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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






8. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.






9. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






10. Inject malformed input.






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






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






13. In order to highlight to management the importance of network security - the security manager should FIRST _______________.






14. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






15. 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.






16. Accesses a computer or network illegally






17. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.






18. 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 _____________.






19. 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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20. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.






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






22. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.






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






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






25. Provides strong online authentication.






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






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






28. The weakest link in security implementation - and awareness would reduce this risk. Through security awareness and training programs - individual employees can be informed and sensitized on various security policies and other security topics - thus e






29. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






30. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.






45. 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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware - software - data - information - or processing capability