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






2. Occurs when the incoming level






3. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.






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






5. Responsible for securing the information.






6. The PRIMARY goal in developing an information security strategy is to: _________________________.






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






8. The MOST important component of a privacy policy is: A Privacy policies must contain _______________; they are a high-level management statement of direction. They do not necessarily address warranties - liabilities or geographic coverage - which are






9. Has full responsibility over data.






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






11. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






13. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.






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






15. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






16. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.






17. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. The most critical process for deciding which part of the information system/business process should be given prioritization in case of a security incident.It provides results - such as impact from a security incident and required response times.






24. Provides strong online authentication.






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






26. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






27. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.






28. 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.






29. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.






30. 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






31. 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 _____________.






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






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






34. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.






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






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






37. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.






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






39. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






41. May show the performance result of the security related activities; however - the result is interpreted in terms of money and extends to multiple facets of security initiatives.






42. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.






43. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons






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






45. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.






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






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






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






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






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