Exam 1: Introduction to the Management of Information Security

Among the advantages to the $\text {\underline{PERT } }$ method is planning large projects is made easier by facilitating the identification of pre- and post- activities._________________________

Which of the following Principles of Information Security Management seeks to dictate certain behavior within the organization through a set of organizational guidance?

In the Program Evaluation and Review Technique,by identifying the sequence of events or activities that requires the longest duration to complete,and that therefore cannot be delayed without delaying the entire project,you have identified the ____.

The ____ community has the lead role in protecting the organization's information assets.

Only a deliberate attack,such as a virus,can result in the corruption of a file.

The confidentiality of information is breached when unauthorized individuals or systems are able to access the information.

During the transmission of information,algorithms,hash values,and error-correcting codes help ensure the ____ of the information.

It is possible to take a very complex operation and diagram it in PERT if you can answer three key questions about each activity.Which of the following is NOT one of them?

____ is one of the most frequently cited failures in project management.

Information security can be both a process and a project because it is in fact a continuous series of projects.

Popular management theory categorizes the principles of management into planning,organizing,leading and $\text {\underline{ controlling} }$ ._________________________

In the WBS approach,a project plan is first broken down into a small tasks or specific action steps.

The ____________________ community supports the business objectives of an organization by supplying and supporting information technology appropriate to the businesss' needs.

Information technology is the sole responsibility of a small,dedicated group of people in a company.

The three levels of planning are strategic planning,tactical planning,and ____________________ planning.

____ occurs when the project manager spends more time documenting project tasks,collecting performance measurements,recording project task information,and updating project completion forecasts than accomplishing meaningful project work.

A group of decision makers and/or working professionals is known as a(n)____.

Information security project managers often follow methodologies based on what methodology promoted by the Project Management Institute?

The set of organizational guidelines that dictate certain behavior within the organization is called planning.