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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. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






3. Has full responsibility over data.






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






5. 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.






6. 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






7. Requires a process to verify that the control process worked as intended. Examples such as dual-control or dual-entry bookkeeping provide verification and assurance that the process operated as intended.






8. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. The _____________________is a severe omission and will greatly increase information security risk. Presents the GREATEST information security risk for an organization with multiple - but small - domestic processing locations






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






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






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






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






22. Carries out the technical administration.






23. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.






24. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






25. 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.






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






27. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.






28. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






29. 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






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






31. 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.






32. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






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






35. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






36. 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 _____________.






37. 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






38. A key indicator of performance measurement.






39. Provides process needs but not impact.






40. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.






41. Inject malformed input.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






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