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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.






2. 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.






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






4. The best indicator of the level of compliance with the service level agreement ( SLA ) data confidentiality clauses.






5. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






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






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






8. From a security standpoint - _______________________ is one of the most important topics that should be included in the contract with third-party service provider.


9. When reporting an incident to senior management - the initial information to be communicated should include an explanation of _____________________ A summary of security logs would be too technical to report to senior management. An analysis of the i






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.






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






18. Provides an additional security mechanism over and above that provided by passwords alone. This is frequently used by mobile users needing to establish connectivity to a corporate network.






19. n a _________________________ - the annual cost of safeguards is compared with the expected cost of loss. This can then be used to justify a specific control measure.






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






21. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.






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






23. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.






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






25. Occurs when the incoming level






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






32. __________________________ is of utmost importance. Understanding business objectives is critical in determining the security needs of the organization.






33. Carries out the technical administration.






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






35. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.






36. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






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






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






50. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information