CISSP MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 2026
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,What is the MOST important consideration from a data C. Conduct a gap analysis of a new facilities against existing security requirements
security perspective when an organization plans to
relocate?
A. Ensure the fire prevention and detection systems are
sufficient to protect personnel
B. Review the architectural plans to determine how many
emergency exits are present
C. Conduct a gap analysis of a new facilities against
existing security requirements
D. Revise the Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
(DR/BC) plan
A company whose Information Technology (IT) services A. Application ??
are being delivered from a Tier 4 data center, is preparing
a companywide Business Continuity Planning(BCP).
Which of the following failures should the IT manager be
concerned with?
A. Application
B. Storage
C. Power
D. Network
When assessing an organization's security policy A. Only when assets are clearly defined
according to standards established by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001 and 27002,
when can management responsibilities be defined?
A. Only when assets are clearly defined
B. Only when standards are defined
C. Only when controls are put in place
D. Only procedures are defined
Which of the following types of technologies would be C. Supply a duress alarm for personnel exposed to the public
the MOST cost-effective method to provide a reactive
control for protecting personnel in public areas?
A. Install mantraps at the building entrances
B. Enclose the personnel entry area with polycarbonate
plastic
C. Supply a duress alarm for personnel exposed to the
public
D. Hire a guard to protect the public area
An important principle of defense in depth is that C. People, technology, and operations
achieving information security requires a balanced focus
on which PRIMARY elements?
A. Development, testing, and deployment
B. Prevention, detection, and remediation
C. People, technology, and operations
D. Certification, accreditation, and monitoring
,Intellectual property rights are PRIMARY concerned with A. Owner's ability to realize financial gain
which of the following?
A. Owner's ability to realize financial gain
B. Owner's ability to maintain copyright
C. Right of the owner to enjoy their creation
D. Right of the owner to control delivery method
A control to protect from a Denial-of-Service (DoS) A. 25%
attach has been determined to stop 50% of attacks, and
additionally reduces the impact of an attack by 50%.
What is the residual risk?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%
In the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model, which A. Physical Layer
layer is responsible for the transmission of binary data
over a communications network?
A. Physical Layer
B. Application Layer
C. Data-Link Layer
D. Network Layer
What is the term commonly used to refer to a technique D. Spoofing
of authentication one machine to another by forging
packets from a trusted source?What is the term
commonly used to refer to a technique of authentication
one machine to another by forging packets from a
trusted source?
A. Smurfing
B. Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack
C. Session redirect
D. Spoofing
Which of the following entails identification of data and A. Security governance ??
links to business processes, applications, and data stores
as well as assignment of ownership responsibilities?
A. Security governance
B. Risk management
C. Security portfolio management
D. Risk assessment
, A. Security vulnerabilities B. Risk tolerance
B. Risk tolerance
C. Risk mitigation
D. Security staff
When determining who can accept the risk associated D. Information ownership ??
with a vulnerability, which of the following is MOST
important?
A. Countermeasure effectiveness
B. Type of potential loss
C. Incident likelihood
D. Information ownership
A security professional determines that a number of D. Assign a compliancy officer to review the merger conditions
outsourcing contracts inherited from a previous merger
do not adhere to the current security requirements.
Which of the following BEST minimizes the risk of this
happening again?
A. Define additional security controls directly after the
merger
B. Include a procurement officer in the merger team
C. Verify all contracts before a merger occurs
D. Assign a compliancy officer to review the merger
conditions
Which of the following is a direct monetary cost of a C. Equipment
security incident?
A. Morale
B. Reputation
C. Equipment
D. Information
Which of the following would MINIMIZE the ability of an B. Code review
attacker to exploit a buffer overflow?
A. Memory review
B. Code review
C. Message division
D. Buffer division
Which of the following mechanisms will BEST prevent a C. synchronized session tokens
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack?
