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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Phishing
Security baselines
Do with the information it collects
2. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.
People
Detection defenses
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Protective switch covers
3. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.
Cross-site scripting attacks
A network vulnerability assessment
Classification of assets needs
Notifications and opt-out provisions
4. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.
Applying the proper classification to the data
Prioritization
Protective switch covers
Cross-site scripting attacks
5. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.
Virus detection
Performing a risk assessment
Digital signatures
Data isolation
6. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Cyber terrorist
Developing an information security baseline
7. Responsible for securing the information.
Vulnerability assessment
Methodology used in the assessment
The data custodian
Tailgating
8. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.
Proficiency testing
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
Data classification
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
9. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.
Acceptable use policies
Data isolation
Internal risk assessment
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
10. Identification and _______________ of business risk enables project managers to address areas with most significance.
Role-based access control
Prioritization
Conduct a risk assessment
Tailgating
11. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.
Virus detection
Cracker
Hacker
Rule-based access control
12. To improve the security governance framework and achieve a higher level of maturity _____________________ is most important.
Equal error rate (EER)
The authentication process is broken
Threat assessment
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
13. Occurs when the electrical supply drops
Support the business objectives of the organization
Undervoltage (brownout)
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
All personnel
14. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
OBusiness case development
15. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.
MAL wear
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Information security manager
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
16. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.
Assess the risks to the business operation
Comparison of cost of achievement
Patch management
Encryption of the hard disks
17. Should PRIMARILY be based on regulatory and legal requirements.
Asset classification
Transferred risk
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Retention of business records
18. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
Deeper level of analysis
Defining high-level business security requirements
Hacker
Classification of assets needs
19. 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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20. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.
Encryption
Digital signatures
Cyber terrorist
Owner of the information asset
21. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.
Defining high-level business security requirements
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
MAL wear
The database administrator
22. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Safeguards over keys
Is willing to accept
Examples of containment defenses
23. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.
Virus
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Overall organizational structure
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
24. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.
The data owner
Spoofing attacks
Examples of containment defenses
Regulatory compliance
25. 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
Malicious software and spyware
0-day vulnerabilities
Logon banners
26. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.
Data classification
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Transmit e-mail messages
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
27. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.
Background check
Asset classification
OBusiness case development
Role-based access control
28. The weakest link in security implementation - and awareness would reduce this risk. Through security awareness and training programs - individual employees can be informed and sensitized on various security policies and other security topics - thus e
Cracker
Support the business objectives of the organization
The board of directors and senior management
People
29. 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.
Hacker
Deeper level of analysis
Centralization of information security management
Do with the information it collects
30. A key indicator of performance measurement.
Biometric access control systems
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Acceptable use policies
SWOT analysis
31. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.
Aligned with organizational goals
Equal error rate (EER)
Lack of change management
Protective switch covers
32. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.
The database administrator
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Assess the risks to the business operation
Defined objectives
33. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.
Exceptions to policy
Multinational organization
A network vulnerability assessment
SWOT analysis
34. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form
Certificate authority (CA)
Normalization
Malicious software and spyware
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
35. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.
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36. 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.
All personnel
Decentralization
Threat assessment
Tie security risks to key business objectives
37. 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
Hacker
Logon banners
Patch management
Multinational organization
38. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
Detection defenses
MAL wear
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
39. 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.
Aligned with organizational goals
Applying the proper classification to the data
Risk appetite
Owner of the information asset
40. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.
Alignment with business strategy
Background checks of prospective employees
Transferred risk
Methodology used in the assessment
41. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.
Assess the risks to the business operation
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Data mart
42. 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.
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
OBusiness case development
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Residual risk
43. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
Digital signatures
Penetration testing
Examples of containment defenses
44. 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
OBusiness case development
Data owners
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
45. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.
Encryption of the hard disks
Consensus on risks and controls
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Regular review of access control lists
46. 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
Undervoltage (brownout)
Data classification
Acceptable use policies
Control risk
47. When reporting an incident to senior management - the initial information to be communicated should include an explanation of _____________________ A summary of security logs would be too technical to report to senior management. An analysis of the i
Regular review of access control lists
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
IP address packet filtering
48. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.
Requirements of the data owners
Detection defenses
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Get senior management onboard
49. 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
Process of introducing changes to systems
The information security officer
Biometric access control systems
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
50. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.
Cross-site scripting attacks
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Inherent risk