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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Has full responsibility over data.






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






3. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






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






7. Also required to guarantee fulfillment of laws and regulations of the organization and - therefore - the information security manager will be obligated to comply with the law.






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






9. 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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. Inject malformed input.






17. 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.






18. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information






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






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






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






22. 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. .






23. 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.






24. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.






25. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






27. 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.






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






29. The BEST way to justify the implementation of a _____________________ is to use a business case. Return on investment (ROI) would only provide the costs needed to preclude specific risks - and would not provide other indirect benefits such as process






30. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations






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






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






33. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






35. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.






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






37. Responsible for securing the information.






38. 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.






39. 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 _____________.






40. From a security standpoint - _______________________ is one of the most important topics that should be included in the contract with third-party service provider.

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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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






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

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






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