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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. 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.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.






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






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






17. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






19. Senior management commitment and support for information security can BEST be obtained through presentations that ____________________.






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






21. Occurs when the incoming level






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






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






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






25. 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






26. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






28. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






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. Company or person you believe will not send a virus-infect file knowingly






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






35. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit






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






37. 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.






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






39. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.






40. A key indicator of performance measurement.






41. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






42. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






44. Cannot be minimized






45. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






48. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org






49. 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. .






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