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






2. Has full responsibility over data.






3. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






5. Has to be integrated into the requirements of every software application's design.






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions






13. To improve the security governance framework and achieve a higher level of maturity _____________________ is most important.






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






15. A key indicator of performance measurement.






16. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.






17. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.






18. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






20. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.






21. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory






22. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.






23. Occurs when the incoming level






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






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

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






31. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.






32. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






33. Can be a standalone driver for an information security governance measure. No further analysis nor justification is required since the entity has no choice in the regulatory requirements.






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






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






36. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.






37. The PRIMARY goal in developing an information security strategy is to: _________________________.






38. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.






39. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.






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






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






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






43. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






44. 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






45. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.






46. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.






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






48. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.






49. 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.






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