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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.






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






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






4. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.






5. 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. .






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






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






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






9. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






10. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






11. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.






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






13. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






14. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The best indicator of the level of compliance with the service level agreement ( SLA ) data confidentiality clauses.






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






23. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.






24. 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.






25. 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






26. Are expensive - so they have to be used in areas where the risk is at its greatest level. These areas are the ones with high impact and high frequency of occurrence.






27. 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






28. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






29. 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.






30. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.






31. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






32. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






34. Provides strong online authentication.






35. Involves the correction of software weaknesses and would necessarily follow change management procedures.






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






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






38. In order to highlight to management the importance of network security - the security manager should FIRST _______________.






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






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






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






42. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






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






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






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






46. Has full responsibility over data.






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

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






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






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