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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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 -






9. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.






10. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






12. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.






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






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






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






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






17. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. Needs to define the access rules - which is troublesome and error prone in large organizations.






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






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






33. 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






34. 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.






35. 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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36. 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.






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






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






39. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.






40. 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.






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. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






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






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






50. 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.