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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.
Methodology used in the assessment
Transmit e-mail messages
Two-factor authentication
Safeguards over keys
2. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.
Lack of change management
Its ability to reduce or eliminate business risks
Digital signatures
Calculating the value of the information or asset
3. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.
Phishing
Transmit e-mail messages
Certificate authority (CA)
Waterfall chart
4. Provides strong online authentication.
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
IP address packet filtering
Acceptable use policies
Two-factor authentication
5. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.
Logon banners
Owner of the information asset
Asset classification
The information security officer
6. Responsible for securing the information.
The data custodian
Continuous monitoring control initiatives
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Waterfall chart
7. When mobile equipment is lost or stolen - the ______________________ matters most in determining the impact of the loss.
Transmit e-mail messages
Consensus on risks and controls
Information contained on the equipment
All personnel
8. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Cost of control
Tie security risks to key business objectives
9. A key indicator of performance measurement.
Safeguards over keys
Encryption of the hard disks
Data mart
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
10. Involves the correction of software weaknesses and would necessarily follow change management procedures.
Patch management
Vulnerability assessment
Process of introducing changes to systems
Internal risk assessment
11. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
Negotiating a local version of the organization standards
Key controls
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
12. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.
SWOT analysis
Performing a risk assessment
Rule-based access control
Is willing to accept
13. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.
Single sign-on (SSO) product
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Virus detection
Threat assessment
14. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.
Is willing to accept
Virus
Background check
Undervoltage (brownout)
15. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.
The database administrator
Aligned with organizational goals
Undervoltage (brownout)
Fault-tolerant computer
16. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.
Script kiddie
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Cost of control
The data owner
17. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.
Access control matrix
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
Role-based access control
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
18. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Audit objectives
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
19. Can be a standalone driver for an information security governance measure. No further analysis nor justification is required since the entity has no choice in the regulatory requirements.
Regulatory compliance
Normalization
Data owners
Data classification
20. Lists only the vulnerabilities inherent in the information asset that can attract threats. It does not consider the value of the asset and the impact of perceived threats on the value.
Data classification
Centralization of information security management
Creation of a business continuity plan
Vulnerability assessment
21. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.
Cracker
Residual risk would be reduced by a greater amount
Defined objectives
Assess the risks to the business operation
22. 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
Trusted source
Gap analysis
Comparison of cost of achievement
OBusiness case development
23. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.
Regular review of access control lists
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Data owners
Personal firewall
24. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
Defining high-level business security requirements
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Process of introducing changes to systems
25. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.
Safeguards over keys
Deeper level of analysis
A network vulnerability assessment
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
26. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.
Control effectiveness
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Penetration testing
Data warehouse
27. The MOST important element of the request for proposal (RFP) ro assess the maturity level of the organization's information security management is _______________________.
Residual risk
Methodology used in the assessment
Support the business objectives of the organization
Patch management
28. 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.
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Risk appetite
Encryption of the hard disks
29. 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.
Support the business objectives of the organization
Role-based access control
Information contained on the equipment
Multinational organization
30. 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
Audit objectives
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
People
IP address packet filtering
31. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge
Tailgating
Script kiddie
Malicious software and spyware
Vulnerability assessment
32. 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.
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
Safeguards over keys
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Power surge/over voltage (spike)
33. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit
Control risk
Trojan horse
Data mart
Information security manager
34. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.
Prioritization
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
Baseline standard and then develop additional standards
Logon banners
35. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Penetration testing
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Fault-tolerant computer
36. Provide minimum recommended settings and do not prevent introduction of control weaknesses.'
Security baselines
Conduct a risk assessment
Logon banners
Examples of containment defenses
37. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Assess the risks to the business operation
The balanced scorecard
Asset classification
38. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Examples of containment defenses
A network vulnerability assessment
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
39. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.
Cyber extortionist
Identify the relevant systems and processes
Support the business objectives of the organization
Biometric access control systems
40. 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 _____________.
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Security awareness training for all employees
The authentication process is broken
The board of directors and senior management
41. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.
Stress testing
Encryption
Transmit e-mail messages
Applying the proper classification to the data
42. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.
Residual risk
Exceptions to policy
Defined objectives
Security awareness training for all employees
43. 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.
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Waterfall chart
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
SWOT analysis
44. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.
Lack of change management
Internal risk assessment
Impractical and is often cost-prohibitive
Background checks of prospective employees
45. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.
Requirements of the data owners
The balanced scorecard
Equal error rate (EER)
Do with the information it collects
46. Provides process needs but not impact.
Resource dependency assessment
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Knowledge management
Countermeasure cost-benefit analysis
47. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network
Worm
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Waterfall chart
48. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.
OBusiness case development
Support the business objectives of the organization
Acceptable use policies
Consensus on risks and controls
49. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
Alignment with business strategy
Defined objectives
Role-based access control
50. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.
Stress testing
Use of security metrics
Cyber extortionist
Return on security investment (ROSI)