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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






4. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






5. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






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






7. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. Responsible for securing the information.






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






14. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






16. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.






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






18. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.






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






20. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.






21. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. Also required to guarantee fulfillment of laws and regulations of the organization and - therefore - the information security manager will be obligated to comply with the law.






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






30. 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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






36. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.






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






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






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






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






41. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






43. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






47. 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






48. 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. .






49. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






50. 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.