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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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






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






6. While useful for identifying the difference between the current state and the desired future state - e.g. organization has to comply with recently published industry regulatory requirements compliance that potentially has high implementation costs -






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






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






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






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






11. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org






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






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






14. 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.






15. Cannot be minimized






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






25. The best strategy for risk management is to ___________________- as this will take into account the organization's appetite for risk and the fact that it would not be practical to eliminate all risk.






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






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






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






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






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






31. Provides process needs but not impact.






32. When mobile equipment is lost or stolen - the ______________________ matters most in determining the impact of the loss.






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






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






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






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






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






38. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






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






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






42. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.






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






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






45. 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






46. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






47. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






48. 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






49. 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






50. Occurs when the incoming level