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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works






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






3. 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. .






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






5. Provides strong online authentication.






6. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






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






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






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






10. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.






19. Inject malformed input.






20. 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






21. The BEST justification to convince management to invest in an information security program is that doing so would _________________.






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






23. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.






24. 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.






25. Has full responsibility over data.






26. 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.






27. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






29. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






30. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.

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31. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






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






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






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






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






37. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.






38. 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.






39. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'






40. 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 _____________.






41. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information






42. Responsible for securing the information.






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






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






45. When reporting an incident to senior management - the initial information to be communicated should include an explanation of _____________________ A summary of security logs would be too technical to report to senior management. An analysis of the i






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






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






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






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






50. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.