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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. From a security standpoint - _______________________ is one of the most important topics that should be included in the contract with third-party service provider.


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






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






4. Warranted in circumstances where compliance may be difficult or impossible and the risk of noncompliance is outweighed by the benefits.






5. Legal document to be signed by all employees - suppliers etc before they 'touch' the organization - to protect the organization's intellectual property.






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






7. A risk assessment should be conducted _________________.






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






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






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






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






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






13. A key indicator of performance measurement.






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






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






16. Ensures that there are no scalability problems.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.






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






26. 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






27. 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.






28. Whenever personal data are transferred across national boundaries; ________________________ are required.






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






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






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






32. The _____________________is a severe omission and will greatly increase information security risk. Presents the GREATEST information security risk for an organization with multiple - but small - domestic processing locations






33. 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.






34. 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






35. Carries out the technical administration.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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. .






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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