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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






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






10. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






11. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






12. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network






13. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






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






16. Are not infallible. When tuning the solution - one has to adjust the sensitivity level to give preference either to false reject rate (type I error rate) where the system will be more prone to err denying access to a valid user or erring and allowing






17. 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.






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






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






20. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.






21. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.






22. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program






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






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






25. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.






26. Responsible for securing the information.






27. Accesses a computer or network illegally






28. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






29. 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






30. 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.






31. In order to highlight to management the importance of network security - the security manager should FIRST _______________.






32. Cannot be minimized






33. Residual risk is unmanaged - i.e. - inherent risk which remains uncontrolled. This is key to the organization's _____________ and is the amount of residual risk that a business is living with that affects its viability.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.






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






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






44. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.






45. The most relevant piece of information to include in a cost-benefit analysis of a two-factor authentication system - it would establish a cost baseline and it must be considered for the full life cycle of the control. .






46. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






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






48. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.






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






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