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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. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.






2. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.






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






4. Provides strong online authentication.






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






6. Responsible for securing the information.






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






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






9. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






11. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






14. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.






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






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






17. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.






18. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






19. 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.






20. Lists only the vulnerabilities inherent in the information asset that can attract threats. It does not consider the value of the asset and the impact of perceived threats on the value.






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






22. When considering the value of assets ______________________ would give the information security manager the MOST objective basis for measurement of value delivery in information security governance






23. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.






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






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






26. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






28. n a _________________________ - the annual cost of safeguards is compared with the expected cost of loss. This can then be used to justify a specific control measure.






29. 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.






30. 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






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






32. There is a time lag between the time when a security vulnerability is first published - and the time when a patch is delivered. - The best protection is to _____________________ until a patch is installed.






33. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit






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






35. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.






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






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






38. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.






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






40. 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 _____________.






41. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






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






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






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