metrics
47. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Is willing to accept
Proficiency testing
Phishing
48. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Malicious software and spyware
Defining high-level business security requirements
The data custodian
49. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.
Background check
Role-based policy
Exceptions to policy
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
50. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.
A network vulnerability assessment
Information security manager
Information contained on the equipment
The balanced scorecard