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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. 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






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






4. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons






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






6. 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.






7. Responsible for securing the information.






8. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program






9. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.






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






11. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






12. When considering the value of assets ______________________ would give the information security manager the MOST objective basis for measurement of value delivery in information security governance






13. btaining senior management support for establishing a warm site can BEST be accomplished by ____________________ - including a cost-benefit analysis - will be most persuasive to management. A risk assessment may be included in the business case - but






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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






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






21. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.






22. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






32. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






34. Has full responsibility over data.






35. 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.






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






37. 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.






38. May show the performance result of the security related activities; however - the result is interpreted in terms of money and extends to multiple facets of security initiatives.






39. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






40. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.






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






42. 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.






43. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'






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






45. 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.






46. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.






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






48. 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.






49. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.






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