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






2. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






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






4. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. A key indicator of performance measurement.






10. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






12. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.






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






14. 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






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






16. 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.






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






18. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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 _____________.






26. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.






27. Responsible for securing the information.






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






29. 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.






30. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






31. 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.






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






33. Occurs when the incoming level






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






35. When considering the value of assets ______________________ would give the information security manager the MOST objective basis for measurement of value delivery in information security governance






36. 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.






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






38. 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. .






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






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






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






42. Cannot be minimized






43. 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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org






49. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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