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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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






2. Residual risk is unmanaged - i.e. - inherent risk which remains uncontrolled. This is key to the organization's _____________ and is the amount of residual risk that a business is living with that affects its viability.






3. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






11. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.






12. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org






13. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.






14. The best indicator of the level of compliance with the service level agreement ( SLA ) data confidentiality clauses.






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






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






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






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






19. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






20. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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






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






23. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.






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






25. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.






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






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






28. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.






29. Involves the correction of software weaknesses and would necessarily follow change management procedures.






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






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






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






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






34. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






35. 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.






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






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






38. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






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






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






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






42. Provides strong online authentication.






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






44. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






45. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.






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






48. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






50. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.

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