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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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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.






2. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.






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






4. Requires a process to verify that the control process worked as intended. Examples such as dual-control or dual-entry bookkeeping provide verification and assurance that the process operated as intended.






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






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






7. 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






8. Provides strong online authentication.






9. Inject malformed input.






10. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.






11. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.






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






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






14. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






15. 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.






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






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






18. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.






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






20. Are expensive - so they have to be used in areas where the risk is at its greatest level. These areas are the ones with high impact and high frequency of occurrence.






21. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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






23. A key indicator of performance measurement.






24. In order to highlight to management the importance of network security - the security manager should FIRST _______________.






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






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






27. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.






28. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.






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






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






31. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.






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






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






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

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35. The MOST effective way to ensure network users are aware of their responsibilities to comply with an organization's security requirements is - ______________ would appear every time the user logs on - and the user would be required to read and agree






36. 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.






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






38. n a _________________________ - the annual cost of safeguards is compared with the expected cost of loss. This can then be used to justify a specific control measure.






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






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






43. Provides an additional security mechanism over and above that provided by passwords alone. This is frequently used by mobile users needing to establish connectivity to a corporate network.






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






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






49. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information






50. Determined by the business risk - i.e. - the potential impact on the business of the loss - corruption or disclosure of information. It must be applied to information in all forms - both electronic and physical (paper) - and should be applied by the







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