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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






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






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






4. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






10. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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. .






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






18. 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






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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 -






24. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.






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






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






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






28. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.






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






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






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






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






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






34. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form






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






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






37. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.






38. 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






39. Can be a standalone driver for an information security governance measure. No further analysis nor justification is required since the entity has no choice in the regulatory requirements.






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






41. 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






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






43. When considering the value of assets ______________________ would give the information security manager the MOST objective basis for measurement of value delivery in information security governance






44. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.






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






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






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






48. When reporting an incident to senior management - the initial information to be communicated should include an explanation of _____________________ A summary of security logs would be too technical to report to senior management. An analysis of the i






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






50. Provides strong online authentication.