Domain 1

Question 1

Who in the organization determines access to information?
A. Legal department
B. Compliance officer
C. Data Owner
D. Information security officer

Answer 1

Data Owner

Question 2

What is the BEST way to achieve on-going compliance monitoring in an organization?
A. Only check compliance right before the auditors are scheduled to arrive onsite.
B. Outsource compliance to a 3rd party vendor and let them manage the program.
C. Have Compliance and Information Security partner to correct issues as they arise.
D. Have Compliance direct Information Security to fix issues after the auditors report.

Answer 2

Have Compliance and Information Security partner to correct issues as they arise.

Question 3

When dealing with a risk management process, asset classification is important because it will impact the overall:
A. Threat identification
B. Risk monitoring
C. Risk treatment
D. Risk tolerance

Answer 3

Risk treatment

Question 4

Ensuring that the actions of a set of people, applications and systems follow the organization’s rules is BEST described as:
A. Risk management
B. Security management
C. Mitigation management
D. Compliance management

Answer 4

Compliance management

Question 5

Which of the following is a MAJOR consideration when an organization retains sensitive customer data and uses this data to better target the organizations products and services?
A. Strong authentication technologies
B. Financial reporting regulations
C. Credit card compliance and regulations
D. Local privacy laws

Answer 5

Local privacy laws

Question 6

Which of the following is a benefit of information security governance?
A. Questioning the trust in vendor relationships.
B. Increasing the risk of decisions based on incomplete management information.
C. Direct involvement of senior management in developing control processes
D. Reduction of the potential for civil and legal liability

Answer 6

Reduction of the potential for civil and legal liability

Question 7

In accordance with best practices and international standards, how often is security awareness training provided to employees of an organization?
A. High risk environments 6 months, low risk environments 12 months
B. Every 12 months
C. Every 18 months
D. Every six months

Answer 7

Every 12 months

Question 8

Which of the following is of MOST importance when security leaders of an organization are required to align security to influence the culture of an organization?
A. Poses a strong technical background
B. Understand all regulations affecting the organization
C. Understand the business goals of the organization
D. Poses a strong auditing background

Answer 8

Understand the business goals of the organization

Question 9

Which of the following is used to establish and maintain a framework to provide assurance that information security strategies are aligned with organizational objectives?
A. Awareness
B. Compliance
C. Governance
D. Management

Answer 9

Governance

Question 10

Which of the following provides an audit framework?
A. Control Objectives for IT (COBIT)
B. Payment Card Industry-Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)
C. International Organization Standard (ISO) 27002
D. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 800-30

Answer 10

Control Objectives for IT (COBIT)

Question 11

The PRIMARY objective of security awareness is to:
A. Ensure that security policies are read.
B. Encourage security-conscious employee behavior.
C. Meet legal and regulatory requirements.
D. Put employees on notice in case follow-up action for noncompliance is necessary

Answer 11

Encourage security-conscious employee behavior.

Question 12

When deploying an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) the BEST way to get maximum protection from the system is to deploy it
A. In promiscuous mode and only detect malicious traffic.
B. In-line and turn on blocking mode to stop malicious traffic.
C. In promiscuous mode and block malicious traffic.
D. In-line and turn on alert mode to stop malicious traffic.

Answer 12

In-line and turn on blocking mode to stop malicious traffic.

Question 13

Risk is defined as:
A. Threat times vulnerability divided by control
B. Advisory plus capability plus vulnerability
C. Asset loss times likelihood of event
D. Quantitative plus qualitative impact

Answer 13

Threat times vulnerability divided by control

Question 14

Which of the following are the MOST important factors for proactively determining system vulnerabilities?
A. Subscribe to vendor mailing list to get notification of system vulnerabilities
B. Deploy Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and install anti-virus on systems
C. Configure firewall, perimeter router and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
D. Conduct security testing, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing

Answer 14

Conduct security testing, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing

Question 15

What is the first thing that needs to be completed in order to create a security program for your organization?
A. Risk assessment
B. Security program budget
C. Business continuity plan
D. Compliance and regulatory analysis

Answer 15

Risk assessment

Question 16

According to ISO 27001, of the steps for establishing an Information Security Governance program listed below, which comes first?
A. Identify threats, risks, impacts and vulnerabilities
B. Decide how to manage risk
C. Define the budget of the Information Security Management System
D. Define Information Security Policy

Answer 16

Define Information Security Policy

Question 17

The framework that helps to define a minimum standard of protection that business stakeholders must attempt to achieve is referred to as a standard of:
A. Due Protection
B. Due Care
C. Due Compromise
D. Due process

Answer 17

Due Care

Question 18

Developing effective security controls is a balance between:
A. Risk Management and Operations
B. Corporate Culture and Job Expectations
C. Operations and Regulations
D. Technology and Vendor Management

Answer 18

Risk Management and Operations

Question 19

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 800-40, which of the following considerations are MOST important when creating a vulnerability management program?
A. Susceptibility to attack, mitigation response time, and cost
B. Attack vectors, controls cost, and investigation staffing needs
C. Vulnerability exploitation, attack recovery, and mean time to repair
D. Susceptibility to attack, expected duration of attack, and mitigation availability

Answer 19

Susceptibility to attack, mitigation response time, and cost

Question 20

The Information Security Management program MUST protect:
A. all organizational assets
B. critical business processes and /or revenue streams
C. intellectual property released into the public domain
D. against distributed denial of service attacks

Answer 20

critical business processes and /or revenue streams

Question 21

A company wants to fill a Chief Information Security Officer position in the organization. They need to define and implement a more holistic security program. Which of the following qualifications and experience would be MOST desirable to find in a candidate?
A. Multiple certifications, strong technical capabilities and lengthy resume
B. Industry certifications, technical knowledge and program management skills
C. College degree, audit capabilities and complex project management
D. Multiple references, strong background check and industry certifications

Answer 21

Industry certifications, technical knowledge and program management skills

Question 22

In which of the following cases, would an organization be more prone to risk acceptance vs. risk mitigation?
A. The organization uses exclusively a quantitative process to measure risk
B. The organization uses exclusively a qualitative process to measure risk
C. The organization’s risk tolerance is high
D. The organization’s risk tolerance is low

Answer 22

The organization’s risk tolerance is high

Question 23

Within an organizations vulnerability management program, who has the responsibility to implement remediation actions?
A. Security officer
B. Data owner
C. Vulnerability engineer
D. System administrator

Answer 23

System administrator

Question 24

An organization information security policy serves to
A. establish budgetary input in order to meet compliance requirements
B. establish acceptable systems and user behavior
C. define security configurations for systems
D. define relationships with external law enforcement agencies

Answer 24

establish acceptable systems and user behavior

Question 25

You have recently drafted a revised information security policy. From whom should you seek endorsement in order to have the GREATEST chance for adoption and implementation throughout the entire organization?
A. Chief Information Security Officer
B. Chief Executive Officer
C. Chief Information Officer
D. Chief Legal Counsel

Answer 25

Chief Executive Officer

Question 26

What is the relationship between information protection and regulatory compliance?
A. That all information in an organization must be protected equally.
B. The information required to be protected by regulatory mandate does not have to be identified in the organizations data classification policy.
C. That the protection of some information such as National ID information is mandated by regulation and other information such as trade secrets are protected based on business need.
D. There is no relationship between the two.

Answer 26

That the protection of some information such as National ID information is mandated by regulation and other information such as trade secrets are protected based on business need.

Question 27

Which of the following is the MAIN reason to follow a formal risk management process in
an organization that hosts and uses privately identifiable information (PII) as part of their
business models and processes?
A. Need to comply with breach disclosure laws
B. Need to transfer the risk associated with hosting PII data
C. Need to better understand the risk associated with using PII data
D. Fiduciary responsibility to safeguard credit card information

Answer 27

Need to better understand the risk associated with using PII data

Question 28

What should an organization do to ensure that they have a sound Business Continuity (BC)
Plan?
A. Test every three years to ensure that things work as planned
B. Conduct periodic tabletop exercises to refine the BC plan
C. Outsource the creation and execution of the BC plan to a third party vendor
D. Conduct a Disaster Recovery (DR) exercise every year to test the plan

Answer 28

Conduct periodic tabletop exercises to refine the BC plan

Question 29

What is the MAIN reason for conflicts between Information Technology and Information
Security programs?
A. Technology governance defines technology policies and standards while security governance does not.
B. Security governance defines technology best practices and Information Technology governance does not.
C. Technology Governance is focused on process risks whereas Security Governance is focused on business risk.
D. The effective implementation of security controls can be viewed as an inhibitor to rapid Information Technology implementations.

