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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






5. May show the performance result of the security related activities; however - the result is interpreted in terms of money and extends to multiple facets of security initiatives.






6. Provides strong online authentication.






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






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






9. 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.






10. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






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






12. 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.






13. Occurs when the incoming level






14. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






15. 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.






16. 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






17. 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.






18. 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 -






19. 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






20. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.






21. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.






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






23. 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






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

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25. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.






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






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






28. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






29. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.






30. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.






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






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






33. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.






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






35. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






36. The BEST way to justify the implementation of a _____________________ is to use a business case. Return on investment (ROI) would only provide the costs needed to preclude specific risks - and would not provide other indirect benefits such as process






37. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






38. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






39. Should PRIMARILY be based on regulatory and legal requirements.






40. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






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






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






44. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






46. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.






47. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.






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






49. 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






50. Accesses a computer or network illegally