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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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






2. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.






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






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






12. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






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






15. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






18. 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






19. 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.






20. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Occurs when the incoming level






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






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






29. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






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






31. The MOST important component of a privacy policy is: A Privacy policies must contain _______________; they are a high-level management statement of direction. They do not necessarily address warranties - liabilities or geographic coverage - which are






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






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






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






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






36. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.






37. Lists only the vulnerabilities inherent in the information asset that can attract threats. It does not consider the value of the asset and the impact of perceived threats on the value.






38. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






40. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






41. Are expensive - so they have to be used in areas where the risk is at its greatest level. These areas are the ones with high impact and high frequency of occurrence.






42. Carries out the technical administration.






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






44. 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. .






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.







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