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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. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. 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.






8. Allows you to use field security personnel as security missionaries or ambassadors to spread the security awareness message. It allows security administrators to be more responsive.






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






10. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






11. 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.






12. The PRIMARY goal in developing an information security strategy is to: _________________________.






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






14. 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.






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






16. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






30. 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






31. 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.






32. 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 _____________.






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






34. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Responsible for securing the information.






42. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.






43. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






44. The MOST effective approach to address issues that arise between IT management - business units and security management when implementing a new security strategy is for the information security manager to ____________________ with any security recomm






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






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






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






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






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






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