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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.






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






4. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.






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






6. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






8. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'






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






10. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.






11. The risk that controls may not prevent/detect an incident with a measure of control effectiveness.






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






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






14. 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.






15. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






17. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.






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






19. 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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20. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






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






31. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Carries out the technical administration.






45. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






46. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.






47. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






48. When mobile equipment is lost or stolen - the ______________________ matters most in determining the impact of the loss.






49. Responsible for securing the information.






50. Senior management commitment and support for information security can BEST be obtained through presentations that ____________________.