Cyber Security CSIA QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS | MULTIPLE
CHOICES |2026\2027!! CSIA EXAM
Information Security - Answer--Hardware, operating system, and application
software that work together to collect, process, and store data for individuals and
organizations
Risk - Answer--Likelihood that something bad will happen to an asset
Threat - Answer--Any action that could damage an asset
Vulnerability - Answer--A weakness that allows a threat to be realized or to have an
effect on an asset
CIA Triad - Answer--Confidentiality (people can see it), Integrity (people who can edit
it are able to edit), Availability (make sure systems are always up and online)
End User - Answer--The weakest link in the Security of IT Infrastructure
Internet of Things & its challenges - Answer--The interconnection via the Internet of
computing devices embedded in everyday objects, enabling them to send and
receive data.
Security, privacy, interoperability, legal+regulatory, e commerce + compliance,
economic development issues
BYOD and the challenge it presents - Answer--Bring your own device. Issues with
mobile computing. Network, usability, security
OSI Reference Model, layers, and uses - Answer--Open Systems Interconnection
(Physical, Data Link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, Application)
LAN - Answer--Local Area Network; Provide network connectivity for computers
located in the same area
WAN - Answer--Wide Area Network; Connect systems over a large geographic area
, TCP/IP - Answer--A suite of protocols that operate at both the Network and
Transport layers of the OSI Reference Model
Governs all activity across the Internet and through most corporate and home
networks
Developed by the DoD to provide a highly reliable and fault-tolerant network
infrastructure (security was not a focus)
IP address - Answer--IPv4 addresses
Four-byte (32-bit) addresses that uniquely identify every device on the network
Still the most common
IPv6 addresses
Are 128 bits long
Provide more unique device addresses
Are more secure
Firewall - Answer--Controls the flow of traffic by preventing unauthorized network
traffic from entering or leaving a particular portion of the network
Business Impact Analysis - Answer--An analysis of an organization's
functions+activities that classifies them as critical or noncritical
Identifies impact to the business if one or more IT functions fails
Identifies priority of different critical systems
Business Continuity Plan - Answer--A written plan for a structured response to any
events that result in an interruption to critical business activities or functions
1 safety and well being of people
2 continuity of critical business functions and operations
3 continuity of IT infrastructure components within the 7 domains of the IT
infrastructure
Disaster Recovery Plan - Answer--Disaster- is an event that affects multiple business
processes for an extended period
causes substantial resource damage you must address before you can resolve
business process interruption
Recovery Point Objective - Answer--
Recovery Time Objective - Answer--
Hot Site - Answer--Has environmental utilities, hardware, software, and data like
original data center
Warm Site - Answer--Has environmental utilities and basic computer hardware
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS | MULTIPLE
CHOICES |2026\2027!! CSIA EXAM
Information Security - Answer--Hardware, operating system, and application
software that work together to collect, process, and store data for individuals and
organizations
Risk - Answer--Likelihood that something bad will happen to an asset
Threat - Answer--Any action that could damage an asset
Vulnerability - Answer--A weakness that allows a threat to be realized or to have an
effect on an asset
CIA Triad - Answer--Confidentiality (people can see it), Integrity (people who can edit
it are able to edit), Availability (make sure systems are always up and online)
End User - Answer--The weakest link in the Security of IT Infrastructure
Internet of Things & its challenges - Answer--The interconnection via the Internet of
computing devices embedded in everyday objects, enabling them to send and
receive data.
Security, privacy, interoperability, legal+regulatory, e commerce + compliance,
economic development issues
BYOD and the challenge it presents - Answer--Bring your own device. Issues with
mobile computing. Network, usability, security
OSI Reference Model, layers, and uses - Answer--Open Systems Interconnection
(Physical, Data Link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, Application)
LAN - Answer--Local Area Network; Provide network connectivity for computers
located in the same area
WAN - Answer--Wide Area Network; Connect systems over a large geographic area
, TCP/IP - Answer--A suite of protocols that operate at both the Network and
Transport layers of the OSI Reference Model
Governs all activity across the Internet and through most corporate and home
networks
Developed by the DoD to provide a highly reliable and fault-tolerant network
infrastructure (security was not a focus)
IP address - Answer--IPv4 addresses
Four-byte (32-bit) addresses that uniquely identify every device on the network
Still the most common
IPv6 addresses
Are 128 bits long
Provide more unique device addresses
Are more secure
Firewall - Answer--Controls the flow of traffic by preventing unauthorized network
traffic from entering or leaving a particular portion of the network
Business Impact Analysis - Answer--An analysis of an organization's
functions+activities that classifies them as critical or noncritical
Identifies impact to the business if one or more IT functions fails
Identifies priority of different critical systems
Business Continuity Plan - Answer--A written plan for a structured response to any
events that result in an interruption to critical business activities or functions
1 safety and well being of people
2 continuity of critical business functions and operations
3 continuity of IT infrastructure components within the 7 domains of the IT
infrastructure
Disaster Recovery Plan - Answer--Disaster- is an event that affects multiple business
processes for an extended period
causes substantial resource damage you must address before you can resolve
business process interruption
Recovery Point Objective - Answer--
Recovery Time Objective - Answer--
Hot Site - Answer--Has environmental utilities, hardware, software, and data like
original data center
Warm Site - Answer--Has environmental utilities and basic computer hardware
