Test your basic knowledge |

CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. 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.






3. 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. .






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






5. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee






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






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






8. From a security standpoint - _______________________ is one of the most important topics that should be included in the contract with third-party service provider.


9. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.






10. Provides strong online authentication.






11. Needs to define the access rules - which is troublesome and error prone in large organizations.






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






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






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






15. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.






16. Addresses strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats. Although useful - a SWOT analysis is not as effective a tool.






17. Senior management commitment and support for information security can BEST be obtained through presentations that ____________________.






18. 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.






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






20. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.






21. Only valid if assets have first been identified and appropriately valued.






22. 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.






23. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.


24. The MOST important component of a privacy policy is: A Privacy policies must contain _______________; they are a high-level management statement of direction. They do not necessarily address warranties - liabilities or geographic coverage - which are






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






26. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail






27. 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






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






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






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






31. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate






32. 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 _____________.






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






34. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






35. Lists only the threats that the information asset is exposed to. It does not consider the value of the asset and impact of the threat on the value.






36. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






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






39. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.






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






41. 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.






42. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






48. Carries out the technical administration.






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






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