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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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1. 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






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






3. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.






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






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






6. A key indicator of performance measurement.






7. 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






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






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






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






11. The most critical process for deciding which part of the information system/business process should be given prioritization in case of a security incident.It provides results - such as impact from a security incident and required response times.






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.






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






18. 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. .






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






20. Has full responsibility over data.






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






22. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.






23. 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.






24. 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






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






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






27. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.






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






29. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.






30. The MOST important component of a privacy policy is: A Privacy policies must contain _______________; they are a high-level management statement of direction. They do not necessarily address warranties - liabilities or geographic coverage - which are






31. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.






32. 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






33. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






34. 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.






35. Are expensive - so they have to be used in areas where the risk is at its greatest level. These areas are the ones with high impact and high frequency of occurrence.






36. 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.






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






38. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.






39. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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.






41. Provides strong online authentication.






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






43. Carries out the technical administration.






44. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






46. Accesses a computer or network illegally






47. btaining senior management support for establishing a warm site can BEST be accomplished by ____________________ - including a cost-benefit analysis - will be most persuasive to management. A risk assessment may be included in the business case - but






48. 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.






49. n a _________________________ - the annual cost of safeguards is compared with the expected cost of loss. This can then be used to justify a specific control measure.






50. Has to be integrated into the requirements of every software application's design.







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