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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. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.






2. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations






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






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






18. 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






19. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






20. Carries out the technical administration.






21. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit






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






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






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






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






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






27. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






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






29. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






30. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






32. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.






33. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






36. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






37. Inject malformed input.






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






39. Occurs when the incoming level






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






41. Are expensive - so they have to be used in areas where the risk is at its greatest level. These areas are the ones with high impact and high frequency of occurrence.






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. Effective and efficient in large user communities because it controls system access by the roles defined for groups of users. Users are assigned to the various roles and the system controls the access based on those roles.






47. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.






48. 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 _____________.






49. 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.






50. Has full responsibility over data.