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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Provides process needs but not impact.






2. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.






3. The MOST effective approach to address issues that arise between IT management - business units and security management when implementing a new security strategy is for the information security manager to ____________________ with any security recomm






4. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






5. A key indicator of performance measurement.






6. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






7. Accesses a computer or network illegally






8. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. When considering the value of assets ______________________ would give the information security manager the MOST objective basis for measurement of value delivery in information security governance






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






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






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






17. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.






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






19. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.






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






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






22. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.






23. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.






24. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






25. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.






26. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.






27. 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






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






30. Carries out the technical administration.






31. 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.






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






33. Has full responsibility over data.






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






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






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






37. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.






38. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works






39. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form






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






49. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






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