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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






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






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






9. Has to be integrated into the requirements of every software application's design.






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






11. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.






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






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






14. 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 -






15. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






23. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






24. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.






25. Carries out the technical administration.






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






27. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.






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






29. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






30. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations






31. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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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37. 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.






38. 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.






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






40. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






41. 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.






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






43. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.






44. Provides strong online authentication.






45. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.






46. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail






47. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.






48. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






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







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