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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. 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






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






3. The risk that has been assumed by a third party and may not necessarily be equal to the minimal form of residual risk.






4. 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.






5. Responsible for securing the information.






6. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.






7. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






8. 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.






9. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.






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






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






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






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






14. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.






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






16. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






18. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






19. When developing an information security program _________________ would help identify the available resources - any gaps and the training requirements for developing resources.






20. 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.






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






22. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






23. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






24. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works






25. The most fundamental evaluation criteria for the appropriate selection of any security technology is ________________________.






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






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






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






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






30. In biometric systems where the possibility of false rejects is a problem - it may be necessary to reduce sensitivity and thereby increase the number of false accepts.






31. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions






32. 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.






33. __________________________ is of utmost importance. Understanding business objectives is critical in determining the security needs of the organization.






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






35. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.






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






37. Would protect against spoofing an internal address but would not provide strong authentication.






38. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.






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






40. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.






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






42. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






43. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.






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






45. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






47. Information security architecture should always be _______________________. Alignment with IT plans or industry and security best practices is secondary by comparison.






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. 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