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






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






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






4. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network






12. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org






21. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.






22. 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.






23. From a security standpoint - _______________________ is one of the most important topics that should be included in the contract with third-party service provider.

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






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






26. Responsible for securing the information.






27. Occurs when the incoming level






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






29. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.






30. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.






31. Carries out the technical administration.






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






33. 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.






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






35. Has full responsibility over data.






36. 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






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






38. 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.






39. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.






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






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






42. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.






43. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






50. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.