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






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






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


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






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






6. Provides strong online authentication.






7. 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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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






13. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






14. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






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






16. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee






17. Cannot be minimized






18. Change management controls the _____________________. This is often the point at which a weakness will be introduced.






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






29. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. Has full responsibility over data.






36. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.






37. __________________________ is of utmost importance. Understanding business objectives is critical in determining the security needs of the organization.






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons






47. Are not infallible. When tuning the solution - one has to adjust the sensitivity level to give preference either to false reject rate (type I error rate) where the system will be more prone to err denying access to a valid user or erring and allowing






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






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






50. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.