Deck 10: Implementing Information Security

Question 1

Each organization has to determine its own project management methodology for IT and information security projects.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

When an estimate is flawed, as when the number of effort-hours required is underestimated, the plan should be corrected and downstream tasks updated to reflect the change.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

"Unfreezing" in the Lewin change model involves thawing hard-and-fast habits and established procedures.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The first step in the work breakdown structure (WBS) approach encompasses activities, but not deliverables.

Question 5

In general, the design phase is accomplished by changing the configuration and operation of the organization's information systems to make them more secure.

Question 6

The networks layer of the bull's eye is the outermost ring of the bull's eye.

Question 7

The project plan as a whole must describe how to acquire and implement the needed security controls and create a setting in which those controls achieve the desired outcomes.

Question 8

The budgets of public organizations are usually the product of legislation or public meetings.

Question 9

The work breakdown structure (WBS) can only be prepared with a complex, specialized desktop PC application.

Question 10

Planning for the implementation phase of a security project requires the creation of a detailed project plan.

Question 11

The primary drawback to the direct changeover approach is that if the new system fails or needs modification, users may be without services while the system's bugs are worked out.

Question 12

Every organization needs to develop an information security department or program of its own.

Question 13

Weak management support, with overly delegated responsibility and no champion, sentences a project to almost-certain failure.

Question 14

Planners need to estimate the effort required to complete each task, subtask, or action step in the project plan.

Question 15

The effective use of a DMZ is one of the primary methods of securing an organization's networks.

Question 16

The need for qualified, trained, and available personnel constrains the project plan.

Question 17

All organizations should designate a champion from the general management community of interest to supervise the implementation of an information security project plan.

Question 18

The bull's-eye model can be used to evaluate the sequence of steps taken to integrate parts of the information security blueprint into a project plan.

Question 19

Each for-profit organization determines its capital budget and the rules for managing capital spending and expenses the same way.

Question 20

The size of the organization and the normal conduct of business may preclude a large training program on new security procedures or technologies.

Question 21

An ideal organization fosters resilience to change. _________________________

Question 22

The primary drawback to the direct changeover approach is that if the new system fails or needs modification, users may be without services while the system's bugs are worked out. _________________________

Question 23

A direct changeover is also known as going "fast turnkey." _________________________

Question 24

Planning for the implementation phase requires the creation of a detailed request for proposal, which is often assigned either to a project manager or the project champion. _________________________

Question 25

The optimal time frame for training is usually one to three weeks before the new policies and technologies come online. _________________________

Question 26

Effective planning for information security involves: 

A) collecting information about an organization's objectives. 
B) collecting information about an organization's information security environment. 
C) collecting information about an organization's technical architecture. 
D) All of the above

Question 27

If the task is to write firewall specifications for the preparation of a(n) __________, the planner would note that the deliverable is a specification document suitable for distribution to vendors.

A) WBS
B) CBA 
C) SDLC
D) RFP

Question 28

A task or subtask becomes a(n) action step when it can be completed by one individual or skill set and when it includes a single deliverable. _________________________

Question 29

Performance management is the process of identifying and controlling the resources applied to a project as well as measuring progress and adjusting the process as progress is made toward the goal. _________________________

Question 30

The parallel operations strategy works well when an isolated group can serve as a test area, which prevents any problems with the new system dramatically interfering with the performance of the organization as a whole. _________________________

Question 31

Tasks or action steps that come after the task at hand are called __________.

A) predecessors
B) successors 
C) children
D) parents

Question 32

The RFP determines the impact that a specific technology or approach can have on the organization's information assets and what it may cost. _________________________

Question 33

A proven method for prioritizing a program of complex change is the bull's-eye method. _________________________

Question 34

In the early stages of planning, the project planner should attempt to specify dates only for major employees within the project. _________________________

Question 35

Corrective action decisions are usually expressed in terms of trade-offs. _________________________

Question 36

Most information security projects require a trained project developer. _________________________

Question 37

A(n) __________ is a simple project management planning tool.

A) RFP
B) WBS 
C) ISO 17799
D) SDLC

Question 38

Once a project is underway, it is managed using a process known as gap analysis, which ensures that progress is measured periodically. _________________________

Question 39

The date for sending the final RFP to vendors is considered a(n) __________, because it signals that all RFP preparation work is complete.

A) intermediate step
B) resource 
C) milestone
D) deliverable

Question 40

In project planning, the tasks or action steps that come before the specific task at hand are commonly referred to as prerequisites. _________________________

Question 41

The __________ methodology  has been used by many organizations and requires that issues be addressed from the general to the specific, and that the focus be on systematic solutions instead of individual problems.

A) parallel
B) direct changeover 
C) bull's-eye
D) wrap-up

Question 42

____________________ is a phenomenon in which the project manager spends more time documenting project tasks, collecting performance measurements, recording project task information, and updating project forecasts than accomplishing meaningful project work.

