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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Would reduce the possibility of an individual accidentally pressing the power button on a device - thereby turning off the device.






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






3. 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. .






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






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






8. Used to understand the flow of one process into another.






9. New security ulnerabilities should be managed through a ________________.






10. Most effective in providing reasonable assurance of physical access compliance to an unmanned server room controlled with biometric devices.






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. Culture has a significant impact on how information security will be implemented in a ______________________.






17. Someone who uses the internet or network to destroy or damage computers for political reasons






18. 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.






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






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






21. A function of the session keys distributed by the PKI.






22. Attackers who exploit weak application authentication controls can ___________________ and this has little to do with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.






23. 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






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. Someone who accesses a computer or network illegally






31. 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






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






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






34. Primarily reduce risk and are most effective for the protection of information assets.






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






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

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






38. 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






39. 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.






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






41. ecurity design flaws require a ____________________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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