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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Provide metrics to which outsourcing firms can be held accountable.






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






3. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.






4. 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.






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






6. A method for analyzing and reducing a relational database to its most streamlined form






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






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






9. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






10. 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.






11. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






12. 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






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






14. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee






15. 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






16. The data owner is responsible for _______________________.






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






27. Carries out the technical administration.






28. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






29. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.






30. 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






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






32. Reducing risk to a level too small to measure is _______________.






33. 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.






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






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 _____________.






36. 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. .






37. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






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






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






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






42. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.






43. Responsible for securing the information.






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






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






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






47. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.






48. 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






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






50. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.