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






2. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.






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

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4. A trusted third party that attests to the identity of the signatory - and reliance will be a function of the level of trust afforded the CA.






5. Inject malformed input.






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






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






8. Carries out the technical administration.






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






10. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






11. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.






12. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






13. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.






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






15. 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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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.






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






21. A Successful risk management should lead to a ________________.






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






28. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program






29. The job of the information security officer on a management team is to ___________________.






30. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






32. 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






33. A repository of historical data organized by subject to support decision makers in the org






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






35. 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






36. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.






37. Change management controls the _____________________. This is often the point at which a weakness will be introduced.






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






39. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.






40. 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. .






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






42. 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.






43. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.






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






45. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






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






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






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