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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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1. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Confidentiality
Methodology used in the assessment
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
2. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Internal risk assessment
3. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.
Gap analysis
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Cost of control
Script kiddie
4. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.
Exceptions to policy
Cost of control
Regulatory compliance
Detection defenses
5. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.
Do with the information it collects
Cyber terrorist
Overall organizational structure
Safeguards over keys
6. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.
Role-based policy
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Data owners
Background checks of prospective employees
7. Inject malformed input.
Detection defenses
MAL wear
Data classification
Cross-site scripting attacks
8. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.
Transferred risk
Single sign-on (SSO) product
Role-based access control
Patch management process
9. 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.
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Creation of a business continuity plan
Deeper level of analysis
Notifications and opt-out provisions
10. Company or person you believe will not send a virus-infect file knowingly
Malicious software and spyware
Trusted source
Security risk
Digital signatures
11. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
Monitoring processes
Audit objectives
Cyber extortionist
12. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.
Use of security metrics
Patch management process
Security risk
Penetration testing
13. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Identify the relevant systems and processes
SWOT analysis
Knowledge management
14. 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.
Role-based policy
Cross-site scripting attacks
Two-factor authentication
Consensus on risks and controls
15. 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.
Cyber terrorist
Vulnerability assessment
The data owner
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
16. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.
Knowledge management
Conduct a risk assessment
The data custodian
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
17. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.
Get senior management onboard
Examples of containment defenses
Multinational organization
Encryption
18. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory
Knowledge management
Transferred risk
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Encryption
19. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.
Acceptable use policies
Penetration testing
Retention of business records
Aligned with organizational goals
20. Change management controls the _____________________. This is often the point at which a weakness will be introduced.
Process of introducing changes to systems
Two-factor authentication
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Vulnerability assessment
21. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.
People
0-day vulnerabilities
Vulnerability assessment
Encryption of the hard disks
22. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
The information security officer
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
Increase business value and confidence
23. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.
Digital signatures
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
24. The best indicator of the level of compliance with the service level agreement ( SLA ) data confidentiality clauses.
Acceptable use policies
Service level agreements (SLAs)
include security responsibilities in a job description
Access control matrix
25. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.
Waterfall chart
Cost of control
Control risk
Get senior management onboard
26. Carries out the technical administration.
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
The information security officer
The database administrator
Creation of a business continuity plan
27. When reporting an incident to senior management - the initial information to be communicated should include an explanation of _____________________ A summary of security logs would be too technical to report to senior management. An analysis of the i
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Increase business value and confidence
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Monitoring processes
28. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.
Rule-based access control
Do with the information it collects
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Detection defenses
29. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.
Trojan horse
Audit objectives
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
30. 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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31. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Digital signatures
Cyber extortionist
32. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network
Worm
Encryption of the hard disks
The data owner
Acceptable use policies
33. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.
Classification of assets needs
All personnel
Asset classification
SWOT analysis
34. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.
Notifications and opt-out provisions
0-day vulnerabilities
Comparison of cost of achievement
People
35. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Background check
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Is willing to accept
36. A key indicator of performance measurement.
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Cross-site scripting attacks
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
37. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit
Trojan horse
Normalization
Data mart
include security responsibilities in a job description
38. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Tailgating
Access control matrix
Information security manager
39. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.
Centralized structure
Rule-based access control
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Centralization of information security management
40. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Personal firewall
Applying the proper classification to the data
Malicious software and spyware
41. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.
The board of directors and senior management
Internal risk assessment
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Two-factor authentication
42. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.
Data mart
Digital signatures
Methodology used in the assessment
Proficiency testing
43. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.
Multinational organization
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Defined objectives
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
44. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
Patch management
Defining high-level business security requirements
The authentication process is broken
Gain unauthorized access to applications
45. 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 _____________.
Increase business value and confidence
Regular review of access control lists
Spoofing attacks
The authentication process is broken
46. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.
The database administrator
Protective switch covers
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
47. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program
Comparison of cost of achievement
The data owner
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Trojan horse
48. Occurs when the incoming level
Confidentiality
Cyber extortionist
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Assess the risks to the business operation
49. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.
Cyber extortionist
Security baselines
Applying the proper classification to the data
People
50. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Cyber extortionist
Data isolation
Multinational organization