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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
A network vulnerability assessment
Patch management process
Exceptions to policy
2. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
3. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Role-based policy
Encryption of the hard disks
Protective switch covers
4. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Use of security metrics
Transferred risk
Examples of containment defenses
Gain unauthorized access to applications
5. 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.
Transmit e-mail messages
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Equal error rate (EER)
Use of security metrics
6. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.
Fault-tolerant computer
The board of directors and senior management
Script kiddie
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
7. 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.
Regulatory compliance
Centralization of information security management
The data custodian
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
8. An internal review of a web-based application system finds the ability to gain access to all employees' accounts by changing the employee's ID on the URL used for accessing the account. It means _____________.
Phishing
Cost of control
The authentication process is broken
Vulnerability assessment
9. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Security baselines
Process of introducing changes to systems
Lack of change management
10. 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.
Creation of a business continuity plan
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Information contained on the equipment
Use of security metrics
11. 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
Data classification
Comparison of cost of achievement
Confidentiality
Applying the proper classification to the data
12. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit
Data mart
Threat assessment
Certificate authority (CA)
Security baselines
13. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.
Patch management process
Security awareness training for all employees
Process of introducing changes to systems
Cracker
14. Change management controls the _____________________. This is often the point at which a weakness will be introduced.
Cyber terrorist
Information security manager
Cross-site scripting attacks
Process of introducing changes to systems
15. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.
Control effectiveness
Logon banners
Aligned with organizational goals
Security code reviews for the entire software application
16. 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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17. 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
Audit objectives
People
Cost of control
IP address packet filtering
18. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Threat assessment
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Regular review of access control lists
19. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory
Knowledge management
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Overall organizational structure
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
20. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.
Data isolation
The balanced scorecard
Threat assessment
Get senior management onboard
21. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.
Cost of control
Aligned with organizational goals
The board of directors and senior management
Key controls
22. 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.
The database administrator
Worm
Certificate authority (CA)
Security risk
23. 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
Lack of change management
Deeper level of analysis
Monitoring processes
Biometric access control systems
24. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.
The data owner
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Detection defenses
25. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.
Support the business objectives of the organization
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Security baselines
Internal risk assessment
26. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.
The data owner
IP address packet filtering
Overall organizational structure
Spoofing attacks
27. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.
Performing a risk assessment
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Security risk
Trusted source
28. Responsible for securing the information.
A network vulnerability assessment
Information contained on the equipment
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
The data custodian
29. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.
Asset classification
Cost of control
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
30. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.
All personnel
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
The database administrator
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
31. Inject malformed input.
Cross-site scripting attacks
Retention of business records
Is willing to accept
Transferred risk
32. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.
Cracker
Transmit e-mail messages
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Regular review of access control lists
33. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.
Normalization
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Encryption of the hard disks
Protective switch covers
34. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.
Classification of assets needs
Do with the information it collects
OBusiness case development
Malicious software and spyware
35. Company or person you believe will not send a virus-infect file knowingly
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Trusted source
Cross-site scripting attacks
Creation of a business continuity plan
36. 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.
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Logon banners
Developing an information security baseline
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
37. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Centralized structure
Is willing to accept
Applying the proper classification to the data
38. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.
Consensus on risks and controls
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Risk appetite
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
39. 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. .
Data warehouse
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Virus detection
40. 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.
Threat assessment
Control effectiveness
Biometric access control systems
Prioritization
41. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.
Worm
Methodology used in the assessment
Cyber extortionist
Overall organizational structure
42. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.
Creation of a business continuity plan
Owner of the information asset
include security responsibilities in a job description
Process of introducing changes to systems
43. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.
Cross-site scripting attacks
Audit objectives
Virus
Transferred risk
44. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.
Deeper level of analysis
Vulnerability assessment
Cracker
Protective switch covers
45. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.
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46. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.
The data owner
Background check
Audit objectives
Waterfall chart
47. Occurs when the electrical supply drops
Regulatory compliance
Undervoltage (brownout)
All personnel
Fault-tolerant computer
48. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Information contained on the equipment
Cyber extortionist
Developing an information security baseline
49. 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.
Patch management
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Security awareness training for all employees
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
50. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.
Digital signatures
OBusiness case development
Owner of the information asset
Data mart