Final Exam – EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
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Cybersecurity performance management - ANSWER The process of designing,
implementing, and managing the use of specific measurements to determine the effectiveness
of cybersecurity efforts.
Cybersecurity program - ANSWER The entire set of activities, resources, personnel, and
technologies used by an organization to manage the risks to its information assets.
Cybersecurity technician - ANSWER A technical specialist responsible for the selection or
development, implementation, and administration of cybersecurity-related technology.
Cybersecurity watchstander - ANSWER An entry-level cybersecurity professional responsible
for the routine monitoring and operation of a particular cybersecurity technology.
Data classification scheme - ANSWER Includes personnel security clearance structure; each
user of an information asset is assigned an authorization level.
Database shadowing - ANSWER A backup strategy to store duplicate online transaction data
along with duplicate databases at the remote site on a redundant server, combining electronic
vaulting with remote journaling.
, Decryption - ANSWER The process of converting an encoded or enciphered message
(ciphertext) back to its original readable form (plaintext).
Deep packet inspection (DPI) - ANSWER A type of device that can examine multiple protocol
headers and even the content of network traffic, all the way through the TCP/IP layers and
including encrypted, compressed, or encoded data.
Demilitarized zone - ANSWER An intermediate area between a trusted network and an
untrusted network that restricts access to internal.
Desk check - ANSWER A CP testing strategy in which copies of the appropriate plans are
distributed to all individuals who will be assigned roles during an actual incident or disaster,
with everyone reviewing the plan and validating its.
Difference analysis - ANSWER A procedure that compares the current state of a network
segment against a known previous state of the same network segment (the baseline).
Diffie-Hellman key exchange method - ANSWER A technique that provides a way to
exchange private keys without exposure to any third parties.
Digital certificate - ANSWER Public key container files that allow PKI system components and
end users to validate a public key and identify its owner.
Digital forensics - ANSWER Investigations involving the preservation, identification,
extraction, documentation, and interpretation of computer media for evidentiary and root.
Digital signature - ANSWER Encrypted messages whose authenticity can be independently
verified by a central facility.
,Digital signatures - ANSWER Encrypted message components that can be mathematically
proven to be authentic.
Disaster classification - ANSWER The most common method is to evaluate the amount of
damage that could be caused—moderate, severe, or.
Disaster recovery (DR) - ANSWER Entails the preparation for and recovery from a disaster.
Disaster recovery planning (DRP) - ANSWER An organization's planning and preparation
efforts for detecting, reacting to, and recovering from a disaster.
Discretionary access controls (DACs) - ANSWER Access controls that are implemented at the
discretion or option of the data user.
DMZ - ANSWER An intermediate area between a trusted network and an untrusted network
that restricts access to internal.
Dual-homed host - ANSWER A network configuration in which a device contains two
network interfaces: one that is connected to the external network and one that is connected to
the internal.
Dumb card - ANSWER An authentication card that contains digital user data, such as a
personal identification number (PIN), against which user input is compared.
Dumpster diving - ANSWER An information attack that involves searching through a target
organization's trash and recycling bins for sensitive information.
, Due diligence - ANSWER A term often used to describe the care that a reasonable person
exercises to avoid harm to other persons or their property.
Information Attack - ANSWER An information attack that involves searching through a target
organization's trash and recycling bins for sensitive information.
Dynamic Packet Filtering Firewall - ANSWER A firewall type that keeps track of each network
connection between internal and external systems using a state table and that expedites the
filtering of those.
E-discovery - ANSWER The identification and preservation of evidentiary material related to
a specific legal action.
Electronic Vaulting - ANSWER A backup method that uses bulk transfer of data to an off-site
facility.
Encryption - ANSWER The process of converting an original message (plaintext) into a form
that cannot be used by unauthorized individuals (ciphertext).
External Benchmarking - ANSWER A method of improving practices by comparing an
organization's efforts against the practices of a similar organization or an industry-developed
standard to produce results you would like to duplicate.
External Monitoring Domain - ANSWER The component of the maintenance model that
focuses on evaluating external threats to an organization's information assets.
False Accept Rate - ANSWER The rate at which fraudulent users or nonusers are allowed
access to systems or areas as a result of a failure in a biometric device.