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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The MOST effective way to ensure network users are aware of their responsibilities to comply with an organization's security requirements is - ______________ would appear every time the user logs on - and the user would be required to read and agree






2. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory






3. In biometric systems where the possibility of false rejects is a problem - it may be necessary to reduce sensitivity and thereby increase the number of false accepts.






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






5. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. Residual risk is unmanaged - i.e. - inherent risk which remains uncontrolled. This is key to the organization's _____________ and is the amount of residual risk that a business is living with that affects its viability.






12. 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






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






22. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.






23. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.






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






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

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26. The MOST important component of a privacy policy is: A Privacy policies must contain _______________; they are a high-level management statement of direction. They do not necessarily address warranties - liabilities or geographic coverage - which are






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






35. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.






36. Inject malformed input.






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






45. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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