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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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1. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.
Background checks of prospective employees
Information contained on the equipment
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Comparison of cost of achievement
2. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.
Classification of assets needs
Security risk
Cyber terrorist
Virus detection
3. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.
Exceptions to policy
Worm
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
4. 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.
Certificate authority (CA)
Security baselines
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
5. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.
Penetration testing
include security responsibilities in a job description
Audit objectives
Increase business value and confidence
6. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network
Background check
Worm
Cross-site scripting attacks
MAL wear
7. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Defining high-level business security requirements
Methodology used in the assessment
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
8. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.
Detection defenses
Data isolation
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Applying the proper classification to the data
9. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally
Hacker
Methodology used in the assessment
Multinational organization
Security risk
10. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Encryption of the hard disks
OBusiness case development
Security baselines
11. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Process of introducing changes to systems
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Trojan horse
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
12. Should PRIMARILY be based on regulatory and legal requirements.
Exceptions to policy
Retention of business records
Worm
Role-based access control
13. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.
Encryption key management
Increase business value and confidence
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Data owners
14. Provides process needs but not impact.
Data isolation
Role-based access control
Prioritization
Resource dependency assessment
15. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works
Data classification
Virus
Proficiency testing
Consensus on risks and controls
16. 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.
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Owner of the information asset
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
17. 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.
Role-based policy
Data owners
Equal error rate (EER)
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
18. The risk that controls may not prevent/detect an incident with a measure of control effectiveness.
Encryption key management
Control risk
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Security baselines
19. 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.
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Regulatory compliance
Overall organizational structure
Owner of the information asset
20. n a _________________________ - the annual cost of safeguards is compared with the expected cost of loss. This can then be used to justify a specific control measure.
Spoofing attacks
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
The data custodian
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
21. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Fault-tolerant computer
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
Creation of a business continuity plan
22. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.
Assess the risks to the business operation
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
People
23. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps
Protective switch covers
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Safeguards over keys
Data isolation
24. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org
Data warehouse
Threat assessment
Residual risk
Digital certificate
25. A key indicator of performance measurement.
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Digital certificate
Data isolation
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
26. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.
Digital certificate
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Centralization of information security management
Owner of the information asset
27. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.
Digital signatures
Data classification
Data warehouse
People
28. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Key controls
Conduct a risk assessment
Exceptions to policy
29. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Malicious software and spyware
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
30. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
Examples of containment defenses
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
Cracker
31. Identification and _______________ of business risk enables project managers to address areas with most significance.
Prioritization
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Normalization
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
32. The PRIMARY goal in developing an information security strategy is to: _________________________.
Conduct a risk assessment
Support the business objectives of the organization
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Data isolation
33. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.
Risk appetite
IP address packet filtering
Performing a risk assessment
Multinational organization
34. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.
Biometric access control systems
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Virus detection
Skills inventory
35. Occurs when the electrical supply drops
Is willing to accept
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Undervoltage (brownout)
Service level agreements (SLAs)
36. 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.
Role-based access control
Logon banners
Increase business value and confidence
Requirements of the data owners
37. Occurs when the incoming level
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Rule-based access control
Encryption
38. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee
Requirements of the data owners
Tailgating
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
OBusiness case development
39. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Detection defenses
Logon banners
Security awareness training for all employees
40. 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.
Cyber terrorist
Two-factor authentication
Centralization of information security management
Information contained on the equipment
41. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.
Patch management
Transferred risk
Use of security metrics
Methodology used in the assessment
42. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.
Multinational organization
Defining high-level business security requirements
MAL wear
Asset classification
43. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Performing a risk assessment
Personal firewall
The information security officer
44. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.
Skills inventory
Aligned with organizational goals
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Gain unauthorized access to applications
45. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Normalization
The authentication process is broken
46. 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.
Patch management process
Data mart
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
47. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.
Data classification
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Process of introducing changes to systems
Information security manager
48. 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 _____________.
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
The authentication process is broken
include security responsibilities in a job description
Get senior management onboard
49. 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.
The data owner
IP address packet filtering
Certificate authority (CA)
Centralization of information security management
50. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Retention of business records
Knowledge management
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls