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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. 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 _____________.






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






4. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.






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






6. Cannot be minimized






7. Results in greater uniformity and better adherence to security policies. It is generally less expensive to administer due to the economies of scale. However - turnaround can be slower due to the lack of alignment with business units.






8. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Responsible for securing the information.






15. Occurs when the incoming level






16. 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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






24. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






25. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






26. 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.






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

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






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






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






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






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






33. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






34. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






36. Inject malformed input.






37. 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.






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






39. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






40. Provides strong online authentication.






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






42. 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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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






47. 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.






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






49. 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






50. While useful for identifying the difference between the current state and the desired future state - e.g. organization has to comply with recently published industry regulatory requirements compliance that potentially has high implementation costs -