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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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1. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.






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






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






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






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






6. __________________________ is of utmost importance. Understanding business objectives is critical in determining the security needs of the organization.






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.






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






14. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.






15. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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






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






18. Lists only the threats that the information asset is exposed to. It does not consider the value of the asset and impact of the threat on the value.






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






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






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






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






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






24. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






25. 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.






26. 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. .






27. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






29. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form






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






34. When reporting an incident to senior management - the initial information to be communicated should include an explanation of _____________________ A summary of security logs would be too technical to report to senior management. An analysis of the i






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






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






49. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory






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