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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The first step in a risk analysis process to determine the impact to the organization - which is the ultimate goal.






2. 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.






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






4. Risk should be reduced to a level that an organization _____________.






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. Company or person you believe will not send a virus-infect file knowingly






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






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






12. provides the most effective protection of data on mobile devices.






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. A key indicator of performance measurement.






18. 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.






19. Inject malformed input.






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






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






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






23. 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. .






24. Should be determined from the risk assessment results.






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






26. Allows you to use field security personnel as security missionaries or ambassadors to spread the security awareness message. It allows security administrators to be more responsive.






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






28. 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






29. The risk that controls may not prevent/detect an incident with a measure of control effectiveness.






30. 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






31. Focuses on identifying vulnerabilities.






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






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






34. n a _________________________ - the annual cost of safeguards is compared with the expected cost of loss. This can then be used to justify a specific control measure.






35. The MOST effective approach to address issues that arise between IT management - business units and security management when implementing a new security strategy is for the information security manager to ____________________ with any security recomm






36. 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.






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






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






39. Provides strong online authentication.






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






41. Provides an additional security mechanism over and above that provided by passwords alone. This is frequently used by mobile users needing to establish connectivity to a corporate network.






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






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






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






45. 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 _____________.






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Occurs when the electrical supply drops