(ISC)2 Certified in Cybersecurity Final Exam (QUESTIONS
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Document specific requirements that a customer has about any aspect of a vendor's
service performance.
A) DLR
B) Contract
C) SLR
D) NDA - ANSWER C) SLR (Service-Level Requirements)
_________ identifies and triages risks. - ANSWER Risk Assessment
_________ are external forces that jeopardize security. - ANSWER Threats
_________ are methods used by attackers. - ANSWER Threat Vectors
_________ are the combination of a threat and a vulnerability. - ANSWER Risks
We rank risks by _________ and _________. - ANSWER Likelihood and impact
_________ use subjective ratings to evaluate risk likelihood and impact. - ANSWER
Qualitative Risk Assessment
_________ use objective numeric ratings to evaluate risk likelihood and impact. -
ANSWER Quantitative Risk Assessment
_________ analyzes and implements possible responses to control risk. - ANSWER
Risk Treatment
_________ changes business practices to make a risk irrelevant. - ANSWER Risk
Avoidance
_________ reduces the likelihood or impact of a risk. - ANSWER Risk Mitigation
An organization's _________ is the set of risks that it faces. - ANSWER Risk Profile
_________ Initial Risk of an organization. - ANSWER Inherent Risk
_________ Risk that remains in an organization after controls. - ANSWER Residual Risk
,_________ is the level of risk an organization is willing to accept. - ANSWER Risk
Tolerance
_________ reduce the likelihood or impact of a risk and help identify issues. - ANSWER
Security Controls
_________ stop a security issue from occurring. - ANSWER Preventive Control
_________ identify security issues requiring investigation. - ANSWER Detective Control
_________ remediate security issues that have occurred. - ANSWER Recovery Control
Hardening == Preventative - ANSWER Virus == Detective
Backups == Recovery - ANSWER For exam (Local and Technical Controls are the same)
_________ use technology to achieve control objectives. - ANSWER Technical Controls
_________ use processes to achieve control objectives. - ANSWER Administrative
Controls
_________ impact the physical world. - ANSWER Physical Controls
_________ tracks specific device settings. - ANSWER Configuration Management
_________ provide a configuration snapshot. - ANSWER Baselines (track changes)
_________ assigns numbers to each version. - ANSWER Versioning
_________ serve as important configuration artifacts. - ANSWER Diagrams
_________ and _________ help ensure a stable operating environment. - ANSWER
Change and Configuration Management
Purchasing an insurance policy is an example of which risk management strategy? -
ANSWER Risk Transference
What two factors are used to evaluate a risk? - ANSWER Likelihood and Impact
What term best describes making a snapshot of a system or application at a point in time
for later comparison? - ANSWER Baselining
What type of security control is designed to stop a security issue from occurring in the
first place? - ANSWER Preventive
,What term describes risks that originate inside the organization? - ANSWER Internal
What four items belong to the security policy framework? - ANSWER Policies,
Standards, Guidelines, Procedures
_________ describe an organization's security expectations. - ANSWER Policies
(mandatory and approved at the highest level of an organization)
_________ describe specific security controls and are often derived from policies. -
ANSWER Standards (mandatory)
_________ describe best practices. - ANSWER Guidelines (recommendations/advice
and compliance is not mandatory)
_________ step-by-step instructions. - ANSWER Procedures (not mandatory)
_________ describe authorized uses of technology. - ANSWER Acceptable Use Policies
(AUP)
_________ describe how to protect sensitive information. - ANSWER Data Handling
Policies
_________ cover password security practices. - ANSWER Password Policies
_________ cover use of personal devices with company information. - ANSWER Bring
Your Own Device (BYOD) Policies
_________ cover the use of personally identifiable information. - ANSWER Privacy
Policies
_________ cover the documentation, approval, and rollback of technology changes. -
ANSWER Change Management Policies
Which element of the security policy framework includes suggestions that are not
mandatory? - ANSWER Guidelines
What law applies to the use of personal information belonging to European Union
residents? - ANSWER GDPR
What type of security policy normally describes how users may access business
information with their own devices? - ANSWER BYOD Policy
, _________ the set of controls designed to keep a business running in the face of
adversity, whether natural or man-made. - ANSWER Business Continuity Planning
(BCP)
BCP is also known as _________. - ANSWER Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP)
Defining the BCP Scope: - ANSWER What business activities will the plan cover? What
systems will it cover? What controls will it consider?
_________ identifies and prioritizes risks. - ANSWER Business Impact Assessment
BCP in the cloud requires _________ between providers and customers. - ANSWER
Collaboration
_________ protects against the failure of a single component. - ANSWER Redundancy
_________ identifies and removes SPOFs. - ANSWER Single Point of Failure Analysis
_________ continues until the cost of addressing risks outweighs the benefit. -
ANSWER SPOF Analysis
_________ uses multiple systems to protect against service failure. - ANSWER High
Availability
_________ makes a single system resilient against technical failures. - ANSWER Fault
Tolerance
_________ spreads demand across systems. - ANSWER Load Balancing
3 Common Points of Failure in a system. - ANSWER Power Supply, Storage Media,
Networking
Disk Mirroring is which RAID level? - ANSWER 1
Disk striping with parity is which RAID level? - ANSWER 5 (uses 3 or more disks to
store data)
What goal of security is enhanced by a strong business continuity program? - ANSWER
Availability
What is the minimum number of disk required to perform RAID level 5? - ANSWER 3
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS ) ()
(Verified by Experts)
Document specific requirements that a customer has about any aspect of a vendor's
service performance.
