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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. The best strategy for risk management is to ___________________- as this will take into account the organization's appetite for risk and the fact that it would not be practical to eliminate all risk.






2. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






8. An internal review of a web-based application system finds the ability to gain access to all employees' accounts by changing the employee's ID on the URL used for accessing the account. It means _____________.






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






10. Risk assessment is a very important process for the ___________________. Risk assessment provides information on the likelihood of occurrence of security incidence and assists in the selection of countermeasures - but not in the prioritization.






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. 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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17. The weakest link in security implementation - and awareness would reduce this risk. Through security awareness and training programs - individual employees can be informed and sensitized on various security policies and other security topics - thus e






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






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






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






21. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.






22. 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.






23. 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






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






25. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.






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






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






28. Responsible for securing the information.






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






30. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.






31. Inject malformed input.






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






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






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






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






36. There is a time lag between the time when a security vulnerability is first published - and the time when a patch is delivered. - The best protection is to _____________________ until a patch is installed.






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






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






39. 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. .






40. 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.






41. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.






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






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






44. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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

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






47. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






49. 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.






50. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.