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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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1. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






3. 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






4. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.






5. 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.






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






7. 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






8. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






26. 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.






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






28. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory






29. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.






30. Provides strong online authentication.






31. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.






32. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.






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






34. 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.






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






36. Carries out the technical administration.






37. In biometric systems where the possibility of false rejects is a problem - it may be necessary to reduce sensitivity and thereby increase the number of false accepts.






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






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

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40. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge






41. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. Lists only the vulnerabilities inherent in the information asset that can attract threats. It does not consider the value of the asset and the impact of perceived threats on the value.






47. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.






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






49. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org






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






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