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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.






2. 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






3. The most critical process for deciding which part of the information system/business process should be given prioritization in case of a security incident.It provides results - such as impact from a security incident and required response times.






4. 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.






5. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org






6. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.






7. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






8. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






10. 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.






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






12. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






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






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






15. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.






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






17. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.






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






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






20. Provides process needs but not impact.






21. 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.






22. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.






23. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






24. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






26. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions






27. 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.






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






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 -






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






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






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






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






34. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






39. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






40. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.






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






42. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.






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






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






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






46. Occurs when the incoming level






47. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.






48. 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.






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






50. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.