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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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1. Effective and efficient in large user communities because it controls system access by the roles defined for groups of users. Users are assigned to the various roles and the system controls the access based on those roles.






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






3. Cannot be minimized






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. Responsible for securing the information.






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






13. 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.






14. Needs to define the access rules - which is troublesome and error prone in large organizations.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






23. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.






24. A trusted third party that attests to the identity of the signatory - and reliance will be a function of the level of trust afforded the CA.






25. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.






26. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






27. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.






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






29. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions






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






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






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






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






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






35. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.






36. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.






45. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.






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






47. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






48. 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.






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






50. 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.