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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.






2. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations






3. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.






4. Has full responsibility over data.






5. Responsible for securing the information.






6. 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.






7. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form






8. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.

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9. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.






10. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.






11. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.






12. The most critical process for deciding which part of the information system/business process should be given prioritization in case of a security incident.It provides results - such as impact from a security incident and required response times.






13. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






14. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.






15. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.






16. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.






17. Carries out the technical administration.






18. The best indicator of the level of compliance with the service level agreement ( SLA ) data confidentiality clauses.






19. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






20. 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






21. The MOST important component of a privacy policy is: A Privacy policies must contain _______________; they are a high-level management statement of direction. They do not necessarily address warranties - liabilities or geographic coverage - which are






22. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.






23. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.






24. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee






25. Identification and _______________ of business risk enables project managers to address areas with most significance.






26. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.






27. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.






28. When mobile equipment is lost or stolen - the ______________________ matters most in determining the impact of the loss.






29. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.






30. Inject malformed input.






31. Involves the correction of software weaknesses and would necessarily follow change management procedures.






32. There is a time lag between the time when a security vulnerability is first published - and the time when a patch is delivered. - The best protection is to _____________________ until a patch is installed.






33. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.






34. The risk that controls may not prevent/detect an incident with a measure of control effectiveness.






35. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'






36. __________________________ is of utmost importance. Understanding business objectives is critical in determining the security needs of the organization.






37. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






38. Change management controls the _____________________. This is often the point at which a weakness will be introduced.






39. While useful for identifying the difference between the current state and the desired future state - e.g. organization has to comply with recently published industry regulatory requirements compliance that potentially has high implementation costs -






40. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.






41. Accesses a computer or network illegally






42. From a security standpoint - _______________________ is one of the most important topics that should be included in the contract with third-party service provider.

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43. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works






44. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.






45. The MOST effective approach to address issues that arise between IT management - business units and security management when implementing a new security strategy is for the information security manager to ____________________ with any security recomm






46. Lists only the threats that the information asset is exposed to. It does not consider the value of the asset and impact of the threat on the value.






47. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.






48. The BEST justification to convince management to invest in an information security program is that doing so would _________________.






49. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.






50. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.