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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.






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






3. The MOST effective way to ensure network users are aware of their responsibilities to comply with an organization's security requirements is - ______________ would appear every time the user logs on - and the user would be required to read and agree






4. Responsible for securing the information.






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






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






7. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.






8. While useful for identifying the difference between the current state and the desired future state - e.g. organization has to comply with recently published industry regulatory requirements compliance that potentially has high implementation costs -






9. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






10. Risk assessment is a very important process for the ___________________. Risk assessment provides information on the likelihood of occurrence of security incidence and assists in the selection of countermeasures - but not in the prioritization.






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






12. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






14. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit






15. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.






16. 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.






17. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.






18. Occurs when the incoming level






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






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






21. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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.






35. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.






36. Provides strong online authentication.






37. 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.






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. 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






44. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






45. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.






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






47. Has to be integrated into the requirements of every software application's design.






48. Inject malformed input.






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






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