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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.
Virus detection
All personnel
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Proficiency testing
2. Requires a process to verify that the control process worked as intended. Examples such as dual-control or dual-entry bookkeeping provide verification and assurance that the process operated as intended.
Control effectiveness
Methodology used in the assessment
Undervoltage (brownout)
Residual risk
3. 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.
Comparison of cost of achievement
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
MAL wear
4. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.
Normalization
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Virus detection
Data owners
5. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.
Safeguards over keys
Data warehouse
Use of security metrics
Internal risk assessment
6. 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
Residual risk
The data owner
OBusiness case development
Data classification
7. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.
Transmit e-mail messages
Information security manager
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Developing an information security baseline
8. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works
Examples of containment defenses
Monitoring processes
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Virus
9. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.
Consensus on risks and controls
Detection defenses
Two-factor authentication
Support the business objectives of the organization
10. 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
Gap analysis
Support the business objectives of the organization
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Rule-based access control
11. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.
Malicious software and spyware
Background checks of prospective employees
Equal error rate (EER)
Prioritization
12. Change management controls the _____________________. This is often the point at which a weakness will be introduced.
Asset classification
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Information contained on the equipment
Process of introducing changes to systems
13. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
Proficiency testing
Fault-tolerant computer
Defining high-level business security requirements
Conduct a risk assessment
14. 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. .
Owner of the information asset
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Is willing to accept
15. Provides strong online authentication.
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Hacker
16. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.
Process of introducing changes to systems
Inherent risk
Defined objectives
Spoofing attacks
17. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.
Multinational organization
Data warehouse
Use of security metrics
Lack of change management
18. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Information security manager
Exceptions to policy
Gain unauthorized access to applications
19. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.
include security responsibilities in a job description
Methodology used in the assessment
Protective switch covers
Centralized structure
20. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate
Information security manager
Patch management
Digital certificate
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
21. From a security standpoint - _______________________ is one of the most important topics that should be included in the contract with third-party service provider.
22. 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.
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Multinational organization
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
23. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.
IP address packet filtering
MAL wear
Detection defenses
Patch management process
24. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.
Residual risk
Patch management process
Classification of assets needs
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
25. In biometric systems where the possibility of false rejects is a problem - it may be necessary to reduce sensitivity and thereby increase the number of false accepts.
Equal error rate (EER)
A network vulnerability assessment
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Safeguards over keys
26. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Decentralization
Information security manager
Key controls
27. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Personal firewall
Defined objectives
Encryption key management
28. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations
The database administrator
MAL wear
Role-based policy
Role-based access control
29. Senior management commitment and support for information security can BEST be obtained through presentations that ____________________.
Classification of assets needs
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Data isolation
30. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.
The board of directors and senior management
Centralized structure
Acceptable use policies
Requirements of the data owners
31. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information
Phishing
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Is willing to accept
Classification of assets needs
32. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.
Developing an information security baseline
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Script kiddie
33. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.
Spoofing attacks
Get senior management onboard
Residual risk
Defined objectives
34. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps
Phishing
Data isolation
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Lack of change management
35. 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.
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Role-based access control
Audit objectives
Stress testing
36. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.
Logon banners
Owner of the information asset
Skills inventory
Overall organizational structure
37. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit
Trusted source
Data mart
OBusiness case development
Gain unauthorized access to applications
38. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally
Centralized structure
Hacker
Data warehouse
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
39. To improve the security governance framework and achieve a higher level of maturity _____________________ is most important.
Examples of containment defenses
Creation of a business continuity plan
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
40. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.
The board of directors and senior management
Information security manager
Prioritization
Cost of control
41. 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 _____________.
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Digital certificate
The authentication process is broken
Control risk
42. 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.
A network vulnerability assessment
Security risk
Vulnerability assessment
Virus
43. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware - software - data - information - or processing capability
Role-based access control
Security risk
Get senior management onboard
Transferred risk
44. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Creation of a business continuity plan
Encryption
45. Risk assessment is a very important process for the ___________________. Risk assessment provides information on the likelihood of occurrence of security incidence and assists in the selection of countermeasures - but not in the prioritization.
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
People
Creation of a business continuity plan
Overall organizational structure
46. The BEST justification to convince management to invest in an information security program is that doing so would _________________.
Internal risk assessment
Increase business value and confidence
Logon banners
Fault-tolerant computer
47. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Conduct a risk assessment
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
48. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.
Certificate authority (CA)
Skills inventory
0-day vulnerabilities
Detection defenses
49. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'
Spoofing attacks
Security baselines
Security code reviews for the entire software application
The board of directors and senior management
50. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.
Residual risk
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
The balanced scorecard
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks