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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. Accesses a computer or network illegally






2. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory






3. 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.






4. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.






5. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations






14. The _____________________is a severe omission and will greatly increase information security risk. Presents the GREATEST information security risk for an organization with multiple - but small - domestic processing locations






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






16. 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.






17. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






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






20. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






22. 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.






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






24. Company or person you believe will not send a virus-infect file knowingly






25. 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.






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






27. 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






28. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






30. 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.






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






32. Occurs when the incoming level






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






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






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






36. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.






37. Responsible for securing the information.






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






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






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






41. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






42. 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.






43. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.






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






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






46. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






47. 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.






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






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






50. Has to be integrated into the requirements of every software application's design.