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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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1. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail






2. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.






3. Inject malformed input.






4. Has full responsibility over data.






5. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.






6. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.






7. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.






8. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






9. 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






10. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program






11. 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.






12. May show the performance result of the security related activities; however - the result is interpreted in terms of money and extends to multiple facets of security initiatives.






13. Occurs when the incoming level






14. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.






15. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.






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






17. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






18. 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.






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






20. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.






21. 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.






22. The BEST way to justify the implementation of a _____________________ is to use a business case. Return on investment (ROI) would only provide the costs needed to preclude specific risks - and would not provide other indirect benefits such as process






23. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.






24. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge






25. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network






26. The most relevant piece of information to include in a cost-benefit analysis of a two-factor authentication system - it would establish a cost baseline and it must be considered for the full life cycle of the control. .






27. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.






28. 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






29. Needs to define the access rules - which is troublesome and error prone in large organizations.






30. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.






31. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.






32. The weakest link in security implementation - and awareness would reduce this risk. Through security awareness and training programs - individual employees can be informed and sensitized on various security policies and other security topics - thus e






33. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






34. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate






35. Responsible for securing the information.






36. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.






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






38. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.






39. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.






40. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.






41. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






42. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.






43. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.






44. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.






45. Effective and efficient in large user communities because it controls system access by the roles defined for groups of users. Users are assigned to the various roles and the system controls the access based on those roles.






46. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.






47. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware - software - data - information - or processing capability






48. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.






49. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.






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







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