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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate
Digital certificate
Asset classification
Deeper level of analysis
Service level agreements (SLAs)
2. 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.
Support the business objectives of the organization
Two-factor authentication
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
3. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Defining high-level business security requirements
Comparison of cost of achievement
Worm
4. 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
Phishing
Key controls
Hacker
People
5. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.
Do with the information it collects
Access control matrix
Skills inventory
Centralization of information security management
6. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.
Background checks of prospective employees
The balanced scorecard
0-day vulnerabilities
Return on security investment (ROSI)
7. 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.
Assess the risks to the business operation
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Vulnerability assessment
8. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Regular review of access control lists
Decentralization
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
9. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.
Data classification
Trojan horse
Certificate authority (CA)
Centralized structure
10. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.
Overall organizational structure
Classification of assets needs
Developing an information security baseline
Cyber terrorist
11. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Acceptable use policies
Patch management process
Requirements of the data owners
12. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Data warehouse
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Return on security investment (ROSI)
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
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Vulnerability assessment
0-day vulnerabilities
Comparison of cost of achievement
14. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.
Two-factor authentication
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Control risk
Owner of the information asset
15. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.
Overall organizational structure
Conduct a risk assessment
Alignment with business strategy
Internal risk assessment
16. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.
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17. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.
Residual risk
Background checks of prospective employees
Is willing to accept
Creation of a business continuity plan
18. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.
Skills inventory
The authentication process is broken
Waterfall chart
Malicious software and spyware
19. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Inherent risk
Encryption of the hard disks
Knowledge management
20. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.
Acceptable use policies
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Multinational organization
Waterfall chart
21. Has full responsibility over data.
Decentralization
The data owner
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Trusted source
22. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Audit objectives
Data mart
The balanced scorecard
23. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.
Encryption key management
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
People
include security responsibilities in a job description
24. 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.
Control effectiveness
The balanced scorecard
include security responsibilities in a job description
Consensus on risks and controls
25. The PRIMARY goal in developing an information security strategy is to: _________________________.
Support the business objectives of the organization
Protective switch covers
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Data isolation
26. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.
0-day vulnerabilities
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Data warehouse
27. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.
Fault-tolerant computer
Spoofing attacks
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Data mart
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.
Cyber extortionist
Monitoring processes
Encryption of the hard disks
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
29. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.
Safeguards over keys
Acceptable use policies
Trojan horse
Defined objectives
30. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.
Patch management process
Logon banners
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Calculating the value of the information or asset
31. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.
Spoofing attacks
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Data warehouse
Role-based access control
32. Needs to define the access rules - which is troublesome and error prone in large organizations.
Logon banners
People
Rule-based access control
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
33. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Data isolation
Residual risk
34. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.
Fault-tolerant computer
The balanced scorecard
Exceptions to policy
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
35. Provides process needs but not impact.
Background checks of prospective employees
Spoofing attacks
Resource dependency assessment
Waterfall chart
36. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations
MAL wear
Regulatory compliance
Waterfall chart
Deeper level of analysis
37. 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.
Two-factor authentication
Access control matrix
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
38. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.
Is willing to accept
Increase business value and confidence
Audit objectives
Rule-based access control
39. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.
Multinational organization
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Logon banners
Personal firewall
40. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons
Script kiddie
Cyber terrorist
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Get senior management onboard
41. Occurs when the electrical supply drops
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Undervoltage (brownout)
Centralization of information security management
Safeguards over keys
42. Carries out the technical administration.
The database administrator
Worm
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Cross-site scripting attacks
43. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.
Cracker
Methodology used in the assessment
Examples of containment defenses
Data warehouse
44. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Overall organizational structure
Increase business value and confidence
Two-factor authentication
45. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.
The information security officer
All personnel
People
Patch management process
46. 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.
Key controls
Regulatory compliance
Information contained on the equipment
Encryption
47. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
Cost of control
Hacker
Stress testing
Defining high-level business security requirements
48. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.
Do with the information it collects
MAL wear
Decentralization
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
49. Change management controls the _____________________. This is often the point at which a weakness will be introduced.
Role-based policy
Cyber terrorist
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Process of introducing changes to systems
50. Residual risk is unmanaged - i.e. - inherent risk which remains uncontrolled. This is key to the organization's _____________ and is the amount of residual risk that a business is living with that affects its viability.
Vulnerability assessment
Cost of control
Risk appetite
Internal risk assessment