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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Carries out the technical administration.
The database administrator
Information contained on the equipment
Classification of assets needs
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
2. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.
Background checks of prospective employees
Cost of control
Centralized structure
Cross-site scripting attacks
3. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Safeguards over keys
Data mart
Stress testing
4. 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
Lack of change management
Control effectiveness
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
5. 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.
Background checks of prospective employees
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
Owner of the information asset
Creation of a business continuity plan
6. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information
Multinational organization
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Deeper level of analysis
Phishing
7. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network
Certificate authority (CA)
Consensus on risks and controls
Virus detection
Worm
8. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions
Fault-tolerant computer
Personal firewall
Key controls
The database administrator
9. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.
Developing an information security baseline
Safeguards over keys
The balanced scorecard
Information security manager
10. Needs to define the access rules - which is troublesome and error prone in large organizations.
Confidentiality
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Rule-based access control
People
11. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.
Internal risk assessment
Regulatory compliance
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Rule-based access control
12. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Encryption key management
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Conduct a risk assessment
13. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.
Alignment with business strategy
Penetration testing
Fault-tolerant computer
Service level agreements (SLAs)
14. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.
Penetration testing
The data custodian
The authentication process is broken
Examples of containment defenses
15. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.
Fault-tolerant computer
Cyber terrorist
Information contained on the equipment
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
16. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.
Penetration testing
Security baselines
Risk appetite
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
17. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.
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18. Identification and _______________ of business risk enables project managers to address areas with most significance.
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Deeper level of analysis
Prioritization
Biometric access control systems
19. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.
Inherent risk
Support the business objectives of the organization
All personnel
Cross-site scripting attacks
20. 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.
Increase business value and confidence
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
Exceptions to policy
Return on security investment (ROSI)
21. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.
SWOT analysis
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Process of introducing changes to systems
Security awareness training for all employees
22. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.
Centralized structure
Asset classification
Encryption of the hard disks
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
23. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Consensus on risks and controls
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
24. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.
Phishing
Defined objectives
Assess the risks to the business operation
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
25. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Hacker
Tailgating
Is willing to accept
26. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Transferred risk
Single sign-on (SSO) product
Multinational organization
27. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Patch management process
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Acceptable use policies
Process of introducing changes to systems
28. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.
Audit objectives
Key controls
Undervoltage (brownout)
People
29. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps
Malicious software and spyware
Encryption key management
SWOT analysis
Data isolation
30. 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 _____________.
The authentication process is broken
Background checks of prospective employees
Cyber extortionist
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
31. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.
Exceptions to policy
Resource dependency assessment
Encryption
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
32. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.
Tailgating
Skills inventory
Protective switch covers
Use of security metrics
33. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.
Deeper level of analysis
Background check
Overall organizational structure
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
34. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.
Requirements of the data owners
Transferred risk
Consensus on risks and controls
Access control matrix
35. 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. .
Cyber terrorist
Digital signatures
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
36. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail
Trusted source
Examples of containment defenses
Single sign-on (SSO) product
Fault-tolerant computer
37. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate
Digital certificate
MAL wear
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Encryption of the hard disks
38. Provides strong online authentication.
The database administrator
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
39. Company or person you believe will not send a virus-infect file knowingly
Internal risk assessment
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
Trusted source
Applying the proper classification to the data
40. 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.
Inherent risk
Digital signatures
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Decentralization
41. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.
Retention of business records
Asset classification
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Requirements of the data owners
42. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee
Tailgating
IP address packet filtering
Defining high-level business security requirements
Risk appetite
43. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Regular review of access control lists
Audit objectives
Prioritization
44. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Waterfall chart
Encryption of the hard disks
include security responsibilities in a job description
45. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.
Developing an information security baseline
Digital signatures
Owner of the information asset
Regular review of access control lists
46. 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
Audit objectives
Access control matrix
Get senior management onboard
Control effectiveness
47. 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.
Logon banners
Transmit e-mail messages
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Tie security risks to key business objectives
48. In order to highlight to management the importance of network security - the security manager should FIRST _______________.
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
Transferred risk
Conduct a risk assessment
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
49. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.
Virus detection
Cracker
Knowledge management
The board of directors and senior management
50. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware - software - data - information - or processing capability
Security risk
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Information contained on the equipment
Get senior management onboard