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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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1. 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 _____________.






2. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee






3. 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.






4. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.






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






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






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






8. In biometric systems where the possibility of false rejects is a problem - it may be necessary to reduce sensitivity and thereby increase the number of false accepts.






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






10. 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.






11. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.






12. Occurs when the incoming level






13. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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.






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






24. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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

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






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






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






29. Inject malformed input.






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






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






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






33. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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. .






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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