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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.






2. To improve the security governance framework and achieve a higher level of maturity _____________________ is most important.






3. 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.






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






5. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. The PRIMARY goal in developing an information security strategy is to: _________________________.






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






22. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.






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






24. The _____________________is a severe omission and will greatly increase information security risk. Presents the GREATEST information security risk for an organization with multiple - but small - domestic processing locations






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. A key indicator of performance measurement.






30. The risk that controls may not prevent/detect an incident with a measure of control effectiveness.






31. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information






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






33. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






34. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit






35. When mobile equipment is lost or stolen - the ______________________ matters most in determining the impact of the loss.






36. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






37. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






38. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






39. 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






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






41. 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. .






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






43. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






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






46. 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






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






48. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.






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






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