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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. Responsible for securing the information.






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






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






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






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






6. Program that hides within or looks like a legit program






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






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






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






10. Provides strong online authentication.






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. Applications cannot access data associated with other apps






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






15. Occurs when the electrical supply drops






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






17. The primary role of the information security manager in the process of information classification within the organization.






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






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






20. 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






21. Carries out the technical administration.






22. Same intent as a cracker but does not have the technical skills and knowledge






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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.






34. Occurs when the incoming level






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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