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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Cyber terrorist
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
2. 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.
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Control effectiveness
Undervoltage (brownout)
Tie security risks to key business objectives
3. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'
The board of directors and senior management
Is willing to accept
Proficiency testing
Security baselines
4. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.
OBusiness case development
Security risk
Safeguards over keys
Classification of assets needs
5. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.
Encryption of the hard disks
Overall organizational structure
Digital certificate
Defining high-level business security requirements
6. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.
Security risk
Two-factor authentication
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Biometric access control systems
7. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.
Regular review of access control lists
Security baselines
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Residual risk
8. 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.
Encryption
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
9. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.
Asset classification
Stress testing
Defined objectives
Trojan horse
10. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Penetration testing
Trusted source
11. Provides strong online authentication.
Consensus on risks and controls
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Security baselines
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
12. The best indicator of the level of compliance with the service level agreement ( SLA ) data confidentiality clauses.
Access control matrix
Proficiency testing
Worm
Defined objectives
13. Carries out the technical administration.
The database administrator
Use of security metrics
Lack of change management
Alignment with business strategy
14. 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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15. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.
Transmit e-mail messages
All personnel
Background check
Patch management process
16. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.
Data isolation
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
All personnel
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
17. Inject malformed input.
Cross-site scripting attacks
Multinational organization
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Decentralization
18. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.
Decentralization
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Proficiency testing
19. 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
Owner of the information asset
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Methodology used in the assessment
Biometric access control systems
20. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Transferred risk
Lack of change management
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
21. 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.
Alignment with business strategy
Phishing
Data warehouse
Certificate authority (CA)
22. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.
Overall organizational structure
Data warehouse
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Owner of the information asset
23. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.
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24. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
MAL wear
Support the business objectives of the organization
Undervoltage (brownout)
25. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.
Vulnerability assessment
Residual risk
Skills inventory
The authentication process is broken
26. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory
Process of introducing changes to systems
Phishing
Knowledge management
Monitoring processes
27. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.
Malicious software and spyware
Knowledge management
Lack of change management
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
28. In biometric systems where the possibility of false rejects is a problem - it may be necessary to reduce sensitivity and thereby increase the number of false accepts.
Equal error rate (EER)
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
Cyber extortionist
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
29. 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
Normalization
Protective switch covers
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Notifications and opt-out provisions
30. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.
What happened and how the breach was resolved
People
Do with the information it collects
Multinational organization
31. The risk that controls may not prevent/detect an incident with a measure of control effectiveness.
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
include security responsibilities in a job description
Trojan horse
Control risk
32. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.
Transferred risk
Performing a risk assessment
Confidentiality
Equal error rate (EER)
33. 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 -
The data owner
Gap analysis
Comparison of cost of achievement
Lack of change management
34. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.
The board of directors and senior management
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Multinational organization
Information contained on the equipment
35. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.
Tailgating
Background check
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
36. 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.
MAL wear
Knowledge management
Hacker
Two-factor authentication
37. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Deeper level of analysis
OBusiness case development
Notifications and opt-out provisions
38. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.
Threat assessment
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Data warehouse
Exceptions to policy
39. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.
Consensus on risks and controls
Developing an information security baseline
Confidentiality
Proficiency testing
40. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.
Decentralization
Data mart
Assess the risks to the business operation
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
41. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Stress testing
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
Gain unauthorized access to applications
42. Lists only the vulnerabilities inherent in the information asset that can attract threats. It does not consider the value of the asset and the impact of perceived threats on the value.
Vulnerability assessment
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Cyber terrorist
Data classification
43. Accesses a computer or network illegally
Cracker
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Developing an information security baseline
Background check
44. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate
Cross-site scripting attacks
Tailgating
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Digital certificate
45. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.
Deeper level of analysis
The authentication process is broken
Biometric access control systems
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
46. Should PRIMARILY be based on regulatory and legal requirements.
Confidentiality
Retention of business records
Information security manager
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
47. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Applying the proper classification to the data
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
48. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.
Data owners
Background checks of prospective employees
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
Centralized structure
49. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.
Methodology used in the assessment
Cross-site scripting attacks
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Skills inventory
50. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions
Personal firewall
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Is willing to accept
Deeper level of analysis