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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An internal review of a web-based application system finds the ability to gain access to all employees' accounts by changing the employee's ID on the URL used for accessing the account. It means _____________.






2. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.






3. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






4. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






5. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.






6. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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






8. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






10. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.






11. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.






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






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






14. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.






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






16. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.






17. Senior management commitment and support for information security can BEST be obtained through presentations that ____________________.






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






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






20. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'






21. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






22. 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. .






23. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.






24. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.






25. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.






26. Identification and _______________ of business risk enables project managers to address areas with most significance.






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






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






29. The BEST justification to convince management to invest in an information security program is that doing so would _________________.






30. Needs to define the access rules - which is troublesome and error prone in large organizations.






31. 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.






32. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware - software - data - information - or processing capability






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






34. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






36. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.






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






38. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.






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






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






41. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.






42. A tool to be used in internal control assessment. KRI setup presents a threshold to alert management when controls are being compromised in business processes. This is a control tool rather than a maturity model support tool.






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






50. Responsible for securing the information.