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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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1. 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
MAL wear
Undervoltage (brownout)
Get senior management onboard
Security baselines
2. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Assess the risks to the business operation
The information security officer
Worm
3. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.
Performing a risk assessment
The database administrator
Virus detection
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
4. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.
Tailgating
Encryption
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Security awareness training for all employees
5. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.
Penetration testing
Safeguards over keys
Defined objectives
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
6. 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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7. 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.
Methodology used in the assessment
Examples of containment defenses
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Certificate authority (CA)
8. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.
Assess the risks to the business operation
Residual risk
Background check
Regular review of access control lists
9. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.
Assess the risks to the business operation
People
Exceptions to policy
Role-based access control
10. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.
Methodology used in the assessment
Tailgating
0-day vulnerabilities
Creation of a business continuity plan
11. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail
Background check
Fault-tolerant computer
The data owner
Trusted source
12. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.
Script kiddie
Is willing to accept
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
13. There is a time lag between the time when a security vulnerability is first published - and the time when a patch is delivered. - The best protection is to _____________________ until a patch is installed.
Encryption key management
The authentication process is broken
Security risk
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
14. Has full responsibility over data.
The data owner
Owner of the information asset
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Alignment with business strategy
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.
Creation of a business continuity plan
Data mart
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Biometric access control systems
16. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.
Detection defenses
Patch management process
Do with the information it collects
People
17. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.
Knowledge management
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
Safeguards over keys
Performing a risk assessment
18. Company or person you believe will not send a virus-infect file knowingly
Trusted source
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Control effectiveness
Encryption of the hard disks
19. The MOST important component of a privacy policy is: A Privacy policies must contain _______________; they are a high-level management statement of direction. They do not necessarily address warranties - liabilities or geographic coverage - which are
All personnel
Notifications and opt-out provisions
A network vulnerability assessment
The data custodian
20. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.
Knowledge management
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Increase business value and confidence
Calculating the value of the information or asset
21. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.
Increase business value and confidence
Security risk
Overall organizational structure
Acceptable use policies
22. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.
OBusiness case development
Spoofing attacks
Digital signatures
Key controls
23. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.
A network vulnerability assessment
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Acceptable use policies
Role-based policy
24. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Deeper level of analysis
Data classification
Methodology used in the assessment
25. 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.
Defined objectives
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Background check
The information security officer
26. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.
Inherent risk
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Methodology used in the assessment
Digital signatures
27. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org
Tailgating
Data warehouse
The data owner
Transmit e-mail messages
28. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Security baselines
Normalization
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
29. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Cost of control
Data isolation
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
30. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Control risk
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
31. When mobile equipment is lost or stolen - the ______________________ matters most in determining the impact of the loss.
Defining high-level business security requirements
Proficiency testing
Information contained on the equipment
Penetration testing
32. 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.
Cost of control
Key controls
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Script kiddie
33. 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
Control risk
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Role-based policy
Data classification
34. 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.
Trojan horse
Data isolation
Single sign-on (SSO) product
Control effectiveness
35. 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
Undervoltage (brownout)
Biometric access control systems
Encryption
Risk appetite
36. The risk that controls may not prevent/detect an incident with a measure of control effectiveness.
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Personal firewall
Monitoring processes
Control risk
37. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Trusted source
Safeguards over keys
Monitoring processes
38. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Proficiency testing
Digital signatures
0-day vulnerabilities
39. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.
Performing a risk assessment
Safeguards over keys
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Data isolation
40. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.
Examples of containment defenses
Risk appetite
Fault-tolerant computer
The balanced scorecard
41. Accesses a computer or network illegally
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Two-factor authentication
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Cracker
42. To improve the security governance framework and achieve a higher level of maturity _____________________ is most important.
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
Spoofing attacks
Phishing
Performing a risk assessment
43. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.
Get senior management onboard
Personal firewall
Developing an information security baseline
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
44. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.
Classification of assets needs
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Role-based policy
Lack of change management
45. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware - software - data - information - or processing capability
Audit objectives
Personal firewall
Classification of assets needs
Security risk
46. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons
Cyber terrorist
Defining high-level business security requirements
Aligned with organizational goals
Malicious software and spyware
47. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.
Developing an information security baseline
Do with the information it collects
Centralized structure
Patch management process
48. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.
Asset classification
Logon banners
Risk appetite
Centralized structure
49. 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.
Risk appetite
Digital signatures
Consensus on risks and controls
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
50. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.
Security risk
Detection defenses
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
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