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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate






2. 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






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






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






5. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






7. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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.






14. The best strategy for risk management is to ___________________- as this will take into account the organization's appetite for risk and the fact that it would not be practical to eliminate all risk.






15. The BEST way to justify the implementation of a _____________________ is to use a business case. Return on investment (ROI) would only provide the costs needed to preclude specific risks - and would not provide other indirect benefits such as process






16. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






17. Provides strong online authentication.






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






19. Responsible for securing the information.






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






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






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






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






24. 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 _____________.






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






26. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.






27. 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.






28. From a security standpoint - _______________________ is one of the most important topics that should be included in the contract with third-party service provider.

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






30. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.






31. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.






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






33. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






34. 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.






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






41. The MOST important component of a privacy policy is: A Privacy policies must contain _______________; they are a high-level management statement of direction. They do not necessarily address warranties - liabilities or geographic coverage - which are






42. 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.






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






44. There is a time lag between the time when a security vulnerability is first published - and the time when a patch is delivered. - The best protection is to _____________________ until a patch is installed.






45. 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






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






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






49. 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. .






50. 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.