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






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






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






4. Using public key infrastructure (PKI) is currently accepted as the most secure method to _____________.






5. Awareness training would most likely result in any attempted ____________ being challenged by the authorized employee






6. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. When mobile equipment is lost or stolen - the ______________________ matters most in determining the impact of the loss.






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






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






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






22. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






23. 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.






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






25. 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






26. Can be a standalone driver for an information security governance measure. No further analysis nor justification is required since the entity has no choice in the regulatory requirements.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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. .






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






35. _______________ of the organization have the responsibility of ensuring information systems security this can include indirect personnel such as physical security personnel.






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






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






38. The best indicator of the level of compliance with the service level agreement ( SLA ) data confidentiality clauses.






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






40. Awareness - training and physical security defenses.






41. Occurs when the incoming level






42. 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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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


48. Without _____________________ - there cannot be accountability.






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






50. The best measure and will involve reviewing the entire source code to detect all instances of back doors.