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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. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program






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






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






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






5. Oversees the overall classification management of the information.






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






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






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






9. _________________________ will allow the information security manager to prioritize the remedial measures and provide a means to convey a sense of urgency to management.






10. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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






12. Uses security metrics to measure the performance of the information security program.






13. When defining the information classification policy - the ___________________ need to be identified.






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






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






20. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






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






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






23. 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






24. Ensure that transmitted information can be attributed to the named sender.






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






26. When reporting an incident to senior management - the initial information to be communicated should include an explanation of _____________________ A summary of security logs would be too technical to report to senior management. An analysis of the i






27. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. Responsible for assigning user entitlements and approving access to the systems for which they are responsible.






42. 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 _____________.






43. 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






44. 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






45. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.