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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.
Skills inventory
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Cracker
Tailgating
2. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.
The authentication process is broken
IP address packet filtering
Assess the risks to the business operation
Decentralization
3. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.
Comparison of cost of achievement
The data custodian
Regular review of access control lists
Virus
4. 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.
Virus
Decentralization
Aligned with organizational goals
The information security officer
5. 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.
Information contained on the equipment
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Vulnerability assessment
6. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.
A network vulnerability assessment
Fault-tolerant computer
Exceptions to policy
Defined objectives
7. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.
Exceptions to policy
Data warehouse
Overall organizational structure
Internal risk assessment
8. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Background check
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Data owners
The authentication process is broken
9. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.
Creation of a business continuity plan
Transferred risk
Monitoring processes
Virus
10. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.
Support the business objectives of the organization
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Conduct a risk assessment
Identify the relevant systems and processes
11. While useful for identifying the difference between the current state and the desired future state - e.g. organization has to comply with recently published industry regulatory requirements compliance that potentially has high implementation costs -
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Comparison of cost of achievement
Gap analysis
The authentication process is broken
12. 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
Data classification
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Data owners
What happened and how the breach was resolved
13. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.
Spoofing attacks
Worm
Retention of business records
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
14. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.
Consensus on risks and controls
Process of introducing changes to systems
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
15. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.
Methodology used in the assessment
The database administrator
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Protective switch covers
16. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.
Virus
Process of introducing changes to systems
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Trojan horse
17. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.
Logon banners
Requirements of the data owners
Aligned with organizational goals
Lack of change management
18. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons
The board of directors and senior management
Use of security metrics
Certificate authority (CA)
Cyber terrorist
19. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.
Cost of control
Data mart
0-day vulnerabilities
Service level agreements (SLAs)
20. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.
Security awareness training for all employees
Risk appetite
Aligned with organizational goals
Security risk
21. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works
SWOT analysis
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Virus
22. From a security standpoint - _______________________ is one of the most important topics that should be included in the contract with third-party service provider.
23. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Tailgating
Multinational organization
24. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware - software - data - information - or processing capability
MAL wear
People
Security risk
Regular review of access control lists
25. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.
Comparison of cost of achievement
Penetration testing
Transferred risk
0-day vulnerabilities
26. 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.
Confidentiality
Methodology used in the assessment
Worm
Threat assessment
27. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.
Aligned with organizational goals
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Proficiency testing
Information contained on the equipment
28. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.
include security responsibilities in a job description
Cyber extortionist
Knowledge management
The board of directors and senior management
29. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
Defining high-level business security requirements
Access control matrix
Equal error rate (EER)
Control effectiveness
30. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.
Defined objectives
Centralization of information security management
Two-factor authentication
Creation of a business continuity plan
31. The most relevant piece of information to include in a cost-benefit analysis of a two-factor authentication system - it would establish a cost baseline and it must be considered for the full life cycle of the control. .
Threat assessment
Creation of a business continuity plan
Patch management process
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
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.
Use of security metrics
Certificate authority (CA)
Spoofing attacks
Hacker
33. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.
The balanced scorecard
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Do with the information it collects
Comparison of cost of achievement
34. 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.
Overall organizational structure
Applying the proper classification to the data
Performing a risk assessment
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
35. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Transferred risk
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
36. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.
Acceptable use policies
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Residual risk
Trojan horse
37. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.
The database administrator
Penetration testing
The data owner
Classification of assets needs
38. Occurs when the incoming level
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Creation of a business continuity plan
39. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Data warehouse
Background check
The authentication process is broken
40. 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
Security awareness training for all employees
Data isolation
OBusiness case development
Encryption key management
41. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Vulnerability assessment
Asset classification
Return on security investment (ROSI)
42. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Methodology used in the assessment
Logon banners
Multinational organization
43. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form
Normalization
IP address packet filtering
A network vulnerability assessment
Centralized structure
44. Has full responsibility over data.
Applying the proper classification to the data
The data owner
Multinational organization
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
45. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.
Cyber extortionist
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Deeper level of analysis
Owner of the information asset
46. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.
Creation of a business continuity plan
Logon banners
Performing a risk assessment
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
47. Cannot be minimized
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Inherent risk
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
48. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.
Encryption
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Resource dependency assessment
49. Should PRIMARILY be based on regulatory and legal requirements.
Retention of business records
Multinational organization
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Data warehouse
50. 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.
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
The data custodian
Defining high-level business security requirements