Answer 29

The effective implementation of security controls can be viewed as an inhibitor to rapid Information Technology implementations.

Question 30

If your organization operates under a model of “assumption of breach”, you should:
A. Protect all information resource assets equally
B. Establish active firewall monitoring protocols
C. Purchase insurance for your compliance liability
D. Focus your security efforts on high value assets

Answer 30

Purchase insurance for your compliance liability

Question 31

A global retail company is creating a new compliance management process. Which of the following regulations is of MOST importance to be tracked and managed by this process?
A. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
B. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards
C. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS)
D. National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) standard

Answer 31

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS)

Question 32

When an organization claims it is secure because it is PCI-DSS certified, what is a good first question to ask towards assessing the effectiveness of their security program?
A. How many credit card records are stored?
B. How many servers do you have?
C. What is the scope of the certification?
D. What is the value of the assets at risk?

Answer 32

What is the scope of the certification?

Question 33

When managing the security architecture for your company you must consider:
A. Security and IT Staff size
B. Company Values
C. Budget
D. All of the above

Answer 33

All of the above

Question 34

A method to transfer risk is to:
A. Implement redundancy
B. move operations to another region
C. purchase breach insurance
D. Alignment with business operations

Answer 34

purchase breach insurance

Question 35

A method to transfer risk is to:
A. Implement redundancy
B. move operations to another region
C. purchase breach insurance
D. Alignment with business operations

Answer 35

purchase breach insurance

Question 35

Why is it vitally important that senior management endorse a security policy?
A. So that they will accept ownership for security within the organization.
B. So that employees will follow the policy directives.
C. So that external bodies will recognize the organizations commitment to security.
D. So that they can be held legally accountable.

Answer 35

So that they will accept ownership for security within the organization.

Question 36

Risk that remains after risk mitigation is known as
A. Persistent risk
B. Residual risk
C. Accepted risk
D. Non-tolerated risk

Answer 36

Residual risk

Question 37

A Security Operations Centre (SOC) manager is informed that a database containing highly sensitive corporate strategy information is under attack. Information has been stolen and the database server was disconnected. Who must be informed of this incident?
A. Internal audit
B. The data owner
C. All executive staff
D. Government regulators

Answer 37

The data owner

Question 38

What two methods are used to assess risk impact?
A. Cost and annual rate of expectance
B. Subjective and Objective
C. Qualitative and percent of loss realized
D. Quantitative and qualitative

Answer 38

Quantitative and qualitative

Question 39

Which of the following is a critical operational component of an Incident Response Program (IRP)?
A. Weekly program budget reviews to ensure the percentage of program funding remains constant.
B. Annual review of program charters, policies, procedures and organizational agreements.
C. Daily monitoring of vulnerability advisories relating to your organizations deployed technologies.
D. Monthly program tests to ensure resource allocation is sufficient for supporting the needs of the organization

Answer 39

Daily monitoring of vulnerability advisories relating to your organizations deployed technologies.

Question 40

The PRIMARY objective for information security program development should be:
A. Reducing the impact of the risk to the business.
B. Establishing strategic alignment with business continuity requirements
C. Establishing incident response programs.
D. Identifying and implementing the best security solutions.

Answer 40

Reducing the impact of the risk to the business.

Question 41

Which of the following functions MUST your Information Security Governance program include for formal organizational reporting?
A. Audit and Legal
B. Budget and Compliance
C. Human Resources and Budget
D. Legal and Human Resources

Answer 41

Audit and Legal

Question 42

Which of the following should be determined while defining risk management strategies?
A. Organizational objectives and risk tolerance
B. Risk assessment criteria
C. IT architecture complexity
D. Enterprise disaster recovery plans

Answer 42

Organizational objectives and risk tolerance

Question 43

The purpose of NIST SP 800-53 as part of the NIST System Certification and Accreditation Project is to establish a set of standardized, minimum security controls for IT systems addressing low, moderate, and high levels of concern for
A. Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability
B. Assurance, Compliance and Availability
C. International Compliance
D. Integrity and Availability

