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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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1. Has full responsibility over data.






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






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






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






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






6. Responsible for securing the information.






7. 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.






8. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.






9. Lists only the threats that the information asset is exposed to. It does not consider the value of the asset and impact of the threat on the value.






10. 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.






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






12. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain your personal and financial information






13. The MOST useful way to describe the objectives in the information security strategy is through ______________________.

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






15. Provides strong online authentication.






16. Computer that has duplicate components so it can continue to operate when one of its main components fail






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






18. Lists only the vulnerabilities inherent in the information asset that can attract threats. It does not consider the value of the asset and the impact of perceived threats on the value.






19. Should PRIMARILY be based on regulatory and legal requirements.






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. The PRIMARY goal in developing an information security strategy is to: _________________________.






30. Carries out the technical administration.






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






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






33. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






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






36. In order to highlight to management the importance of network security - the security manager should FIRST _______________.






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






38. A key indicator of performance measurement.






39. Occurs after the risk assessment process - it does not measure it.






40. Provides process needs but not impact.






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






42. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






43. When the ________________ is more than the cost of the risk - the risk should be accepted.






44. While useful for identifying the difference between the current state and the desired future state - e.g. organization has to comply with recently published industry regulatory requirements compliance that potentially has high implementation costs -






45. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






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






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






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






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







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