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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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






2. 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.






3. Has full responsibility over data.






4. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






5. To improve the security governance framework and achieve a higher level of maturity _____________________ is most important.






6. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.

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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.






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






28. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.






29. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge






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






31. 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.






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






33. From a security standpoint - _______________________ is one of the most important topics that should be included in the contract with third-party service provider.

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34. Cannot be minimized






35. 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.






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






37. Accesses a computer or network illegally






38. Carries out the technical administration.






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






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






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






42. 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 _____________.






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.







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