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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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1. 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.






2. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.






3. 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.






4. 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






5. 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.






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. Occurs when the incoming level






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






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






13. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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 -






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






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






25. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form






26. 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. .






27. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.






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






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






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






31. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






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






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






35. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






37. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






39. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.






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






41. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.






42. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.






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






44. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






45. Cannot be minimized






46. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






47. 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.






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






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






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







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