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






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.






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






8. When reporting an incident to senior management - the initial information to be communicated should include an explanation of _____________________ A summary of security logs would be too technical to report to senior management. An analysis of the i






9. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.






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






11. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.






12. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






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






15. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.






16. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






17. 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 _____________.






18. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.






19. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations






20. 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.






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






22. The MOST effective approach to address issues that arise between IT management - business units and security management when implementing a new security strategy is for the information security manager to ____________________ with any security recomm






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






24. 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.






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






26. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






27. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






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






30. Responsible for securing the information.






31. 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.






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






33. Cannot be minimized






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






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






36. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






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






38. Also required to guarantee fulfillment of laws and regulations of the organization and - therefore - the information security manager will be obligated to comply with the law.






39. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.






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






41. A process that helps organizations manipulate important knowledge that is part of the orgs. memory






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






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






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






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






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






47. Determined by the business risk - i.e. - the potential impact on the business of the loss - corruption or disclosure of information. It must be applied to information in all forms - both electronic and physical (paper) - and should be applied by the






48. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






49. 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.






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