CISSP Exam - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

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Q1. Which of the following violates identity and access management best practices? 

A. User accounts 

B. System accounts 

C. Generic accounts 

D. Privileged accounts 

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Q2. Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) training material should be 

A. consistent so that all audiences receive the same training. 

B. stored in a fire proof safe to ensure availability when needed. 

C. only delivered in paper format. 

D. presented in a professional looking manner. 

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Q3. Refer.to the information below to answer the question. 

An organization experiencing a negative financial impact is forced to reduce budgets and the number of Information Technology (IT) operations staff performing basic logical access security administration functions. Security processes have been tightly integrated into normal IT operations and are not separate and distinct roles. 

Which of the following will be the PRIMARY security concern as staff is released from the organization? 

A. Inadequate IT support 

B. Loss of data and separation of duties 

C. Undocumented security controls 

D. Additional.responsibilities for remaining staff 

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Q4. Which of the following is the MOST effective attack against cryptographic hardware modules? 

A. Plaintext.

B. Brute force 

C. Power analysis 

D. Man-in-the-middle (MITM) 

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Q5. Refer.to the information below to answer the question. 

In a Multilevel Security (MLS) system, the following sensitivity labels are used in increasing levels of sensitivity: restricted, confidential, secret, top secret. Table A lists the clearance levels for four users, while Table B lists the security classes of four different files. 

Which of the following is true according to the star property (*property)? 

A. User D can write to.File 1 

B. User.B can write to File 1 

C. User A can write to File 1 

D. User C can.write to.File 1 

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Q6. Which item below is a federated identity standard? 

A. 802.11i 

B. Kerberos 

C. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) 

D. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 

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Q7. Which of the following actions MUST be taken if a vulnerability is discovered during the maintenance stage in a System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? 

A. Make changes following principle and design guidelines. 

B. Stop the application until the vulnerability is fixed. 

C. Report the vulnerability to product owner. 

D. Monitor the application and review code. 

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Q8. Which of the following is a physical security control that protects Automated Teller Machines (ATM) from skimming? 

A. Anti-tampering 

B. Secure card reader 

C. Radio Frequency (RF) scanner 

D. Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 

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Q9. Which of the following BEST represents the principle of open design? 

A. Disassembly, analysis, or reverse engineering will reveal the security functionality of the computer system. 

B. Algorithms must be protected to ensure the security and interoperability of the designed system. 

C. A knowledgeable user should have limited privileges on the system to prevent their ability to compromise security capabilities. 

D. The security of a mechanism should not depend on the secrecy of its design or implementation. 

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Q10. What should happen when an emergency change to.a system.must be performed? 

A. The change must be given priority at the next meeting of the change control board. 

B. Testing and approvals must be performed quickly. 

C. The change must be performed immediately and then submitted to the change board. 

D. The change is performed and a notation is made in the system log. 

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