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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.






8. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons






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


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






11. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.






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






13. Inject malformed input.






14. 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.






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






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






17. Lists only the threats that the information asset is exposed to. It does not consider the value of the asset and impact of the threat on the value.






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






19. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.






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






21. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.






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






23. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.






24. 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






25. Provides process needs but not impact.






26. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.






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






28. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions






29. 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






30. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






32. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






35. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.






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






37. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.






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






45. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.






46. Provides strong online authentication.






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






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






49. 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.






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