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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






8. 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






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






10. Change management controls the _____________________. This is often the point at which a weakness will be introduced.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Carries out the technical administration.






20. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






23. Involves the correction of software weaknesses and would necessarily follow change management procedures.






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






25. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






31. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






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






34. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.






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






36. 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.






37. 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






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






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






40. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.






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






42. 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 -






43. 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.






44. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.