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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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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. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information






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






3. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.






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






5. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






6. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.






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






8. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






9. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.






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






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






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






13. 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. .






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






15. 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.






16. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.






17. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works






18. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.






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






20. 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






21. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






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






23. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.






24. 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






25. Provides strong online authentication.






26. From a security standpoint - _______________________ is one of the most important topics that should be included in the contract with third-party service provider.


27. A trusted third party that attests to the identity of the signatory - and reliance will be a function of the level of trust afforded the CA.






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






29. 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






30. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






31. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.


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






33. Results in greater uniformity and better adherence to security policies. It is generally less expensive to administer due to the economies of scale. However - turnaround can be slower due to the lack of alignment with business units.






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






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






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






37. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.






38. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.






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






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






41. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






42. In biometric systems where the possibility of false rejects is a problem - it may be necessary to reduce sensitivity and thereby increase the number of false accepts.






43. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.






44. 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.






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






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






47. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






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






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






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