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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. Carries out the technical administration.






2. 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






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






4. Allows you to use field security personnel as security missionaries or ambassadors to spread the security awareness message. It allows security administrators to be more responsive.






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






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






7. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






9. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.






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






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






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






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






14. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






15. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.






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






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






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






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






20. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail






21. There is a time lag between the time when a security vulnerability is first published - and the time when a patch is delivered. - The best protection is to _____________________ until a patch is installed.






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Provides strong online authentication.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






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






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






40. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.






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






42. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate






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






44. 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






45. 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.






46. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.






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






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






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






50. 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.