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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. 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






4. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.






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






6. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works






7. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.






8. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






10. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.






11. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.






12. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form






13. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.






14. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.






15. Responsible for securing the information.






16. Senior management commitment and support for information security can BEST be obtained through presentations that ____________________.






17. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.






18. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.






19. 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.






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






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






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

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23. 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






24. 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.






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






26. Inject malformed input.






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






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






29. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.






30. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.






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






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






33. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.






34. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.






35. The MOST effective way to ensure network users are aware of their responsibilities to comply with an organization's security requirements is - ______________ would appear every time the user logs on - and the user would be required to read and agree






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






46. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






47. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






49. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.






50. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.