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






2. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






3. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.






4. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.






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






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






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






8. btaining senior management support for establishing a warm site can BEST be accomplished by ____________________ - including a cost-benefit analysis - will be most persuasive to management. A risk assessment may be included in the business case - but






9. 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.






10. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






11. Determined by the business risk - i.e. - the potential impact on the business of the loss - corruption or disclosure of information. It must be applied to information in all forms - both electronic and physical (paper) - and should be applied by the






12. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.






13. Identification and _______________ of business risk enables project managers to address areas with most significance.






14. Occurs when the incoming level






15. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.






16. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.






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






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






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






20. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. 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






26. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.






27. Inject malformed input.






28. In biometric systems where the possibility of false rejects is a problem - it may be necessary to reduce sensitivity and thereby increase the number of false accepts.






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






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






31. A trusted third party that attests to the identity of the signatory - and reliance will be a function of the level of trust afforded the CA.






32. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.






33. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.






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






35. 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.






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






37. 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.






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






39. __________________________ is of utmost importance. Understanding business objectives is critical in determining the security needs of the organization.






40. 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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41. 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.






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






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






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






45. While useful for identifying the difference between the current state and the desired future state - e.g. organization has to comply with recently published industry regulatory requirements compliance that potentially has high implementation costs -






46. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.






47. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.






48. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.






49. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.






50. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.

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