Based on Volume 1, 2011
CPE Quiz #
136
Based on ISACA Journal Volume 1, 2011
A passing score of 75 percent qualifies for one (1) hour of CISA/CISM/CGEIT/CRISC Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credit
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Chaudhuri, von Solms and Chaudhuri Article1. Virtualization is a software technology that divides a physical resource into virtual resources called virtual machines (VMs).
2. Network virtualization hides the physical nature of server resources, including the number and identity of individual servers, processors and operating systems (OSs).
3. According to Gartner, 50 percent of virtualized servers will be less secure than the physical servers they replaced through 2012.
4. The most important software in a virtual IT system is the hypervisor. Any security vulnerability in the hypervisor software will put VMs at risk of failure.
5. A Gartner study indicates that by 2012, almost 50 percent of servers will be virtualized throughout the world.
Kandra, Sewell and Nyamari Article6. It is as important to develop and tune soft skills as it is to demonstrate the right knowledge through certifications and have experience with relevant standards, legislation and compliance requirements.
7. The auditor’s focus is to be critical of the individual rather than the organizational policies, procedures and process.
8. A KPMG report examining financial services firms in the UK and India highlights the “soft skills gap” by noting that 58 percent of organizations in the UK and more than 62 percent of organizations in India struggle to recruit the right talent.
9. ISACA’s Young Professional Subcommittee (YPS) was formed in 2009 to facilitate the development of a community that meets the needs of young professionals.
Sood and Enbody Article10. Cross-site Scripting (XSS) worms are self-replicating in nature and spread rapidly on social networking sites because of the interconnection among various profiles.
11. The first step of the model to explain the working of worms occurs when the malware waits for the user to visit and log in to a specific social networking web site.
12. The major factor that contributes to the spreading of malware is user ignorance regarding the technology used on social networking web sites.
13. Users should run unpatched OSs to avoid the exploitation of vulnerabilities in various components of installed software.
Horton Article14. Any business that accepts credit or debit payments is likely required to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)—measures created in 2005.
15. Members of the National Retail Federation have collectively spent more than US $10 billion so far on PCI DSS compliance as part of their security programs.
Dimitriadis Article16. Information integrity is a key information security component related to player trust.
17. Architecture represents how security processes are automated by the use of technology. |
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