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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Equal error rate (EER)
Tie security risks to key business objectives
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Creation of a business continuity plan
2. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Assess the risks to the business operation
Information contained on the equipment
Safeguards over keys
3. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.
People
Applying the proper classification to the data
Information security manager
The board of directors and senior management
4. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.
OBusiness case development
Virus detection
Undervoltage (brownout)
Attributes and characteristics of the 'desired state'
5. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.
Key risk indicator (KRI) setup
Safeguards over keys
Nondisclosure agreement (NDA)
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
6. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
The information security officer
Proficiency testing
7. All within the responsibility of the information security manager.
A network vulnerability assessment
Platform security - intrusion detection and antivirus controls
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Encryption key management
8. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.
Internal risk assessment
Script kiddie
Background checks of prospective employees
The awareness and agreement of the data subjects
9. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.
include security responsibilities in a job description
The information security officer
Security awareness training for all employees
Notifications and opt-out provisions
10. 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
Get senior management onboard
Fault-tolerant computer
Risk appetite
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
11. While useful for identifying the difference between the current state and the desired future state - e.g. organization has to comply with recently published industry regulatory requirements compliance that potentially has high implementation costs -
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Process of introducing changes to systems
Gap analysis
Identify the vulnerable systems and apply compensating controls
12. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail
Skills inventory
Annual loss expectancy (ALE)calculations
Encryption
Fault-tolerant computer
13. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.
Background check
Detection defenses
Encryption of the hard disks
What happened and how the breach was resolved
14. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program
Lack of change management
Trojan horse
Virus
MAL wear
15. The MOST effective way to ensure network users are aware of their responsibilities to comply with an organization's security requirements is - ______________ would appear every time the user logs on - and the user would be required to read and agree
Logon banners
Rule-based access control
Proficiency testing
Confidentiality
16. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.
Protective switch covers
Residual risk
MAL wear
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
17. Provides process needs but not impact.
Resource dependency assessment
Gap analysis
Alignment with business strategy
Deeper level of analysis
18. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.
The balanced scorecard
Single sign-on (SSO) product
Two-factor authentication
All personnel
19. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.
Use of security metrics
Annually or whenever there is a significant change
The database administrator
SWOT analysis
20. The risk that remains after putting into place an effective risk management program; therefore - acceptable risk is achieved when this amount is minimized.
Tailgating
Increase business value and confidence
Owner of the information asset
Residual risk
21. A notice that guarantees a user or a web site is legitimate
Digital certificate
Support the business objectives of the organization
Transmit e-mail messages
Biometric access control systems
22. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information
Phishing
Digital certificate
Risk appetite
Control effectiveness
23. It is easier to manage and control a _________________.
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Cracker
Data classification
Centralized structure
24. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.
Lack of change management
Protective switch covers
Acceptable use policies
Centralized structure
25. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.
Retention of business records
Service level agreements (SLAs)
Methodology used in the assessment
include security responsibilities in a job description
26. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Risk management and the requirements of the organization
Skills inventory
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
27. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.
Encryption of the hard disks
Internal risk assessment
Stress testing
Service level agreements (SLAs)
28. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.
What happened and how the breach was resolved
Spoofing attacks
Control risk
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
29. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.
Owner of the information asset
Examples of containment defenses
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Detection defenses
30. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit
Owner of the information asset
Malicious software and spyware
Transferred risk
Data mart
31. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions
Transferred risk
Personal firewall
Trusted source
Deeper level of analysis
32. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
Applying the proper classification to the data
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Transmit e-mail messages
33. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works
IP address packet filtering
A network vulnerability assessment
Virus
Performing a risk assessment
34. btaining senior management support for establishing a warm site can BEST be accomplished by ____________________ - including a cost-benefit analysis - will be most persuasive to management. A risk assessment may be included in the business case - but
Security code reviews for the entire software application
OBusiness case development
Gap analysis
Residual risk
35. 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 _____________.
Requirements of the data owners
Data warehouse
The authentication process is broken
Public key infrastructure (PKI)
36. 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.
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Return on security investment (ROSI)
Defining high-level business security requirements
Encryption of the hard disks
37. 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.
Threat assessment
SWOT analysis
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Notifications and opt-out provisions
38. Most effective for evaluating the degree to which information security objectives are being met.
Breakeven point of risk reduction and cost
Risk assessment - evaluation and impact analysis
Background check
The balanced scorecard
39. 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.
Encryption of the hard disks
Continuous analysis - monitoring and feedback
Two-factor authentication
Centralized structure
40. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.
The database administrator
Retention of business records
Security code reviews for the entire software application
Role-based access control
41. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.
Audit objectives
Calculating the value of the information or asset
Security baselines
Reduce risk to an acceptable level
42. Will associate data access with the role performed by an individual - thus restricting access to data required to perform the individual's tasks.
Internal risk assessment
Gap analysis
Role-based policy
Comparison of cost of achievement
43. 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
Compliance with the organization's information security requirements
Notifications and opt-out provisions
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
Acceptable use policies
44. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.
Logon banners
Digital certificate
Key controls
Developing an information security baseline
45. Are not infallible. When tuning the solution - one has to adjust the sensitivity level to give preference either to false reject rate (type I error rate) where the system will be more prone to err denying access to a valid user or erring and allowing
Multinational organization
Gain unauthorized access to applications
Knowledge management
Biometric access control systems
46. 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
Is willing to accept
People
Protective switch covers
Total cost of ownership (TCO)
47. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.
Safeguards over keys
BIA (Business Impact Assessment
Cyber extortionist
Intrusion detection system (IDS)
48. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.
Patch management
Deeper level of analysis
Examples of containment defenses
Protective switch covers
49. A key indicator of performance measurement.
Cost of control
Strategic alignment of security with business objectives
Script kiddie
Worm
50. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network
Cryptographic secure sockets layer (SSL) implementations and short key lengths
Worm
Role-based policy
SWOT analysis