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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. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






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






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






4. Someone who uses email as a vehicle for extortion; send company threatening emails indicating they will expose confidential information - exploit security launch - etc.






5. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.






6. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.






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






8. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






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






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. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.






13. Occurs when the incoming level






14. 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






15. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.






16. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.






17. Inject malformed input.






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






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






20. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.






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






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






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






24. Determined by the business risk - i.e. - the potential impact on the business of the loss - corruption or disclosure of information. It must be applied to information in all forms - both electronic and physical (paper) - and should be applied by the






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






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






27. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.






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






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






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






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






32. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






33. Also required to guarantee fulfillment of laws and regulations of the organization and - therefore - the information security manager will be obligated to comply with the law.






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






35. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






38. 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.






39. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.






40. Allows you to use field security personnel as security missionaries or ambassadors to spread the security awareness message. It allows security administrators to be more responsive.






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






49. 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. .






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