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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.






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






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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. .






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






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






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






11. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.






12. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






13. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'






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






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






16. 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






17. 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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18. Responsible for securing the information.






19. 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.






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






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






22. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






23. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






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






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






35. Carries out the technical administration.






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






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






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






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






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






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. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.






43. Occurs when the incoming level






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






45. An internal review of a web-based application system finds the ability to gain access to all employees' accounts by changing the employee's ID on the URL used for accessing the account. It means _____________.






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






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






48. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.






49. 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






50. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form