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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Control effectiveness
Role-based policy
2. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons
Regulatory compliance
Control risk
Cyber terrorist
The data custodian
3. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions
Personal firewall
The data custodian
Detection defenses
Applying the proper classification to the data
4. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Role-based policy
Centralized structure
IP address packet filtering
5. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.
Monitoring processes
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Undervoltage (brownout)
Background check
6. 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.
0-day vulnerabilities
Equal error rate (EER)
Do with the information it collects
Monitoring processes
7. __________________________ is of utmost importance. Understanding business objectives is critical in determining the security needs of the organization.
Requirements of the data owners
Alignment with business strategy
Certificate authority (CA)
The data custodian
8. From a security standpoint - _______________________ is one of the most important topics that should be included in the contract with third-party service provider.
9. 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.
Vulnerability assessment
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Proficiency testing
Cross-site scripting attacks
10. The BEST way to justify the implementation of a _____________________ is to use a business case. Return on investment (ROI) would only provide the costs needed to preclude specific risks - and would not provide other indirect benefits such as process
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Single sign-on (SSO) product
Monitoring processes
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
11. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.
Regular review of access control lists
Penetration testing
Detection defenses
Do with the information it collects
12. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Knowledge management
Skills inventory
13. Has to be integrated into the requirements of every software application's design.
Multinational organization
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
Encryption key management
Gap analysis
14. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Virus
Data mart
Single sign-on (SSO) product
15. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.
Personal firewall
All personnel
What happened and how the breach was resolved
The authentication process is broken
16. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Increase business value and confidence
IP address packet filtering
17. 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
Rule-based access control
Assess the risks to the business operation
Deeper level of analysis
Comparison of cost of achievement
18. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
Defining high-level business security requirements
Comparison of cost of achievement
Patch management
Vulnerability assessment
19. 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.
Data classification
Threat assessment
Spoofing attacks
Increase business value and confidence
20. Are not infallible. When tuning the solution - one has to adjust the sensitivity level to give preference either to false reject rate (type I error rate) where the system will be more prone to err denying access to a valid user or erring and allowing
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Information contained on the equipment
Biometric access control systems
Control risk
21. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Comparison of cost of achievement
Virus detection
Use of security metrics
22. Provides strong online authentication.
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Do with the information it collects
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Asset classification
23. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.
Multinational organization
Process of introducing changes to systems
Access control matrix
Centralization of information security management
24. 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
Personal firewall
People
Control effectiveness
Audit objectives
25. The best strategy for risk management is to ___________________- as this will take into account the organization's appetite for risk and the fact that it would not be practical to eliminate all risk.
Information contained on the equipment
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Defining high-level business security requirements
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
26. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.
Penetration testing
Patch management
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Encryption key management
27. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.
Process of introducing changes to systems
Information security manager
IP address packet filtering
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
28. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.
Data classification
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Regulatory compliance
Developing an information security baseline
29. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Security awareness training for all employees
Tailgating
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
30. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.
Do with the information it collects
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Digital signatures
Get senior management onboard
31. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.
Increase business value and confidence
Control effectiveness
Data owners
Transferred risk
32. 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.
Transmit e-mail messages
Knowledge management
Data owners
Role-based access control
33. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps
Regulatory compliance
Monitoring processes
Data isolation
Transmit e-mail messages
34. The MOST important component of a privacy policy is: A Privacy policies must contain _______________; they are a high-level management statement of direction. They do not necessarily address warranties - liabilities or geographic coverage - which are
Is willing to accept
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Encryption key management
The data owner
35. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.
People
The balanced scorecard
Data owners
Tailgating
36. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works
Lack of change management
Regulatory compliance
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Virus
37. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee
Encryption
Threat assessment
Applying the proper classification to the data
Tailgating
38. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.
Alignment with business strategy
Detection defenses
Role-based policy
Digital signatures
39. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.
Cracker
The information security officer
Protective switch covers
Decentralization
40. 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
Classification of assets needs
Detection defenses
Get senior management onboard
Stress testing
41. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.
Waterfall chart
Cross-site scripting attacks
Spoofing attacks
Acceptable use policies
42. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Malicious software and spyware
Encryption of the hard disks
43. The PRIMARY goal in developing an information security strategy is to: _________________________.
Decentralization
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Support the business objectives of the organization
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
44. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.
Two-factor authentication
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
A network vulnerability assessment
Threat assessment
45. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.
include security responsibilities in a job description
Defining high-level business security requirements
Encryption of the hard disks
Regulatory compliance
46. To improve the security governance framework and achieve a higher level of maturity _____________________ is most important.
Digital signatures
Conduct a risk assessment
Skills inventory
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
47. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.
Data classification
MAL wear
Data isolation
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
48. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.
Defining and ratifying the classification structure of information assets
Confidentiality
Trusted source
Support the business objectives of the organization
49. 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 _____________.
The authentication process is broken
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Background checks of prospective employees
Two-factor authentication
50. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.
The balanced scorecard
Virus
Vulnerability assessment
Overall organizational structure