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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






2. 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.






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






4. Occurs when the incoming level






5. 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.






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






7. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






9. The best strategy for risk management is to ___________________- as this will take into account the organization's appetite for risk and the fact that it would not be practical to eliminate all risk.






10. Has full responsibility over data.






11. The risk that controls may not prevent/detect an incident with a measure of control effectiveness.






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. Residual risk is unmanaged - i.e. - inherent risk which remains uncontrolled. This is key to the organization's _____________ and is the amount of residual risk that a business is living with that affects its viability.






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.






33. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.






34. Provides process needs but not impact.






35. 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 _____________.






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






37. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.






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






39. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory






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






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






42. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.






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






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






45. 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.






46. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






47. 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






48. 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.






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






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