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






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






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






4. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






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






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






7. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.






8. Provides process needs but not impact.






9. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






10. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






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






13. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






15. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.






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






17. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.






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






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






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






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






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






23. btaining senior management support for establishing a warm site can BEST be accomplished by ____________________ - including a cost-benefit analysis - will be most persuasive to management. A risk assessment may be included in the business case - but






24. 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






25. 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.






26. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.






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






28. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.






29. 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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.






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






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






38. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.






39. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.