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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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






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






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






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






5. The BEST way to justify the implementation of a _____________________ is to use a business case. Return on investment (ROI) would only provide the costs needed to preclude specific risks - and would not provide other indirect benefits such as process






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






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






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






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






10. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.






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






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






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






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






15. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.






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






17. 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






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






19. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






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






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






23. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






24. 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 _____________.






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






26. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.






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






28. 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.






29. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






30. Carries out the technical administration.






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






32. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






33. Risk assessment is a very important process for the ___________________. Risk assessment provides information on the likelihood of occurrence of security incidence and assists in the selection of countermeasures - but not in the prioritization.






34. 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.






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






36. The _____________________is a severe omission and will greatly increase information security risk. Presents the GREATEST information security risk for an organization with multiple - but small - domestic processing locations






37. 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.






38. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.






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






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






41. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. The MOST effective approach to address issues that arise between IT management - business units and security management when implementing a new security strategy is for the information security manager to ____________________ with any security recomm






48. 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.






49. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.






50. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.







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