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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.






2. 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.






3. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






4. 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






5. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. Also required to guarantee fulfillment of laws and regulations of the organization and - therefore - the information security manager will be obligated to comply with the law.






14. 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






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






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






17. __________________________ is of utmost importance. Understanding business objectives is critical in determining the security needs of the organization.






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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 _____________.






24. 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.






25. The weakest link in security implementation - and awareness would reduce this risk. Through security awareness and training programs - individual employees can be informed and sensitized on various security policies and other security topics - thus e






26. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






27. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.






28. 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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29. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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






31. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network






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






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






34. 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.






35. Has to be integrated into the requirements of every software application's design.






36. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






38. In order to highlight to management the importance of network security - the security manager should FIRST _______________.






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






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






41. A key indicator of performance measurement.






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






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