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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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1. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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. .






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






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






11. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. Inject malformed input.






15. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






16. The risk that controls may not prevent/detect an incident with a measure of control effectiveness.






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






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






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






20. Carries out the technical administration.






21. 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.






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






23. Occurs when the incoming level






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






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






26. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






28. The MOST effective way to ensure network users are aware of their responsibilities to comply with an organization's security requirements is - ______________ would appear every time the user logs on - and the user would be required to read and agree






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






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






31. Lists only the threats that the information asset is exposed to. It does not consider the value of the asset and impact of the threat on the value.






32. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.






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






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






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

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36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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







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