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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.
Data owners
Methodology used in the assessment
Security awareness training for all employees
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
2. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
The information security officer
Protective switch covers
Encryption key management
3. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.
Trusted source
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Methodology used in the assessment
4. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
Owner of the information asset
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Patch management process
5. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.
Detection defenses
Information security manager
Information contained on the equipment
Owner of the information asset
6. Residual risk is unmanaged - i.e. - inherent risk which remains uncontrolled. This is key to the organization's _____________ and is the amount of residual risk that a business is living with that affects its viability.
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Risk appetite
Classification of assets needs
Calculating the value of the information or asset
7. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.
Two-factor authentication
OBusiness case development
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
Calculating the value of the information or asset
8. Needs to define the access rules - which is troublesome and error prone in large organizations.
Information security manager
Defining high-level business security requirements
Logon banners
Rule-based access control
9. A key indicator of performance measurement.
A network vulnerability assessment
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Data classification
Cross-site scripting attacks
10. Accesses a computer or network illegally
Data owners
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Cracker
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
11. To determine sensitivity of assets in terms of risk to the business operation so that proportional countermeasures can be effectively implemented.
Logon banners
Security awareness training for all employees
Transmit e-mail messages
Classification of assets needs
12. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.
Alignment with business strategy
Data isolation
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Retention of business records
13. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.
Comparison of cost of achievement
Key controls
Transferred risk
Performing a risk assessment
14. 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
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
The board of directors and senior management
Biometric access control systems
Process of introducing changes to systems
15. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.
Biometric access control systems
Role-based policy
Cyber extortionist
Role-based access control
16. 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.
Asset classification
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
Two-factor authentication
Control effectiveness
17. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Patch management process
Biometric access control systems
Security code reviews for the entire software application
18. Adherence to local regulations must always be the priority. _______________________ is the most effective compromise in this situation.
Malicious software and spyware
Vulnerability assessment
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Digital certificate
19. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Acceptable use policies
Cost of control
Biometric access control systems
20. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.
Cost of control
Proficiency testing
Developing an information security baseline
Information contained on the equipment
21. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.
Cross-site scripting attacks
Comparison of cost of achievement
Defined objectives
Security awareness training for all employees
22. 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
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
OBusiness case development
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Certificate authority (CA)
23. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.
Digital signatures
Malicious software and spyware
Background check
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
24. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.
Penetration testing
Deeper level of analysis
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
Internal risk assessment
25. 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 _____________.
SWOT analysis
The database administrator
The authentication process is broken
Personal firewall
26. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.
Audit objectives
Use of security metrics
Malicious software and spyware
Regular review of access control lists
27. Responsible for securing the information.
The data custodian
Encryption of the hard disks
Equal error rate (EER)
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
28. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.
Assess the risks to the business operation
Comparison of cost of achievement
Knowledge management
Consensus on risks and controls
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.
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Residual risk
Creation of a business continuity plan
Biometric access control systems
30. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.
Patch management process
Two-factor authentication
Penetration testing
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
31. Provides an additional security mechanism over and above that provided by passwords alone. This is frequently used by mobile users needing to establish connectivity to a corporate network.
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Two-factor authentication
Decentralization
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
32. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.
Trusted source
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Cost of control
Background check
33. Occurs when the incoming level
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
Prioritization
MAL wear
Cyber terrorist
34. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.
Residual risk
Alignment with business strategy
Comparison of cost of achievement
Classification of assets needs
35. 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
Comparison of cost of achievement
Waterfall chart
Information security manager
Patch management
36. 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.
Resource dependency assessment
Owner of the information asset
Encryption of the hard disks
Control effectiveness
37. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware - software - data - information - or processing capability
Security risk
Defining high-level business security requirements
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
38. 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. .
The board of directors and senior management
Encryption key management
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Control effectiveness
39. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program
Encryption of the hard disks
Is willing to accept
Trojan horse
Data owners
40. The BEST justification to convince management to invest in an information security program is that doing so would _________________.
Increase business value and confidence
Get senior management onboard
Background check
Properly aligned with business goals and objectives
41. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
Cyber terrorist
Role-based access control
Waterfall chart
42. Cannot be minimized
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Inherent risk
Deeper level of analysis
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
43. 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
Logon banners
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Methodology used in the assessment
Regulatory compliance
44. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.
IP address packet filtering
Data classification
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Vulnerability assessment
45. Identification and _______________ of business risk enables project managers to address areas with most significance.
Prioritization
Detection defenses
Encryption
Conduct a risk assessment
46. 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.
Internal risk assessment
Defined objectives
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Security baselines
47. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Aligned with organizational goals
Protective switch covers
48. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org
Single sign-on (SSO) product
Increase business value and confidence
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Data warehouse
49. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
Data isolation
Phishing
Penetration testing
50. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.
Acceptable use policies
Data owners
Script kiddie
Safeguards over keys