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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. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






4. The best strategy for risk management is to ___________________- as this will take into account the organization's appetite for risk and the fact that it would not be practical to eliminate all risk.






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. The starting point for driving management's attention to information security. All other choices will follow the risk assessment.






10. Risk assessment is a very important process for the ___________________. Risk assessment provides information on the likelihood of occurrence of security incidence and assists in the selection of countermeasures - but not in the prioritization.






11. Carries out the technical administration.






12. An organization without any formal information security program should start with _______________________ because the implementation should be based on those security requirements.






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






14. 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






15. Information security governance models are highly dependent on the _____________________.






16. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






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






18. 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. .






19. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.






20. The security manager would be most concerned with whether _____________________ than the cost of adding additional controls.






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. 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 _____________.






29. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






30. Identification and _______________ of business risk enables project managers to address areas with most significance.






31. Attackers who exploit flawed ___________________________________ can sniff network traffic and crack keys to gain unauthorized access to information.






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






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






37. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






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.






40. Determined by the business risk - i.e. - the potential impact on the business of the loss - corruption or disclosure of information. It must be applied to information in all forms - both electronic and physical (paper) - and should be applied by the






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






42. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.






43. BEST option to improve accountability for a system administrator is to _____________________.






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






45. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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