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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






16. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






17. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






18. 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 -






19. 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.






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






21. The MOST effective approach to address issues that arise between IT management - business units and security management when implementing a new security strategy is for the information security manager to ____________________ with any security recomm






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






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






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






25. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






28. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






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






31. An internal review of a web-based application system finds the ability to gain access to all employees' accounts by changing the employee's ID on the URL used for accessing the account. It means _____________.






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






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






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.






35. 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.






36. 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. .






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






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






39. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.






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






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






42. 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






43. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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






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