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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A tool to be used in internal control assessment. KRI setup presents a threshold to alert management when controls are being compromised in business processes. This is a control tool rather than a maturity model support tool.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Should PRIMARILY be based on regulatory and legal requirements.






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






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






13. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. Also required to guarantee fulfillment of laws and regulations of the organization and - therefore - the information security manager will be obligated to comply with the law.






22. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.






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






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






25. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






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






27. 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.






28. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.






29. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. Provides strong online authentication.






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






39. 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.






40. 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






41. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.






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






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






44. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






46. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






48. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






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






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