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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. Occurs when the incoming level






2. 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






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






4. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.






5. 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






6. Provides strong online authentication.






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






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






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






10. Responsible for securing the information.






11. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.






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






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






14. Can be a standalone driver for an information security governance measure. No further analysis nor justification is required since the entity has no choice in the regulatory requirements.






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






16. Has full responsibility over data.






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






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






19. Needs to define the access rules - which is troublesome and error prone in large organizations.






20. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. Change management controls the _____________________. This is often the point at which a weakness will be introduced.






29. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.






30. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.






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






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






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






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






35. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.






36. 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.






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






38. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.






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






40. May show the performance result of the security related activities; however - the result is interpreted in terms of money and extends to multiple facets of security initiatives.






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






42. 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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






46. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.






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






48. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'






49. The MOST effective approach to address issues that arise between IT management - business units and security management when implementing a new security strategy is for the information security manager to ____________________ with any security recomm






50. 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.