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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. 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.






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






3. 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






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






5. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






6. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.






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






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

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9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.






15. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.






16. A key indicator of performance measurement.






17. Has full responsibility over data.






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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






26. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.






27. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form






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






29. 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.






30. Should PRIMARILY be based on regulatory and legal requirements.






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






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






33. 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






34. Provides strong online authentication.






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






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






37. The most critical process for deciding which part of the information system/business process should be given prioritization in case of a security incident.It provides results - such as impact from a security incident and required response times.






38. 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






39. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






48. 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.






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






50. 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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