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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






4. 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






5. 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.






6. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.






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






8. Involves the correction of software weaknesses and would necessarily follow change management procedures.






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






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






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






12. A key indicator of performance measurement.






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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






19. 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.






20. An information security manager has to impress upon the human resources department the need for _____________________.






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. Has full responsibility over data.






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






28. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






30. 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.






31. Can be used to detect an external attack but would not help in authenticating a user attempting to connect.






32. An effective tool but primarily focuses on malicious code from external sources - and only for those applications that are online.






33. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






34. Should be performed to identify the risk and determine needed controls.






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






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






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






38. 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. .






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






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






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






42. Responsible for securing the information.






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






44. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






45. 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.






46. The most important characteristic of good security policies is that they be ____________________.






47. Should be a standard requirement for the service provider.






48. A tool to be used in internal control assessment. KRI setup presents a threshold to alert management when controls are being compromised in business processes. This is a control tool rather than a maturity model support tool.






49. Provides strong online authentication.






50. Occurs when the electrical supply drops