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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.
Script kiddie
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Access control matrix
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
2. 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.
Digital signatures
Risk appetite
Resource dependency assessment
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
3. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.
Multinational organization
Developing an information security baseline
SWOT analysis
Logon banners
4. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Security risk
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Data mart
5. Has to be integrated into the requirements of every software application's design.
The data custodian
Asset classification
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Encryption key management
6. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Use of security metrics
Assess the risks to the business operation
What happened and how the breach was resolved
7. In order to highlight to management the importance of network security - the security manager should FIRST _______________.
Conduct a risk assessment
A network vulnerability assessment
Internal risk assessment
Alignment with business strategy
8. Carries out the technical administration.
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Acceptable use policies
Return on security investment (ROSI)
The database administrator
9. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.
Data classification
The information security officer
Encryption key management
Audit objectives
10. 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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11. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
Fault-tolerant computer
Patch management process
Penetration testing
12. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.
Developing an information security baseline
Vulnerability assessment
Fault-tolerant computer
Calculating the value of the information or asset
13. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.
Normalization
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
The information security officer
Cyber terrorist
14. 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.
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Exceptions to policy
Data mart
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
15. 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
People
Safeguards over keys
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Cross-site scripting attacks
16. 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
Logon banners
Cost of control
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
17. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.
All personnel
Trusted source
Centralization of information security management
Transferred risk
18. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
The information security officer
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Virus detection
19. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.
Process of introducing changes to systems
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Information contained on the equipment
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
20. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.
Confidentiality
Internal risk assessment
Creation of a business continuity plan
Cyber extortionist
21. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.
Data isolation
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Fault-tolerant computer
Cyber extortionist
22. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Background checks of prospective employees
Exceptions to policy
23. 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. .
Two-factor authentication
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
24. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Hacker
Data owners
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
25. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps
Data isolation
MAL wear
Phishing
Retention of business records
26. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.
Virus
Background checks of prospective employees
Resource dependency assessment
Transferred risk
27. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program
Proficiency testing
Residual risk
Cross-site scripting attacks
Trojan horse
28. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.
Requirements of the data owners
Multinational organization
Digital signatures
Information contained on the equipment
29. 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 -
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
Skills inventory
IP address packet filtering
Gap analysis
30. Involves the correction of software weaknesses and would necessarily follow change management procedures.
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Patch management
Do with the information it collects
Fault-tolerant computer
31. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Role-based policy
MAL wear
The board of directors and senior management
32. 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.
Data owners
Centralization of information security management
Alignment with business strategy
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
33. Should PRIMARILY be based on regulatory and legal requirements.
Retention of business records
Assess the risks to the business operation
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Aligned with organizational goals
34. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
Data isolation
Defining high-level business security requirements
Certificate authority (CA)
35. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.
Logon banners
Patch management process
Digital signatures
Protective switch covers
36. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.
Stress testing
Cyber extortionist
Script kiddie
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
37. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.
Requirements of the data owners
Regular review of access control lists
Threat assessment
Retention of business records
38. 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.
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Resource dependency assessment
Decentralization
Alignment with business strategy
39. 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.
Single sign-on (SSO) product
Cross-site scripting attacks
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Monitoring processes
40. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.
The balanced scorecard
Do with the information it collects
Encryption
A network vulnerability assessment
41. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Methodology used in the assessment
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Applying the proper classification to the data
42. 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.
Two-factor authentication
Vulnerability assessment
Centralization of information security management
Get senior management onboard
43. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.
Alignment with business strategy
Penetration testing
Cyber extortionist
Support the business objectives of the organization
44. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.
Classification of assets needs
Phishing
The authentication process is broken
Deeper level of analysis
45. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.
Classification of assets needs
Safeguards over keys
Acceptable use policies
Security baselines
46. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.
Access control matrix
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Virus detection
Data owners
47. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.
Overall organizational structure
Skills inventory
Detection defenses
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
48. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.
Protective switch covers
Asset classification
Confidentiality
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
49. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.
The data custodian
Knowledge management
Cost of control
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
50. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
0-day vulnerabilities
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Tailgating