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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. Provides process needs but not impact.






6. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.






7. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware - software - data - information - or processing capability






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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






12. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.






13. Are not infallible. When tuning the solution - one has to adjust the sensitivity level to give preference either to false reject rate (type I error rate) where the system will be more prone to err denying access to a valid user or erring and allowing






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






15. Needs to define the access rules - which is troublesome and error prone in large organizations.






16. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






17. 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.






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






19. Has full responsibility over data.






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.






31. Accesses a computer or network illegally






32. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.






33. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.






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






35. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






44. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.






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






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






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






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






49. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.






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







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