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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 useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.

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2. The BEST justification to convince management to invest in an information security program is that doing so would _________________.






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






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






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






6. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. Responsible for securing the information.






15. The PRIMARY goal in developing an information security strategy is to: _________________________.






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






17. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






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






20. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Provides strong online authentication.






27. Inject malformed input.






28. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






29. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






35. btaining senior management support for establishing a warm site can BEST be accomplished by ____________________ - including a cost-benefit analysis - will be most persuasive to management. A risk assessment may be included in the business case - but






36. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.






37. 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.






38. Occurs when the incoming level






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






40. 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






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






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






43. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






44. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






50. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.