Answer 43

Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability

Question 44

A security manager regualrly checks work areas after buisness hours for security violations; such as unsecured files or unattended computers with active sessions. This activity BEST demonstrates what part of a security program?
A. Audit validation
B. Physical control testing
C. Compliance management
D. Security awareness training

Answer 44

Compliance management

Question 45

Which of the following represents the HIGHEST negative impact resulting from an ineffective security governance program?
A. Reduction of budget
B. Decreased security awareness
C. Improper use of information resources
D. Fines for regulatory non-compliance

Answer 45

Fines for regulatory non-compliance

Question 46

Quantitative Risk Assessments have the following advantages over qualitative risk assessments:
A. They are objective and can express risk / cost in real numbers
B. They are subjective and can be completed more quickly
C. They are objective and express risk / cost in approximates
D. They are subjective and can express risk /cost in real numbers

Answer 46

They are objective and can express risk / cost in real numbers

Question 47

The Information Security Governance program MUST:
A. integrate with other organizational governance processes
B. support user choice for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
C. integrate with other organizational governance processes
D. show a return on investment for the organization

Answer 47

integrate with other organizational governance processes

Question 48

An organizations firewall technology needs replaced. A specific technology has been selected that is less costly than others and lacking in some important capabilities. The security officer has voiced concerns about sensitive data breaches but the decision is made to purchase. What does this selection indicate?
A. A high threat environment
B. A low risk tolerance environment
C. I low vulnerability environment
D. A high risk tolerance environment

Answer 48

A high risk tolerance environment

Question 49

When choosing a risk mitigation method what is the MOST important factor?
A. Approval from the board of directors
B. Cost of the mitigation is less than the risk
C. Metrics of mitigation method success
D. Mitigation method complies with PCI regulations

Answer 49

Cost of the mitigation is less than the risk

Question 50

The FIRST step in establishing a security governance program is to?
A. Conduct a risk assessment.
B. Obtain senior level sponsorship.
C. Conduct a workshop for all end users.
D. Prepare a security budget.

Answer 50

Obtain senior level sponsorship.

Question 51

The success of the Chief Information Security Officer is MOST dependent upon:
A. favorable audit findings
B. following the recommendations of consultants and contractors
C. development of relationships with organization executives
D. raising awareness of security issues with end users

Answer 51

development of relationships with organization executives

Question 52

Which of the following is a weakness of an asset or group of assets that can be exploited by one or more threats?
A. Threat
B. Vulnerability
C. Attack vector
D. Exploitation

Answer 52

Vulnerability

Question 53

Which of the following is MOST important when dealing with an Information Security Steering committee:
A. Include a mix of members from different departments and staff levels.
B. Ensure that security policies and procedures have been vetted and approved.
C. Review all past audit and compliance reports.
D. Be briefed about new trends and products at each meeting by a vendor.

Answer 53

Review all past audit and compliance reports.

Question 54

Which of the following intellectual Property components is focused on maintaining brand recognition?
A. Trademark
B. Patent
C. Research Logs
D. Copyright

Answer 54

Trademark

Question 55

An organization has defined a set of standard security controls. This organization has also defined the circumstances and conditions in which they must be applied. What is the NEXT logical step in applying the controls in the organization?
A. Determine the risk tolerance
B. Perform an asset classification
C. Create an architecture gap analysis
D. Analyze existing controls on systems

Answer 55

Perform an asset classification

Question 56

What is the definition of Risk in Information Security?
A. Risk = Probability x Impact
B. Risk = Threat x Probability
C. Risk = Financial Impact x Probability
D. Risk = Impact x Threat

Answer 56

Risk = Probability x Impact

Question 57

What role should the CISO play in properly scoping a PCI environment?
A. Validate the business units suggestions as to what should be included in the scoping process
B. Work with a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) to determine the scope of the PCI environment
C. Ensure internal scope validation is completed and that an assessment has been done to discover all credit card data
D. Complete the self-assessment questionnaire and work with an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) to determine scope

Answer 57

Ensure internal scope validation is completed and that an assessment has been done to discover all credit card data

Question 58

Risk appetite directly affects what part of a vulnerability management program?
A. Staff
B. Scope
C. Schedule
D. Scan tools

