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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






2. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.






3. Carries out the technical administration.






4. Lists only the threats that the information asset is exposed to. It does not consider the value of the asset and impact of the threat on the value.






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






6. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.






7. 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 _____________.






8. The best indicator of the level of compliance with the service level agreement ( SLA ) data confidentiality clauses.






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






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






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






12. Has full responsibility over data.






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






14. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






26. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.






27. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






28. Requires a process to verify that the control process worked as intended. Examples such as dual-control or dual-entry bookkeeping provide verification and assurance that the process operated as intended.






29. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware - software - data - information - or processing capability






30. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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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37. 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.






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






39. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






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






42. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






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






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






45. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.






46. 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.






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






48. 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






49. 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.






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