CISSP KEYWORDS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Confidentiality - ANSWER Seeks to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of information: it keeps data
secret.
Integrity - ANSWER Seeks to prevent unauthorized modification of information. In other words, integrity
seeks to prevent unauthorized write access to data. Integrity also seeks to ensure data that is written in
an authorized manner is complete and accurate.
Availability - ANSWER ensures that information is available when needed
Subject - ANSWER An active entity on an information system
Object - ANSWER A passive data file
Annualized Loss Expectancy - ANSWER The cost of loss due to a risk over a year
Threat - ANSWER A potentially negative occurrence
Vulnerability - ANSWER A weakness in a system
Risk - ANSWER a matched threat and vulnerability
Safeguard - ANSWER a measure taken to reduce risk
Total Cost of Ownership - ANSWER The cost of a safeguard
Return on Investment - ANSWER Money saved by deploy a safeguard
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Confidentiality - ANSWER Seeks to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of information: it keeps data
secret.
Integrity - ANSWER Seeks to prevent unauthorized modification of information. In other words, integrity
seeks to prevent unauthorized write access to data. Integrity also seeks to ensure data that is written in
an authorized manner is complete and accurate.
Availability - ANSWER ensures that information is available when needed
Subject - ANSWER An active entity on an information system
Object - ANSWER A passive data file
Annualized Loss Expectancy - ANSWER The cost of loss due to a risk over a year
Threat - ANSWER A potentially negative occurrence
Vulnerability - ANSWER A weakness in a system
Risk - ANSWER a matched threat and vulnerability
Safeguard - ANSWER a measure taken to reduce risk
Total Cost of Ownership - ANSWER The cost of a safeguard
Return on Investment - ANSWER Money saved by deploy a safeguard
