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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. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






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






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






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






5. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.






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






7. 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






8. 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 -






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. 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






22. Allows you to use field security personnel as security missionaries or ambassadors to spread the security awareness message. It allows security administrators to be more responsive.






23. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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






25. 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.






26. 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 _____________.






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. Occurs when the incoming level






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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.






36. Involves the correction of software weaknesses and would necessarily follow change management procedures.






37. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






39. Has full responsibility over data.






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






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






42. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.






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






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






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






46. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.






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






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






49. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






50. 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