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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.






2. 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. .






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






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






5. Has full responsibility over data.






6. 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






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






8. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






9. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






10. The _____________________is a severe omission and will greatly increase information security risk. Presents the GREATEST information security risk for an organization with multiple - but small - domestic processing locations






11. Inject malformed input.






12. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.






13. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






14. Responsible for securing the information.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.

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25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. To improve the security governance framework and achieve a higher level of maturity _____________________ is most important.






34. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






36. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






46. 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.






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






48. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






49. 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.






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