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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In order to highlight to management the importance of network security - the security manager should FIRST _______________.






2. 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.






3. 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






4. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.






5. Responsible for securing the information.






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






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






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






9. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






18. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.






19. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.






20. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate






21. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






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






23. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






25. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.






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






27. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.






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






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






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






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






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






33. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






41. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.






42. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program






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






44. 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.






45. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






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






48. The best indicator of the level of compliance with the service level agreement ( SLA ) data confidentiality clauses.






49. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'






50. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.