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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.






2. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.






3. Has to be integrated into the requirements of every software application's design.






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






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






6. Accesses a computer or network illegally






7. 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






8. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.






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






10. 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.






11. When mobile equipment is lost or stolen - the ______________________ matters most in determining the impact of the loss.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail






20. Provides strong online authentication.






21. 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






22. Occurs when the incoming level






23. 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






24. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






26. While useful for identifying the difference between the current state and the desired future state - e.g. organization has to comply with recently published industry regulatory requirements compliance that potentially has high implementation costs -






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






28. Has full responsibility over data.






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






30. Inject malformed input.






31. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






32. 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.






33. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.






34. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.






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






36. Responsible for securing the information.






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






38. 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.






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






40. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






42. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.






43. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.






44. Senior management commitment and support for information security can BEST be obtained through presentations that ____________________.






45. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.






46. 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.






47. 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 _____________.






48. 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.






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






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