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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.






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






3. 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. .






4. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






9. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.






10. 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.






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






12. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.






13. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






15. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






16. 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.






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






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






19. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






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






27. May show the performance result of the security related activities; however - the result is interpreted in terms of money and extends to multiple facets of security initiatives.






28. 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.






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






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






31. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






33. 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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34. 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






35. The BEST way to justify the implementation of a _____________________ is to use a business case. Return on investment (ROI) would only provide the costs needed to preclude specific risks - and would not provide other indirect benefits such as process






36. 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.






37. The risk that controls may not prevent/detect an incident with a measure of control effectiveness.






38. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.






39. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.






40. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.






41. Responsible for securing the information.






42. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.






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






44. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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