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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Requires a process to verify that the control process worked as intended. Examples such as dual-control or dual-entry bookkeeping provide verification and assurance that the process operated as intended.






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






3. Cannot be minimized






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






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






6. 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.






7. Inject malformed input.






8. To improve the security governance framework and achieve a higher level of maturity _____________________ is most important.






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






10. When reporting an incident to senior management - the initial information to be communicated should include an explanation of _____________________ A summary of security logs would be too technical to report to senior management. An analysis of the i






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






12. Carries out the technical administration.






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






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






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






16. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






17. A key indicator of performance measurement.






18. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.






19. 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.






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






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






22. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.






23. 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.






24. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






25. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. 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. .






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






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






31. 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.






32. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail






33. 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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34. 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.






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






36. Senior management commitment and support for information security can BEST be obtained through presentations that ____________________.






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






38. Provides process needs but not impact.






39. 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 -






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






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






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






43. Provides strong online authentication.






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






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






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






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






48. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.






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






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