Question 43

In the __________ process, measured results are compared against expected results.

A) negative feedback loop
B) wrap-up 
C) direct changeover
D) turnover

Question 44

During the implementation phase, the organization translates its blueprint for information security into a project ____________________.

Question 45

The __________ layer of the bull's-eye model includes computers used as servers, desktop computers, and systems used for process control and manufacturing.

A) Policies
B) Networks 
C) Systems
D) Applications

Question 46

By managing the __________, the organization can reduce unintended consequences by having a process to resolve the potential conflict and disruption that uncoordinated change can introduce.

A) conversion process
B) wrap-up 
C) process of change
D) governance

Question 47

The goal of the __________ is to resolve any pending project-related issues, critique the overall effort of the project, and draw conclusions about how to improve the project management process for the future.

A) direct changeover
B) wrap-up 
C) phased implementation
D) pilot implementation

Question 48

A(n) _____________________ is a completed document or program module that can either serve as the beginning point for a later task or become an element in the finished project.

Question 49

The Lewin change model includes __________.

A) unfreezing
B) moving 
C) refreezing
D) All of the above

Question 50

A(n) __________ is used to justify that the project will be reviewed and verified prior to the development of the project plan.

A) RFP
B) WBS 
C) SDLC
D) CBA

Question 51

A(n) ____________________ is a specific point in the project plan when a task that has a noticeable impact on the plan's progress is complete.

Question 52

Management should coordinate the organization's information security vision and objectives with the communities of ____________________ involved in the execution of the plan.

Question 53

A __________ is usually the best approach to security project implementation.

A) direct changeover
B) phased implementation 
C) pilot implementation
D) parallel operation

Question 54

In a __________ implementation, the entire security system is put in place in a single office, department, or division before expanding to the rest of the organization.

A) loop
B) direct 
C) parallel
D) pilot

Question 55

Many public organizations must spend all budgeted funds within the fiscal year-otherwise, the subsequent year's budget is __________.

A) increased by the unspent amount
B) not affected unless the deficit is repeated 
C) automatically audited for questionable expenditures
D) reduced by the unspent amount

Question 56

The __________ level of the bull's-eye model establishes the ground rules for the use of all systems and describes what is appropriate and what is inappropriate; it enables all other information security components to function correctly.

A) Policies
B) Networks 
C) Systems
D) Applications

Question 57

Technology __________ guides how frequently technical systems are updated, and how technical updates are approved and funded.

A) wrap-up
B) governance 
C) turnover
D) changeover

Question 58

Project managers can reduce resistance to change by involving employees in the project plan. In the systems development parts of a project, this is referred to as __________.

A) DMZ
B) SDLC 
C) WBS
D) JAD

Question 59

The __________ layer of the bull's-eye model receives attention last.

A) Policies
B) Networks 
C) Systems
D) Applications

Question 60

Some cases of __________ are simple, such as requiring employees to begin using a new password on an announced date.

A) phased implementation
B) direct changeover 
C) pilot implementation
D) wrap-up

Question 61

Regardless of an organization's information security needs, the amount of effort that can be expended depends on the available funds; therefore, a ____________________ is typically prepared in the analysis phase of the SecSDLC and must be reviewed and verified prior to the development of the project plan.

Question 62

The tasks or action steps that come before the specific task at hand are called ____________________.

Question 63

The project planner should describe the skills or personnel needed for a task, often referred to as a(n) ____________________.

Question 64

In systems development, JAD (____________________ development) means getting key representatives of user groups to serve as members of the development process.

Question 65

Project ____________________ is a description of a project's features, capabilities, functions, and quality level, and is used as the basis of a project plan.

Question 66

A(n) ____________________ implementation is the most common conversion strategy and involves a measured rollout of the planned system with a part of the system being brought out and disseminated across an organization before the next piece is implemented.

Question 67

Once a project is underway, it is managed to using a process known as a negative ____________________ loop.

Question 68

The ____________________ operations strategy involves running the new system concurrently with the old system.

Question 69

At the center of the bull's-eye model are the ____________________ used by the organization to accomplish its work.

Question 70

What minimum attributes for project tasks does the WBS document

Question 71

What are the major steps in executing the project plan

Question 72

A direct ____________________ involves stopping the old system and starting the new one without any overlap.

Question 73

Medium- and large-sized organizations deal with the impact of technical change on the organization's operation through a(n) ____________________ control process.

Question 74

What can the organization do by managing the process of change

Question 75

One of the oldest models of change is the Lewin change model, which consists of three stages: unfreezing, ____________________, and refreezing.

Question 76

The level of resistance to ____________________ impacts the ease with which an organization is able to implement procedural and managerial changes.

Question 77

Tasks or action steps that come after the task at hand are called ____________________.

Question 78

Technology _____________________ is a complex process that organizations use to manage the impact and costs of technology implementation, innovation, and obsolescence.