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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Waterfall chart
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
2. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.
Cross-site scripting attacks
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
3. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.
Security awareness training for all employees
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Acceptable use policies
4. 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.
Transmit e-mail messages
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Security code reviews for the entire software application
5. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.
People
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
All personnel
6. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form
Fault-tolerant computer
Normalization
Owner of the information asset
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
7. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.
People
The data custodian
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
8. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
Methodology used in the assessment
Data classification
Aligned with organizational goals
9. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.
Virus detection
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Security baselines
Internal risk assessment
10. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.
Owner of the information asset
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Data owners
Lack of change management
11. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Encryption
Waterfall chart
Data owners
12. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.
Fault-tolerant computer
Data owners
0-day vulnerabilities
Methodology used in the assessment
13. 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.
Stress testing
Decentralization
Normalization
Risk appetite
14. Responsible for securing the information.
Worm
The data custodian
Methodology used in the assessment
Hacker
15. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Acceptable use policies
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Centralization of information security management
16. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps
Centralized structure
Data isolation
Encryption key management
Owner of the information asset
17. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.
Background check
The board of directors and senior management
The balanced scorecard
Get senior management onboard
18. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.
Regulatory compliance
Trojan horse
Process of introducing changes to systems
Applying the proper classification to the data
19. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.
Detection defenses
Background check
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Control effectiveness
20. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
The data custodian
Defining high-level business security requirements
Key controls
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
21. When mobile equipment is lost or stolen - the ______________________ matters most in determining the impact of the loss.
Information contained on the equipment
Regulatory compliance
MAL wear
Encryption key management
22. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.
Protective switch covers
Normalization
Transmit e-mail messages
Security baselines
23. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons
Centralized structure
Cyber terrorist
Aligned with organizational goals
Confidentiality
24. 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.
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
Examples of containment defenses
Patch management process
Digital certificate
25. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Multinational organization
Lack of change management
Undervoltage (brownout)
26. 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.
Cyber terrorist
Is willing to accept
Safeguards over keys
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
27. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge
Script kiddie
Background checks of prospective employees
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
28. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.
Background checks of prospective employees
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Patch management process
Support the business objectives of the organization
29. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.
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30. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.
Trojan horse
Requirements of the data owners
Lack of change management
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
31. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally
Assess the risks to the business operation
Hacker
Patch management process
Asset classification
32. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.
The database administrator
Hacker
Examples of containment defenses
Asset classification
33. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.
Encryption key management
Digital signatures
Requirements of the data owners
Process of introducing changes to systems
34. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.
Phishing
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
Cracker
35. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.
All personnel
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Classification of assets needs
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
36. The risk that controls may not prevent/detect an incident with a measure of control effectiveness.
Control risk
Spoofing attacks
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Developing an information security baseline
37. 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.
Monitoring processes
Increase business value and confidence
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Regular review of access control lists
38. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.
Waterfall chart
Digital certificate
include security responsibilities in a job description
Safeguards over keys
39. 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
Security baselines
Normalization
Comparison of cost of achievement
Consensus on risks and controls
40. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.
Access control matrix
Increase business value and confidence
Trusted source
Security code reviews for the entire software application
41. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.
Residual risk
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
The data owner
Acceptable use policies
42. 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.
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Centralization of information security management
Lack of change management
43. 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. .
Control risk
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Cyber extortionist
44. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.
Script kiddie
SWOT analysis
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
45. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.
Data classification
Monitoring processes
Data warehouse
Overall organizational structure
46. Provides strong online authentication.
Asset classification
Transferred risk
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Digital certificate
47. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit
Data mart
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Lack of change management
The data custodian
48. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.
The data owner
Multinational organization
Proficiency testing
Penetration testing
49. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Do with the information it collects
Rule-based access control
Defined objectives
50. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.
Confidentiality
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Service level agreements (SLAs)
People