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






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






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






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






5. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. Inject malformed input.






13. May show the performance result of the security related activities; however - the result is interpreted in terms of money and extends to multiple facets of security initiatives.






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

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15. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.






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






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






18. Cannot be minimized






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






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






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






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






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






24. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.






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






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






27. 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.






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. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






32. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate






33. 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.






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






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






36. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.






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






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






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






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






41. 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 -






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






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






44. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. Provides process needs but not impact.






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