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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. 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.






2. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.






9. Occurs when the incoming level






10. 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






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






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






13. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Risk assessment is a very important process for the ___________________. Risk assessment provides information on the likelihood of occurrence of security incidence and assists in the selection of countermeasures - but not in the prioritization.






21. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.






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






23. A tool to be used in internal control assessment. KRI setup presents a threshold to alert management when controls are being compromised in business processes. This is a control tool rather than a maturity model support tool.






24. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.






25. Provides strong online authentication.






26. 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






27. The _____________________is a severe omission and will greatly increase information security risk. Presents the GREATEST information security risk for an organization with multiple - but small - domestic processing locations






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






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






30. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.






31. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.






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






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






34. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.






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






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






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






38. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.






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






44. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.






45. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.