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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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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5. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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 -






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.






19. Carries out the technical administration.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Provides an additional security mechanism over and above that provided by passwords alone. This is frequently used by mobile users needing to establish connectivity to a corporate network.






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






28. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.






29. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory






30. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






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






32. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






33. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.






34. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.






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






36. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.






37. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






47. 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






48. 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






49. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.






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







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