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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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






2. 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.






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






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






5. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.






6. 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.






7. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.






16. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






17. Provides strong online authentication.






18. n a _________________________ - the annual cost of safeguards is compared with the expected cost of loss. This can then be used to justify a specific control measure.






19. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit






29. 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.






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






31. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.






32. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






39. A key indicator of performance measurement.






40. 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.






41. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.






42. Has full responsibility over data.






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






44. Should PRIMARILY be based on regulatory and legal requirements.






45. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






46. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






47. 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.






48. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.






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






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






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