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






2. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.






3. Carries out the technical administration.






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






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






6. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.






7. 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.






8. 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






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






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






11. The MOST effective approach to address issues that arise between IT management - business units and security management when implementing a new security strategy is for the information security manager to ____________________ with any security recomm






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.






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






28. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. Occurs when the incoming level






39. 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. .






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.






49. Accesses a computer or network illegally






50. A key indicator of performance measurement.