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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
0-day vulnerabilities
Patch management process
Certificate authority (CA)
2. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Trojan horse
MAL wear
Alignment with business strategy
3. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.
The data custodian
Owner of the information asset
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Exceptions to policy
4. Has full responsibility over data.
Overall organizational structure
Asset classification
Regular review of access control lists
The data owner
5. Responsible for securing the information.
Calculating the value of the information or asset
The data custodian
Control risk
Get senior management onboard
6. The best strategy for risk management is to ___________________- as this will take into account the organization's appetite for risk and the fact that it would not be practical to eliminate all risk.
Exceptions to policy
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
7. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Normalization
Resource dependency assessment
Calculating the value of the information or asset
8. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.
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9. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.
Encryption
Normalization
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
10. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
Malicious software and spyware
Role-based access control
Cross-site scripting attacks
Defining high-level business security requirements
11. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.
Information security manager
Use of security metrics
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Prioritization
12. 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.
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Cyber terrorist
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
13. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.
Security risk
Two-factor authentication
Comparison of cost of achievement
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
14. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Data owners
All personnel
15. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.
Applying the proper classification to the data
Encryption key management
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
16. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.
Aligned with organizational goals
Rule-based access control
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Gap analysis
17. Carries out the technical administration.
Phishing
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Deeper level of analysis
The database administrator
18. The best indicator of the level of compliance with the service level agreement ( SLA ) data confidentiality clauses.
Increase business value and confidence
Access control matrix
Safeguards over keys
The board of directors and senior management
19. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.
Virus
Examples of containment defenses
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
20. 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
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Cyber terrorist
Protective switch covers
Lack of change management
21. The MOST important component of a privacy policy is: A Privacy policies must contain _______________; they are a high-level management statement of direction. They do not necessarily address warranties - liabilities or geographic coverage - which are
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Cross-site scripting attacks
Overall organizational structure
Notifications and opt-out provisions
22. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.
Data warehouse
Waterfall chart
Threat assessment
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
23. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.
Script kiddie
Multinational organization
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Assess the risks to the business operation
24. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee
Digital signatures
Tailgating
Cost of control
Digital certificate
25. Identification and _______________ of business risk enables project managers to address areas with most significance.
Background check
Prioritization
Regular review of access control lists
Security baselines
26. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
A network vulnerability assessment
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Gap analysis
27. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.
Background check
People
Is willing to accept
Centralized structure
28. When mobile equipment is lost or stolen - the ______________________ matters most in determining the impact of the loss.
Data isolation
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
Background checks of prospective employees
Information contained on the equipment
29. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.
Access control matrix
IP address packet filtering
Inherent risk
Multinational organization
30. Inject malformed input.
0-day vulnerabilities
Data owners
Cross-site scripting attacks
Cyber terrorist
31. Involves the correction of software weaknesses and would necessarily follow change management procedures.
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
Patch management
Cross-site scripting attacks
Security awareness training for all employees
32. 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.
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Resource dependency assessment
33. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.
Residual risk
Data isolation
Data mart
Acceptable use policies
34. The risk that controls may not prevent/detect an incident with a measure of control effectiveness.
Patch management
Service level agreements (SLAs)
OBusiness case development
Control risk
35. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'
Security baselines
Cross-site scripting attacks
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Gap analysis
36. __________________________ is of utmost importance. Understanding business objectives is critical in determining the security needs of the organization.
Rule-based access control
Alignment with business strategy
Residual risk
Assess the risks to the business operation
37. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.
Consensus on risks and controls
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Protective switch covers
Acceptable use policies
38. Change management controls the _____________________. This is often the point at which a weakness will be introduced.
Process of introducing changes to systems
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Developing an information security baseline
Control effectiveness
39. 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 -
Normalization
Increase business value and confidence
Gap analysis
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
40. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Logon banners
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
Applying the proper classification to the data
41. Accesses a computer or network illegally
Confidentiality
Role-based policy
Cracker
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
42. 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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43. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works
Virus
Residual risk
Cross-site scripting attacks
Tailgating
44. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.
Performing a risk assessment
Vulnerability assessment
Monitoring processes
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
45. 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
Get senior management onboard
Applying the proper classification to the data
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
46. Lists only the threats that the information asset is exposed to. It does not consider the value of the asset and impact of the threat on the value.
Aligned with organizational goals
Threat assessment
Single sign-on (SSO) product
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
47. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.
Asset classification
Biometric access control systems
Encryption of the hard disks
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
48. The BEST justification to convince management to invest in an information security program is that doing so would _________________.
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Increase business value and confidence
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
49. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Virus
Fault-tolerant computer
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
50. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.
Applying the proper classification to the data
Process of introducing changes to systems
People
Role-based access control