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






2. Provides process needs but not impact.






3. Cannot be minimized






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.






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






10. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.






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






12. Company or person you believe will not send a virus-infect file knowingly






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. Accesses a computer or network illegally






19. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.






20. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






21. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.






22. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.






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






36. 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






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






38. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.






39. 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.






40. 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






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






42. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






43. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






45. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






47. 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 _____________.






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






49. 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.






50. The best strategy for risk management is to ___________________- as this will take into account the organization's appetite for risk and the fact that it would not be practical to eliminate all risk.