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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. 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






2. May show the performance result of the security related activities; however - the result is interpreted in terms of money and extends to multiple facets of security initiatives.






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






4. Carries out the technical administration.






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






6. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






21. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






22. 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.






23. Accesses a computer or network illegally






24. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






26. Occurs when the incoming level






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






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






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






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






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






32. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






34. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.






35. 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.






36. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






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






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






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