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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






3. 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 _____________.






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






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






6. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.






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






15. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.






16. 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.






17. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. Has full responsibility over data.






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






31. 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.






32. Responsible for securing the information.






33. The MOST important component of a privacy policy is: A Privacy policies must contain _______________; they are a high-level management statement of direction. They do not necessarily address warranties - liabilities or geographic coverage - which are






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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. .






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






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






48. Provides process needs but not impact.






49. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






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