CISSP Exam - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

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Q1. Without proper signal protection, embedded systems may be prone to which type of attack? 

A. Brute force 

B. Tampering 

C. Information disclosure 

D. Denial of Service (DoS) 

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Q2. An organization has decided to contract with a cloud-based service provider to leverage their identity as a service offering. They will use.Open Authentication (OAuth) 2.0 to authenticate external users to the organization's services.

.As part of the authentication process, which of the following.must.the end user provide? 

A. An access token 

B. A username and password 

C. A username 

D. A password 

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Q3. After acquiring the latest security updates, what must be done before deploying to production systems? 

A. Use tools to detect missing system patches 

B. Install the patches on a test system 

C. Subscribe to notifications for vulnerabilities 

D. Assess the severity of the situation 

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Q4. Which of the following BEST describes a Protection Profile (PP)? 

A. A document that expresses an implementation independent set of security requirements for an IT product that meets specific consumer needs. 

B. A document that is used to develop an IT security product from its security requirements definition. 

C. A document that expresses an implementation dependent set of security requirements which contains only the security functional requirements. 

D. A document that represents evaluated products where there is a one-to-one correspondence between a PP and a Security Target (ST). 

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Q5. When is security personnel involvement in the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process MOST beneficial? 

A. Testing phase 

B. Development phase 

C. Requirements definition phase 

D. Operations and maintenance phase 

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Q6. Which of the following is the PRIMARY concern when using an Internet browser to access a cloud-based service? 

A. Insecure implementation of Application Programming Interfaces (API) 

B. Improper use and storage of management keys 

C. Misconfiguration of infrastructure allowing for unauthorized access 

D. Vulnerabilities within protocols that can expose confidential data 

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Q7. The BEST method to mitigate the risk of a dictionary attack on a system is to 

A. use a hardware token. 

B. use complex passphrases. 

C. implement password history. 

D. encrypt the access control list (ACL). 

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Q8. The application of which of the following standards would BEST reduce the potential for data breaches? 

A. ISO 9000 

B. ISO 20121 

C. ISO 26000 

D. ISO 27001 

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Q9. Which of the following is the best practice for testing a Business Continuity Plan (BCP)? 

A. Test.before the IT Audit 

B. Test when environment changes 

C. Test after installation of security patches 

D. Test after implementation of system patches 

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Q10. Refer.to the information below to answer the question. 

A new employee is given a laptop computer with full administrator access. This employee does not have a personal computer at home and has a child that uses the computer to send and receive e-mail, search the web, and use instant messaging. The organization’s Information Technology (IT) department discovers that a peer-to-peer program has been installed on the computer using the employee's access. 

Which of the following documents explains the proper use of the organization's assets? 

A. Human resources policy 

B. Acceptable use policy 

C. Code of ethics 

D. Access control policy 

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