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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.






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






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






4. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.






5. 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.






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.






12. Accesses a computer or network illegally






13. 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.






14. 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 -






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






16. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.






31. Carries out the technical administration.






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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






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. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.






38. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






39. The MOST effective way to ensure network users are aware of their responsibilities to comply with an organization's security requirements is - ______________ would appear every time the user logs on - and the user would be required to read and agree






40. Has full responsibility over data.






41. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.






42. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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