A. parameterized database queries
B. whitelist input values
C. synchronized session tokens
D. use strong ciphers
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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Rationales Included
,What is the MOST important consideration from a data C. Conduct a gap analysis of a new facilities against existing security requirements
security perspective when an organization plans to
relocate?
A. Ensure the fire prevention and detection systems are
sufficient to protect personnel
B. Review the architectural plans to determine how many
emergency exits are present
C. Conduct a gap analysis of a new facilities against
existing security requirements
D. Revise the Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
(DR/BC) plan
A company whose Information Technology (IT) services A. Application ??
are being delivered from a Tier 4 data center, is preparing
a companywide Business Continuity Planning(BCP).
Which of the following failures should the IT manager be
concerned with?
A. Application
B. Storage
C. Power
D. Network
When assessing an organization's security policy A. Only when assets are clearly defined
according to standards established by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001 and 27002,
when can management responsibilities be defined?
A. Only when assets are clearly defined
B. Only when standards are defined
C. Only when controls are put in place
D. Only procedures are defined
Which of the following types of technologies would be C. Supply a duress alarm for personnel exposed to the public
the MOST cost-effective method to provide a reactive
control for protecting personnel in public areas?
A. Install mantraps at the building entrances
B. Enclose the personnel entry area with polycarbonate
plastic
C. Supply a duress alarm for personnel exposed to the
public
D. Hire a guard to protect the public area
An important principle of defense in depth is that C. People, technology, and operations
achieving information security requires a balanced focus
on which PRIMARY elements?
A. Development, testing, and deployment
B. Prevention, detection, and remediation
C. People, technology, and operations
D. Certification, accreditation, and monitoring
,Intellectual property rights are PRIMARY concerned with A. Owner's ability to realize financial gain
which of the following?
A. Owner's ability to realize financial gain
B. Owner's ability to maintain copyright
C. Right of the owner to enjoy their creation
D. Right of the owner to control delivery method
A control to protect from a Denial-of-Service (DoS) A. 25%
attach has been determined to stop 50% of attacks, and
additionally reduces the impact of an attack by 50%.
What is the residual risk?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%
In the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model, which A. Physical Layer
layer is responsible for the transmission of binary data
over a communications network?
A. Physical Layer
B. Application Layer
C. Data-Link Layer
D. Network Layer
What is the term commonly used to refer to a technique D. Spoofing
of authentication one machine to another by forging
packets from a trusted source?What is the term
commonly used to refer to a technique of authentication
one machine to another by forging packets from a
trusted source?
A. Smurfing
B. Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack
C. Session redirect
D. Spoofing
Which of the following entails identification of data and A. Security governance ??
links to business processes, applications, and data stores
as well as assignment of ownership responsibilities?
A. Security governance
B. Risk management
C. Security portfolio management
D. Risk assessment
, A. Security vulnerabilities B. Risk tolerance
B. Risk tolerance
C. Risk mitigation
D. Security staff
When determining who can accept the risk associated D. Information ownership ??
with a vulnerability, which of the following is MOST
important?
A. Countermeasure effectiveness
B. Type of potential loss
C. Incident likelihood
D. Information ownership
A security professional determines that a number of D. Assign a compliancy officer to review the merger conditions
outsourcing contracts inherited from a previous merger
do not adhere to the current security requirements.
Which of the following BEST minimizes the risk of this
happening again?
A. Define additional security controls directly after the
merger
B. Include a procurement officer in the merger team
C. Verify all contracts before a merger occurs
D. Assign a compliancy officer to review the merger
conditions
Which of the following is a direct monetary cost of a C. Equipment
security incident?
A. Morale
B. Reputation
C. Equipment
D. Information
Which of the following would MINIMIZE the ability of an B. Code review
attacker to exploit a buffer overflow?
A. Memory review
B. Code review
C. Message division
D. Buffer division
Which of the following mechanisms will BEST prevent a C. synchronized session tokens
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack?
A. parameterized database queries
B. whitelist input values
C. synchronized session tokens
D. use strong ciphers
