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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






2. Involves the correction of software weaknesses and would necessarily follow change management procedures.






3. 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






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






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






6. 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.






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. Provides strong online authentication.






9. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.






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






11. In order to highlight to management the importance of network security - the security manager should FIRST _______________.






12. 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.






13. Responsible for securing the information.






14. Also required to guarantee fulfillment of laws and regulations of the organization and - therefore - the information security manager will be obligated to comply with the law.






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






16. Occurs when the incoming level






17. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.






18. May show the performance result of the security related activities; however - the result is interpreted in terms of money and extends to multiple facets of security initiatives.






19. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate






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






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






22. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee






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






24. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






25. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






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






29. Cannot be minimized






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






31. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






32. The _____________________is a severe omission and will greatly increase information security risk. Presents the GREATEST information security risk for an organization with multiple - but small - domestic processing locations






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






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






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






36. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail






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






38. 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.






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






40. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






41. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






42. 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.






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






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






45. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.






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






47. 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.






48. 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






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






50. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.