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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. 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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2. 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.






3. __________________________ is of utmost importance. Understanding business objectives is critical in determining the security needs of the organization.






4. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.






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






6. 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.






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






8. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






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






11. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.






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






13. 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 -






14. Responsible for securing the information.






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.






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






22. Inject malformed input.






23. 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. .






24. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge






25. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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

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33. Occurs when the incoming level






34. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.






35. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






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






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






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






40. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.






41. Can be a standalone driver for an information security governance measure. No further analysis nor justification is required since the entity has no choice in the regulatory requirements.






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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.






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






48. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






49. Has full responsibility over data.






50. Provides strong online authentication.