A) DLR
B) Contract
C) SLR
D) NDA - ANSWER C) SLR (Service-Level Requirements)
_________ identifies and triages risks. - ANSWER Risk Assessment
_________ are external forces that jeopardize security. - ANSWER Threats
_________ are methods used by attackers. - ANSWER Threat Vectors
_________ are the combination of a threat and a vulnerability. - ANSWER Risks
We rank risks by _________ and _________. - ANSWER Likelihood and impact
_________ use subjective ratings to evaluate risk likelihood and impact. - ANSWER
Qualitative Risk Assessment
_________ use objective numeric ratings to evaluate risk likelihood and impact. -
ANSWER Quantitative Risk Assessment
_________ analyzes and implements possible responses to control risk. - ANSWER
Risk Treatment
_________ changes business practices to make a risk irrelevant. - ANSWER Risk
Avoidance
_________ reduces the likelihood or impact of a risk. - ANSWER Risk Mitigation
An organization's _________ is the set of risks that it faces. - ANSWER Risk Profile
_________ Initial Risk of an organization. - ANSWER Inherent Risk
_________ Risk that remains in an organization after controls. - ANSWER Residual Risk
,_________ is the level of risk an organization is willing to accept. - ANSWER Risk
Tolerance
_________ reduce the likelihood or impact of a risk and help identify issues. - ANSWER
Security Controls
_________ stop a security issue from occurring. - ANSWER Preventive Control
_________ identify security issues requiring investigation. - ANSWER Detective Control
_________ remediate security issues that have occurred. - ANSWER Recovery Control
Hardening == Preventative - ANSWER Virus == Detective
Backups == Recovery - ANSWER For exam (Local and Technical Controls are the same)
_________ use technology to achieve control objectives. - ANSWER Technical Controls
_________ use processes to achieve control objectives. - ANSWER Administrative
Controls
_________ impact the physical world. - ANSWER Physical Controls
_________ tracks specific device settings. - ANSWER Configuration Management
_________ provide a configuration snapshot. - ANSWER Baselines (track changes)
_________ assigns numbers to each version. - ANSWER Versioning
_________ serve as important configuration artifacts. - ANSWER Diagrams
_________ and _________ help ensure a stable operating environment. - ANSWER
Change and Configuration Management
Purchasing an insurance policy is an example of which risk management strategy? -
ANSWER Risk Transference
What two factors are used to evaluate a risk? - ANSWER Likelihood and Impact
What term best describes making a snapshot of a system or application at a point in time
for later comparison? - ANSWER Baselining
What type of security control is designed to stop a security issue from occurring in the
first place? - ANSWER Preventive
,What term describes risks that originate inside the organization? - ANSWER Internal
What four items belong to the security policy framework? - ANSWER Policies,
Standards, Guidelines, Procedures
_________ describe an organization's security expectations. - ANSWER Policies
(mandatory and approved at the highest level of an organization)
_________ describe specific security controls and are often derived from policies. -
ANSWER Standards (mandatory)
_________ describe best practices. - ANSWER Guidelines (recommendations/advice
and compliance is not mandatory)
_________ step-by-step instructions. - ANSWER Procedures (not mandatory)
_________ describe authorized uses of technology. - ANSWER Acceptable Use Policies
(AUP)
_________ describe how to protect sensitive information. - ANSWER Data Handling
Policies
_________ cover password security practices. - ANSWER Password Policies
_________ cover use of personal devices with company information. - ANSWER Bring
Your Own Device (BYOD) Policies
_________ cover the use of personally identifiable information. - ANSWER Privacy
Policies
_________ cover the documentation, approval, and rollback of technology changes. -
ANSWER Change Management Policies
Which element of the security policy framework includes suggestions that are not
mandatory? - ANSWER Guidelines
What law applies to the use of personal information belonging to European Union
residents? - ANSWER GDPR
What type of security policy normally describes how users may access business
information with their own devices? - ANSWER BYOD Policy
, _________ the set of controls designed to keep a business running in the face of
adversity, whether natural or man-made. - ANSWER Business Continuity Planning
(BCP)
BCP is also known as _________. - ANSWER Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP)
Defining the BCP Scope: - ANSWER What business activities will the plan cover? What
systems will it cover? What controls will it consider?
_________ identifies and prioritizes risks. - ANSWER Business Impact Assessment
BCP in the cloud requires _________ between providers and customers. - ANSWER
Collaboration
_________ protects against the failure of a single component. - ANSWER Redundancy
_________ identifies and removes SPOFs. - ANSWER Single Point of Failure Analysis
_________ continues until the cost of addressing risks outweighs the benefit. -
ANSWER SPOF Analysis
_________ uses multiple systems to protect against service failure. - ANSWER High
Availability
_________ makes a single system resilient against technical failures. - ANSWER Fault
Tolerance
_________ spreads demand across systems. - ANSWER Load Balancing
3 Common Points of Failure in a system. - ANSWER Power Supply, Storage Media,
Networking
Disk Mirroring is which RAID level? - ANSWER 1
Disk striping with parity is which RAID level? - ANSWER 5 (uses 3 or more disks to
store data)
What goal of security is enhanced by a strong business continuity program? - ANSWER
Availability
What is the minimum number of disk required to perform RAID level 5? - ANSWER 3
