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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.






2. 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.






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






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






5. To improve the security governance framework and achieve a higher level of maturity _____________________ is most important.






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






7. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.






8. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.






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






10. Occurs when the incoming level






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






12. 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.






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






14. Risk assessment is a very important process for the ___________________. Risk assessment provides information on the likelihood of occurrence of security incidence and assists in the selection of countermeasures - but not in the prioritization.






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






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






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






18. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






19. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






32. The most relevant piece of information to include in a cost-benefit analysis of a two-factor authentication system - it would establish a cost baseline and it must be considered for the full life cycle of the control. .






33. 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 -






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






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






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






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






38. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons






39. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.






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






41. 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 _____________.






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






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






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






45. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee






46. Determined by the business risk - i.e. - the potential impact on the business of the loss - corruption or disclosure of information. It must be applied to information in all forms - both electronic and physical (paper) - and should be applied by the






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






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






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






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