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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






2. 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.






3. 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 _____________.






4. Inject malformed input.






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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






11. A key indicator of performance measurement.






12. 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






13. 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.






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






15. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.






16. Any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer hardware - software - data - information - or processing capability






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






18. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






27. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






35. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.






36. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.






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






38. 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






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






42. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






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






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






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






47. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.






48. 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.






49. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






50. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.