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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. In order to highlight to management the importance of network security - the security manager should FIRST _______________.






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






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






14. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.






15. Risk assessment is a very important process for the ___________________. Risk assessment provides information on the likelihood of occurrence of security incidence and assists in the selection of countermeasures - but not in the prioritization.






16. Are expensive - so they have to be used in areas where the risk is at its greatest level. These areas are the ones with high impact and high frequency of occurrence.






17. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.






18. 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






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






20. Determined by the business risk - i.e. - the potential impact on the business of the loss - corruption or disclosure of information. It must be applied to information in all forms - both electronic and physical (paper) - and should be applied by the






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






22. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.






23. Provides process needs but not impact.






24. Cannot be minimized






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






26. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.






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






28. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.






29. n a _________________________ - the annual cost of safeguards is compared with the expected cost of loss. This can then be used to justify a specific control measure.






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






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






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






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






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






35. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.






36. 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.






37. In biometric systems where the possibility of false rejects is a problem - it may be necessary to reduce sensitivity and thereby increase the number of false accepts.






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

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39. A key indicator of performance measurement.






40. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.






41. Has full responsibility over data.






42. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.