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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.






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






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






4. 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.






5. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






7. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.






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






9. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






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






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






14. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






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






23. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






24. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org






25. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






27. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.






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






29. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






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






32. The PRIMARY goal in developing an information security strategy is to: _________________________.






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






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






35. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






36. 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.






37. Occurs when the incoming level






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






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. 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.






50. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.