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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






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






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






6. Cannot be minimized






7. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.






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






9. 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






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






11. 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 _____________.






12. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.






13. In order to highlight to management the importance of network security - the security manager should FIRST _______________.






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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 -






20. Provides strong online authentication.






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






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






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






24. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






25. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.






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






27. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






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






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. 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






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






36. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.






37. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.






38. Accesses a computer or network illegally






39. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






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






42. Determined by the business risk - i.e. - the potential impact on the business of the loss - corruption or disclosure of information. It must be applied to information in all forms - both electronic and physical (paper) - and should be applied by the






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.






49. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge






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