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






2. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.






3. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






4. 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.






5. 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. .






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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.






14. Should PRIMARILY be based on regulatory and legal requirements.






15. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.






16. Provides strong online authentication.






17. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






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






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






21. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.






22. Provides an additional security mechanism over and above that provided by passwords alone. This is frequently used by mobile users needing to establish connectivity to a corporate network.






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






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






25. Has full responsibility over data.






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee






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






41. Change management controls the _____________________. This is often the point at which a weakness will be introduced.






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






43. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






44. 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






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






46. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.






47. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






48. 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.






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






50. Provides process needs but not impact.