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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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






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






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






4. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form






5. 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






6. 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.






7. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






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






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






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

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






13. A key indicator of performance measurement.






14. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.






15. 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






16. 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.






17. The MOST effective approach to address issues that arise between IT management - business units and security management when implementing a new security strategy is for the information security manager to ____________________ with any security recomm






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






19. 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.






20. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






21. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






22. 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.






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






24. Change management controls the _____________________. This is often the point at which a weakness will be introduced.






25. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.






26. Provides process needs but not impact.






27. Responsible for securing the information.






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






29. 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.






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Provides an additional security mechanism over and above that provided by passwords alone. This is frequently used by mobile users needing to establish connectivity to a corporate network.






35. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions






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






37. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.






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






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






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






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






42. A trusted third party that attests to the identity of the signatory - and reliance will be a function of the level of trust afforded the CA.






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






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






45. Company or person you believe will not send a virus-infect file knowingly






46. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.






47. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program






48. 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






49. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.






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







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