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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. 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.






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






3. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.






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






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






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






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






8. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.






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






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






11. Responsible for securing the information.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. Has full responsibility over data.






24. Provides strong online authentication.






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






26. 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






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






28. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.






29. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.






30. Occurs when the incoming level






31. 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.






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






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






34. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






36. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information






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






38. May show the performance result of the security related activities; however - the result is interpreted in terms of money and extends to multiple facets of security initiatives.






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. The MOST important component of a privacy policy is: A Privacy policies must contain _______________; they are a high-level management statement of direction. They do not necessarily address warranties - liabilities or geographic coverage - which are






48. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






49. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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