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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.






2. 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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3. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program






4. 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.






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






6. 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. .






7. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






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






9. Are not infallible. When tuning the solution - one has to adjust the sensitivity level to give preference either to false reject rate (type I error rate) where the system will be more prone to err denying access to a valid user or erring and allowing






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






11. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






22. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.






23. Results in greater uniformity and better adherence to security policies. It is generally less expensive to administer due to the economies of scale. However - turnaround can be slower due to the lack of alignment with business units.






24. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






31. 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






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






33. A key indicator of performance measurement.






34. Carries out the technical administration.






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






36. Inject malformed input.






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






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






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






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






41. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.






42. Provides strong online authentication.






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






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






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






46. A tool to be used in internal control assessment. KRI setup presents a threshold to alert management when controls are being compromised in business processes. This is a control tool rather than a maturity model support tool.






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






48. The MOST effective way to ensure network users are aware of their responsibilities to comply with an organization's security requirements is - ______________ would appear every time the user logs on - and the user would be required to read and agree






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






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