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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.
Asset classification
Internal risk assessment
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Data classification
2. Identification and _______________ of business risk enables project managers to address areas with most significance.
Worm
Prioritization
Aligned with organizational goals
Consensus on risks and controls
3. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.
Confidentiality
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Data warehouse
Centralized structure
4. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Virus
The balanced scorecard
The data owner
5. 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.
Increase business value and confidence
include security responsibilities in a job description
Detection defenses
Two-factor authentication
6. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.
Cracker
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Virus
7. 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
Undervoltage (brownout)
Two-factor authentication
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
What happened and how the breach was resolved
8. 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.
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Deeper level of analysis
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
9. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.
Encryption key management
Spoofing attacks
The data custodian
MAL wear
10. 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 _____________.
The authentication process is broken
Risk appetite
Data warehouse
Do with the information it collects
11. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form
Normalization
include security responsibilities in a job description
Conduct a risk assessment
Acceptable use policies
12. Allows you to use field security personnel as security missionaries or ambassadors to spread the security awareness message. It allows security administrators to be more responsive.
Equal error rate (EER)
Decentralization
Centralization of information security management
Trojan horse
13. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.
Assess the risks to the business operation
Phishing
Protective switch covers
Tie security risks to key business objectives
14. Requires a process to verify that the control process worked as intended. Examples such as dual-control or dual-entry bookkeeping provide verification and assurance that the process operated as intended.
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Control effectiveness
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Applying the proper classification to the data
15. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Multinational organization
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Deeper level of analysis
16. n a _________________________ - the annual cost of safeguards is compared with the expected cost of loss. This can then be used to justify a specific control measure.
Regular review of access control lists
Regulatory compliance
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
Centralized structure
17. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.
Performing a risk assessment
Consensus on risks and controls
Overall organizational structure
The balanced scorecard
18. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee
Skills inventory
Data owners
Vulnerability assessment
Tailgating
19. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Encryption key management
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Stress testing
20. 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
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Detection defenses
Equal error rate (EER)
21. To improve the security governance framework and achieve a higher level of maturity _____________________ is most important.
Applying the proper classification to the data
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
Creation of a business continuity plan
Vulnerability assessment
22. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Security risk
Information contained on the equipment
23. __________________________ is of utmost importance. Understanding business objectives is critical in determining the security needs of the organization.
Phishing
Cracker
The data owner
Alignment with business strategy
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.
Phishing
Threat assessment
Digital signatures
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
25. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
Transmit e-mail messages
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
26. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Prioritization
Protective switch covers
Regular review of access control lists
27. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.
Owner of the information asset
Data isolation
Encryption key management
Deeper level of analysis
28. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.
Key controls
Exceptions to policy
SWOT analysis
Waterfall chart
29. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.
Skills inventory
Cost of control
Owner of the information asset
Applying the proper classification to the data
30. 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.
All personnel
Inherent risk
Confidentiality
Regulatory compliance
31. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Control effectiveness
Personal firewall
Service level agreements (SLAs)
32. The best indicator of the level of compliance with the service level agreement ( SLA ) data confidentiality clauses.
Patch management process
Access control matrix
The information security officer
Calculating the value of the information or asset
33. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.
Cost of control
Information contained on the equipment
Undervoltage (brownout)
Use of security metrics
34. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.
Do with the information it collects
Waterfall chart
Stress testing
Developing an information security baseline
35. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.
Security risk
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
The database administrator
Examples of containment defenses
36. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.
Security awareness training for all employees
Detection defenses
Security risk
Assess the risks to the business operation
37. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.
Virus detection
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Safeguards over keys
38. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org
Phishing
Data warehouse
Encryption
Calculating the value of the information or asset
39. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
Defining high-level business security requirements
Gap analysis
Requirements of the data owners
include security responsibilities in a job description
40. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
Digital certificate
Safeguards over keys
Protective switch covers
41. The weakest link in security implementation - and awareness would reduce this risk. Through security awareness and training programs - individual employees can be informed and sensitized on various security policies and other security topics - thus e
Residual risk
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Protective switch covers
People
42. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.
MAL wear
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Safeguards over keys
Patch management process
43. 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
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Monitoring processes
44. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.
Centralized structure
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Performing a risk assessment
Requirements of the data owners
45. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Centralized structure
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
46. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Resource dependency assessment
Retention of business records
47. Carries out the technical administration.
The database administrator
Centralized structure
Asset classification
Cyber extortionist
48. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Background checks of prospective employees
Trusted source
Deeper level of analysis
49. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge
Script kiddie
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Stress testing
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
50. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.