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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.
Protective switch covers
Prioritization
Biometric access control systems
0-day vulnerabilities
2. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.
IP address packet filtering
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Information security manager
Data isolation
3. 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. .
Access control matrix
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Data mart
Comparison of cost of achievement
4. 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.
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Decentralization
Personal firewall
5. 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.
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
IP address packet filtering
include security responsibilities in a job description
Retention of business records
6. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.
Data owners
The authentication process is broken
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Patch management process
7. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Security baselines
Monitoring processes
Script kiddie
8. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.
The data owner
Waterfall chart
Tailgating
Return on security investment (ROSI)
9. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.
Use of security metrics
Data owners
Patch management process
Role-based access control
10. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.
Logon banners
Regular review of access control lists
Increase business value and confidence
Transmit e-mail messages
11. 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.
Retention of business records
Assess the risks to the business operation
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
Threat assessment
12. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.
The data custodian
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Exceptions to policy
Encryption of the hard disks
13. Identification and _______________ of business risk enables project managers to address areas with most significance.
Get senior management onboard
Prioritization
Trojan horse
Alignment with business strategy
14. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.
Use of security metrics
SWOT analysis
Applying the proper classification to the data
Comparison of cost of achievement
15. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.
Access control matrix
Acceptable use policies
Cyber extortionist
Single sign-on (SSO) product
16. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.
Multinational organization
The data custodian
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Single sign-on (SSO) product
17. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons
The data custodian
The balanced scorecard
Cyber terrorist
Lack of change management
18. 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.
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
Prioritization
Script kiddie
Vulnerability assessment
19. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware - software - data - information - or processing capability
Transferred risk
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
Security risk
Tailgating
20. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
Data owners
Multinational organization
Defining high-level business security requirements
Trojan horse
21. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.
Skills inventory
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Encryption key management
Confidentiality
22. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
include security responsibilities in a job description
Data owners
23. 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
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
0-day vulnerabilities
Do with the information it collects
Get senior management onboard
24. 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.
Information contained on the equipment
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Monitoring processes
25. 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.
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Rule-based access control
Role-based policy
Risk appetite
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.
Consensus on risks and controls
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Role-based access control
Tailgating
27. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.
IP address packet filtering
Penetration testing
Control risk
Use of security metrics
28. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Normalization
Background check
OBusiness case development
29. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Overall organizational structure
The database administrator
Proficiency testing
30. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally
Hacker
Creation of a business continuity plan
Data warehouse
Decentralization
31. Determined by the business risk - i.e. - the potential impact on the business of the loss - corruption or disclosure of information. It must be applied to information in all forms - both electronic and physical (paper) - and should be applied by the
Key controls
Get senior management onboard
Transmit e-mail messages
Data classification
32. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.
Decentralization
Defined objectives
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
33. Has to be integrated into the requirements of every software application's design.
Information contained on the equipment
Transferred risk
Encryption key management
Penetration testing
34. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.
The balanced scorecard
Monitoring processes
Personal firewall
Key controls
35. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.
Consensus on risks and controls
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Assess the risks to the business operation
Role-based policy
36. 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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37. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.
Resource dependency assessment
Is willing to accept
Increase business value and confidence
Tailgating
38. 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
Biometric access control systems
Two-factor authentication
Transmit e-mail messages
include security responsibilities in a job description
39. 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.
Cyber extortionist
Centralization of information security management
0-day vulnerabilities
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
40. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org
Equal error rate (EER)
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Data warehouse
Data owners
41. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.
Deeper level of analysis
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Prioritization
42. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.
Personal firewall
Centralized structure
Safeguards over keys
Comparison of cost of achievement
43. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.
Retention of business records
Digital signatures
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Cyber terrorist
44. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.
Is willing to accept
Threat assessment
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Comparison of cost of achievement
45. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee
Classification of assets needs
Tailgating
Digital certificate
Notifications and opt-out provisions
46. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.
Virus detection
Patch management process
The data custodian
Methodology used in the assessment
47. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.
Equal error rate (EER)
Internal risk assessment
Patch management process
Asset classification
48. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Trusted source
Biometric access control systems
49. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.
Undervoltage (brownout)
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Cracker
Security code reviews for the entire software application
50. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Key controls
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Background checks of prospective employees