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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. Useful but only with regard to specific technical skills.






2. Requires a process to verify that the control process worked as intended. Examples such as dual-control or dual-entry bookkeeping provide verification and assurance that the process operated as intended.






3. A tool to be used in internal control assessment. KRI setup presents a threshold to alert management when controls are being compromised in business processes. This is a control tool rather than a maturity model support tool.






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






5. Most effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network.






6. 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






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






8. Potentially damaging computer program that affects - or infects a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works






9. It is important to achieve ____________________ - and obtain inputs from various organizational entities since security needs to be aligned to the needs of the organization.






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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. .






15. Provides strong online authentication.






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






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






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






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






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






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


22. 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.






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






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






25. In biometric systems where the possibility of false rejects is a problem - it may be necessary to reduce sensitivity and thereby increase the number of false accepts.






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






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






28. Programs that act without a user's knowledge and deliberately alter a computer's operations






29. Senior management commitment and support for information security can BEST be obtained through presentations that ____________________.






30. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.






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






32. Helps to define the minimum acceptable security that will be implemented to protect the information resources in accordance with the respective criticality levels.






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






34. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






35. 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.






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






37. S small warehouse - designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit






38. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






41. 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 _____________.






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






46. The BEST justification to convince management to invest in an information security program is that doing so would _________________.






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






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






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






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