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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Subjects : certifications, cism, it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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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2. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
Data warehouse
Access control matrix
Conduct a risk assessment

3. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.
Patch management process
Spoofing attacks
Deeper level of analysis
Defining high-level business security requirements

4. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Script kiddie
Role-based access control
Deeper level of analysis

5. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.
Digital certificate
Cyber terrorist
Classification of assets needs
Continuous monitoring control initiatives

6. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations
Two-factor authentication
MAL wear
Patch management
Background check

7. 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.
Regulatory compliance
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Role-based policy
Encryption of the hard disks

8. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.
Information contained on the equipment
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Overall organizational structure
Transmit e-mail messages

9. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Inherent risk
Data mart
Rule-based access control

10. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory
Transferred risk
Knowledge management
Protective switch covers
Internal risk assessment

11. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.
Detection defenses
Process of introducing changes to systems
Acceptable use policies
Script kiddie

12. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Two-factor authentication
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Cost of control

13. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org
Detection defenses
Data owners
Acceptable use policies
Data warehouse

14. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.
Methodology used in the assessment
Key controls
Normalization
IP address packet filtering

15. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.
Vulnerability assessment
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Transferred risk
Owner of the information asset

16. Carries out the technical administration.
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Data owners
The database administrator

17. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.
Penetration testing
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Key controls

18. The MOST effective way to ensure network users are aware of their responsibilities to comply with an organization's security requirements is - ______________ would appear every time the user logs on - and the user would be required to read and agree
Skills inventory
Logon banners
Normalization
Script kiddie

19. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form
Hacker
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Normalization
Information security manager

20. The BEST justification to convince management to invest in an information security program is that doing so would _________________.
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Data isolation
Threat assessment
Increase business value and confidence

21. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
The database administrator
Fault-tolerant computer
Virus detection

22. Has to be integrated into the requirements of every software application's design.
Encryption key management
Role-based access control
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Transmit e-mail messages

23. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works
Monitoring processes
Virus
Digital signatures
Role-based access control

24. btaining senior management support for establishing a warm site can BEST be accomplished by ____________________ - including a cost-benefit analysis - will be most persuasive to management. A risk assessment may be included in the business case - but
Hacker
Data classification
Proficiency testing
OBusiness case development

25. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge
Script kiddie
Spoofing attacks
Cross-site scripting attacks
Notifications and opt-out provisions

26. The PRIMARY goal in developing an information security strategy is to: _________________________.
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Increase business value and confidence
Waterfall chart
Support the business objectives of the organization

27. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.
Threat assessment
Decentralization
Calculating the value of the information or asset
What happened and how the breach was resolved

28. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.
Stress testing
Asset classification
Cross-site scripting attacks
Vulnerability assessment

29. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.
Malicious software and spyware
Examples of containment defenses
Cyber extortionist
Decentralization

30. Occurs when the electrical supply drops
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Encryption key management
Undervoltage (brownout)
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)

31. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.
Safeguards over keys
Risk appetite
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
Data isolation

32. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps
Encryption key management
Biometric access control systems
Data isolation
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive

33. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
SWOT analysis
Aligned with organizational goals

34. 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.
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Encryption of the hard disks
Examples of containment defenses
Creation of a business continuity plan

35. 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.
Vulnerability assessment
Decentralization
include security responsibilities in a job description
Confidentiality

36. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Overall organizational structure
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
The authentication process is broken

37. Responsible for securing the information.
Methodology used in the assessment
People
Examples of containment defenses
The data custodian

38. Occurs when the incoming level
Owner of the information asset
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Cross-site scripting attacks
Power surge/over voltage (spike)

39. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.
Certificate authority (CA)
Alignment with business strategy
Detection defenses
Role-based policy

40. Senior management commitment and support for information security can BEST be obtained through presentations that ____________________.
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
People
Owner of the information asset

41. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information
Phishing
Waterfall chart
Data mart
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis

42. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.
Data owners
Two-factor authentication
Transferred risk
Control effectiveness

43. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Data mart
Owner of the information asset

44. 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
Internal risk assessment
Biometric access control systems
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls

45. 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.
Security risk
Background checks of prospective employees
Fault-tolerant computer
Control effectiveness

46. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.
Internal risk assessment
Cyber extortionist
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Security risk

47. Should PRIMARILY be based on regulatory and legal requirements.
Data classification
Proficiency testing
Examples of containment defenses
Retention of business records

48. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.
Background check
Encryption of the hard disks
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Regular review of access control lists

49. 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
Aligned with organizational goals
Information contained on the equipment
Key controls
Comparison of cost of achievement

50. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.
Key controls
Script kiddie
include security responsibilities in a job description
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls