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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






3. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.






4. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.






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






6. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.






7. 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.






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Lists only the threats that the information asset is exposed to. It does not consider the value of the asset and impact of the threat on the value.






14. 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






15. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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 _____________.






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






23. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






26. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.






27. Inject malformed input.






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






29. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






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






32. 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.






33. Accesses a computer or network illegally






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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

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41. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






43. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.






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






45. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






46. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






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






49. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.






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