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






2. Logging as well as monitoring - measuring - auditing - detecting viruses and intrusion.






3. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. The most critical process for deciding which part of the information system/business process should be given prioritization in case of a security incident.It provides results - such as impact from a security incident and required response times.






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






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






12. Provides strong online authentication.






13. The _____________________ should be the person with the decision-making power in the department deriving the most benefit from the asset.






14. 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






15. 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.






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






17. Has full responsibility over data.






18. 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






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






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






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. Results in greater uniformity and better adherence to security policies. It is generally less expensive to administer due to the economies of scale. However - turnaround can be slower due to the lack of alignment with business units.






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






24. The information security manager needs to prioritize the controls based on ________________________.






25. 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






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






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






28. By definition are not previously known and therefore are undetectable.






29. The MOST important element of an information security strategy.






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






35. If the firewall allows source routing - any outsider can carry out _________________ by stealing the internal (private) IP addresses of the organization.






36. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






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






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. Inject malformed input.






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






48. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.






49. Because past performance is a strong predictor of future performance - _______________________ best prevents attacks from originating within an organization.






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