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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Identification and _______________ of business risk enables project managers to address areas with most significance.






2. 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






3. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.






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






5. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.






6. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.






7. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.






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






9. Senior management commitment and support for information security can BEST be obtained through presentations that ____________________.






10. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






11. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






12. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






13. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.






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






15. To improve the security governance framework and achieve a higher level of maturity _____________________ is most important.






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






21. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. Cannot be minimized






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






30. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.






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






32. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






34. 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






35. 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.






36. Results in greater uniformity and better adherence to security policies. It is generally less expensive to administer due to the economies of scale. However - turnaround can be slower due to the lack of alignment with business units.






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






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






39. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.






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






41. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.






42. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit






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






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

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






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






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