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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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.






2. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.






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






4. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






5. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.






6. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.






7. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






8. 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.






9. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






20. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.






21. 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.






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






23. 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






24. A key indicator of performance measurement.






25. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.






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






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






29. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.






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






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






32. 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.






33. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






35. 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.






36. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.






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






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






39. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






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






41. 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.






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






43. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.






44. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.






45. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.






46. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.






47. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. Involves the correction of software weaknesses and would necessarily follow change management procedures.