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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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






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






3. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






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






6. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






7. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network






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






9. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.






10. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.






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






12. A trusted third party that attests to the identity of the signatory - and reliance will be a function of the level of trust afforded the CA.






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






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






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






16. btaining senior management support for establishing a warm site can BEST be accomplished by ____________________ - including a cost-benefit analysis - will be most persuasive to management. A risk assessment may be included in the business case - but






17. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






28. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations






29. Lists only the threats that the information asset is exposed to. It does not consider the value of the asset and impact of the threat on the value.






30. 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.






31. Has full responsibility over data.






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






37. Can be a standalone driver for an information security governance measure. No further analysis nor justification is required since the entity has no choice in the regulatory requirements.






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






39. Lists only the vulnerabilities inherent in the information asset that can attract threats. It does not consider the value of the asset and the impact of perceived threats on the value.






40. 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.






41. 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. .






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






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






44. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






46. Responsible for securing the information.






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






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






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






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

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