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ISC2 CERTIFIED IN CYBERSECURITY (CC) EXAM NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM| ALL 150 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| ACTUAL EXAM
LATEST VERSION
Adequate Security .....ANSWER..... Security commensurate with
the risk and the magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse
or unauthorized access to or modification of information.
Administrative Controls .....ANSWER..... Controls implemented
through policy and procedures. Often enforced in conjunction
with physical and/or technical controls, such as an access-
granting policy for new users that requires login and approval
by the hiring manager.
Adverse Events .....ANSWER..... Events with a negative
consequence. (Ex. System crashes, network packet floods,
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unauthorized use of system privileges, defacement of a web
page or execution of malicious code that destroys data.)
Application Programming Interface (API) .....ANSWER..... A set of
routines, standards, protocols, and tools for building software
applications to access a web-based software application or web
tool.
Application Server .....ANSWER..... A computer responsible for
hosting applications to user workstations.
Artificial Intelligence (Ai) .....ANSWER..... The ability of computers
and robots to simulate human intelligence and behavior.
Asset .....ANSWER..... Anything of value that is owned by an
organization. Assets include both tangible items such as
information systems and physical property and intangible assets
such as intellectual property.
Asymmetric Encryption .....ANSWER..... An algorithm that uses one
key to encrypt and a different key to decrypt the input plaintext.
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Audit .....ANSWER..... Independent review and examination of
records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls,
to ensure compliance with established policies and operational
procedures.
Authentication .....ANSWER..... The act of identifying or verifying
the eligibility of a station, originator, or individual to access
specific categories of information. Typically, a measure designed
to protect against fraudulent transmissions by establishing the
validity of a transmission, message, station or originator.
Authorization .....ANSWER..... The right or permission that is
granted to a system entity to access a system resource.
Availability .....ANSWER..... Ensuring timely and reliable access to
and use of information by authorized users. Also means that
systems and data are accessible at the time users need them.
Baseline .....ANSWER..... A documented, lowest level of security
configuration allowed by a standard or organization.
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Biometric .....ANSWER..... Biological characteristics of an
individual, such as a fingerprint, hand geometry, voice, or iris
patterns.
Bit .....ANSWER..... The most essential representation of data
(zero or one) at Layer 1 of the Open Systems Interconnection
(OSI) model.
Bot .....ANSWER..... Malicious code that acts like a remotely
controlled "robot" for an attacker, with other Trojan and worm
capabilities.
Breach .....ANSWER..... The loss of control, compromise,
unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized acquisition or any similar
occurrence where: a person other than an authorized user
accesses or potentially accesses personally identifiable
information; or an authorized user accesses personally
identifiable information for other than an authorized purpose.
ISC2 CERTIFIED IN CYBERSECURITY (CC) EXAM NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM| ALL 150 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| ACTUAL EXAM
LATEST VERSION
Adequate Security .....ANSWER..... Security commensurate with
the risk and the magnitude of harm resulting from the loss, misuse
or unauthorized access to or modification of information.
Administrative Controls .....ANSWER..... Controls implemented
through policy and procedures. Often enforced in conjunction
with physical and/or technical controls, such as an access-
granting policy for new users that requires login and approval
by the hiring manager.
Adverse Events .....ANSWER..... Events with a negative
consequence. (Ex. System crashes, network packet floods,
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unauthorized use of system privileges, defacement of a web
page or execution of malicious code that destroys data.)
Application Programming Interface (API) .....ANSWER..... A set of
routines, standards, protocols, and tools for building software
applications to access a web-based software application or web
tool.
Application Server .....ANSWER..... A computer responsible for
hosting applications to user workstations.
Artificial Intelligence (Ai) .....ANSWER..... The ability of computers
and robots to simulate human intelligence and behavior.
Asset .....ANSWER..... Anything of value that is owned by an
organization. Assets include both tangible items such as
information systems and physical property and intangible assets
such as intellectual property.
Asymmetric Encryption .....ANSWER..... An algorithm that uses one
key to encrypt and a different key to decrypt the input plaintext.
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Audit .....ANSWER..... Independent review and examination of
records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls,
to ensure compliance with established policies and operational
procedures.
Authentication .....ANSWER..... The act of identifying or verifying
the eligibility of a station, originator, or individual to access
specific categories of information. Typically, a measure designed
to protect against fraudulent transmissions by establishing the
validity of a transmission, message, station or originator.
Authorization .....ANSWER..... The right or permission that is
granted to a system entity to access a system resource.
Availability .....ANSWER..... Ensuring timely and reliable access to
and use of information by authorized users. Also means that
systems and data are accessible at the time users need them.
Baseline .....ANSWER..... A documented, lowest level of security
configuration allowed by a standard or organization.
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Biometric .....ANSWER..... Biological characteristics of an
individual, such as a fingerprint, hand geometry, voice, or iris
patterns.
Bit .....ANSWER..... The most essential representation of data
(zero or one) at Layer 1 of the Open Systems Interconnection
(OSI) model.
Bot .....ANSWER..... Malicious code that acts like a remotely
controlled "robot" for an attacker, with other Trojan and worm
capabilities.
Breach .....ANSWER..... The loss of control, compromise,
unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized acquisition or any similar
occurrence where: a person other than an authorized user
accesses or potentially accesses personally identifiable
information; or an authorized user accesses personally
identifiable information for other than an authorized purpose.
