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






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






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






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






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






6. A key indicator of performance measurement.






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. To identify known vulnerabilities based on common misconfigurations and missing updates.






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






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






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






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






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






21. Involves the correction of software weaknesses and would necessarily follow change management procedures.






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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. The MAIN reason why _______________ is important to a successful information security program is because classification determines the appropriate level of protection to the asset.






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. When reporting an incident to senior management - the initial information to be communicated should include an explanation of _____________________ A summary of security logs would be too technical to report to senior management. An analysis of the i






32. Will prevent unauthorized access to the laptop even when the laptop is lost or stolen.






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






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






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






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






37. Ultimately responsible for all that happens in the organization. The others are not individually liable for failures of security in the organization.






38. 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.






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






40. It is more efficient to establish a ___________________for locations that must meet specific requirements.






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The _____________________is a severe omission and will greatly increase information security risk. Presents the GREATEST information security risk for an organization with multiple - but small - domestic processing locations






50. Has full responsibility over data.