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CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Utility program that detects and protects a personal computer from unauthorized intrusions






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






3. In assessing the degree to which an organization may be affected by new privacy legislation - information security management should first _____________________.






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






5. Program that copies itself repeatedly - using up resources and possibly shutting down the computer or network






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






7. 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






8. 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.






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






10. 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






11. On a company's e-commerce web site - a good legal statement regarding data privacy should include a statement regarding what the company will ___________________.






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. Occurs when the incoming level






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






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






19. Accesses a computer or network illegally






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






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






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






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






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






25. Normally addressed through antivirus and antispyware policies.






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Provides strong online authentication.






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. The best measure for preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information.






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