Answer 58

Scope

Question 59

A global retail organization is looking to implement a consistent Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Process across all of its business units. Which of the following standards and guidelines can BEST address this organizations need?
A. International Organization for Standardizations – 22301 (ISO-22301)
B. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
C. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS)
D. International Organization for Standardizations – 27005 (ISO-27005)

Answer 59

International Organization for Standardizations – 22301 (ISO-22301)

Question 60

The alerting, monitoring and life-cycle management of security related events is typically handled by the
A. security threat and vulnerability management process
B. risk assessment process
C. risk management process
D. governance, risk, and compliance tools

Answer 60

security threat and vulnerability management process

Question 61

An organization’s Information Security Policy is of MOST importance because
A. it communicates management’s commitment to protecting information resources
B. it is formally acknowledged by all employees and vendors
C. it defines a process to meet compliance requirements
D. it establishes a framework to protect confidential information

Answer 61

it communicates management’s commitment to protecting information resources

Question 62

You have purchased a new insurance policy as part of your risk strategy. Which of the following risk strategy options have you engaged in?
A. Risk Avoidance
B. Risk Acceptance
C. Risk Transfer
D. Risk Mitigation

Answer 62

Risk Transfer

Question 63

Information security policies should be reviewed:
A. by stakeholders at least annually
B. by the CISO when new systems are brought online
C. by the Incident Response team after an audit
D. by internal audit semiannually

Answer 63

by stakeholders at least annually

Question 64

When managing an Information Security Program, which of the following is of MOST importance in order to influence the culture of an organization?
A. An independent Governance, Risk and Compliance organization
B. Alignment of security goals with business goals
C. Compliance with local privacy regulations
D. Support from Legal and HR teams

Answer 64

Alignment of security goals with business goals

Question 65

Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance requirements are based on what criteria?
A. The types of cardholder data retained
B. The duration card holder data is retained
C. The size of the organization processing credit card data
D. The number of transactions performed per year by an organization

Answer 65

The number of transactions performed per year by an organization

Question 66

The single most important consideration to make when developing your security program, policies, and processes is:
A. Budgeting for unforeseen data compromises
B. Streamlining for efficiency
C. Alignment with the business
D. Establishing your authority as the Security Executive

Answer 66

Alignment with the business

Question 67

An organization is looking for a framework to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of their Information Security Management System. Which of the following international standards can BEST assist this organization?
A. International Organization for Standardizations – 27004 (ISO-27004)
B. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS)
C. Control Objectives for Information Technology (COBIT)
D. International Organization for Standardizations – 27005 (ISO-27005)

Answer 67

International Organization for Standardizations – 27004 (ISO-27004)

Question 68

Which of the following is considered the MOST effective tool against social engineering?
A. Anti-phishing tools
B. Anti-malware tools
C. Effective Security Vulnerability Management Program
D. Effective Security awareness program

Answer 68

Effective Security awareness program

Question 69

You have a system with 2 identified risks. You determine the probability of one risk occurring is higher than the
A. Controlled mitigation effort
B. Risk impact comparison
C. Relative likelihood of event
D. Comparative threat analysis

Answer 69

Relative likelihood of event

Question 70

When briefing senior management on the creation of a governance process, the MOST important aspect should be:
A. information security metrics.
B. knowledge required to analyze each issue.
C. baseline against which metrics are evaluated.
D. linkage to business area objectives.

Answer 70

linkage to business area objectives.

Question 71

Which of the following is the MOST important for a CISO to understand when identifying threats?
A. How vulnerabilities can potentially be exploited in systems that impact the organization
B. How the security operations team will behave to reported incidents
C. How the firewall and other security devices are configured to prevent attacks
D. How the incident management team prepares to handle an attack

Answer 71

How vulnerabilities can potentially be exploited in systems that impact the organization

Question 72

A global health insurance company is concerned about protecting confidential information. Which of the following is of MOST concern to this organization?
A. Compliance to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) regulations.
B. Alignment with financial reporting regulations for each country where they operate.
C. Alignment with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards.
D. Compliance with patient data protection regulations for each country where they operate.

Answer 72

Compliance with patient data protection regulations for each country where they operate.

Question 73

Which of the following is the MOST important benefit of an effective security governance process?
A. Reduction of liability and overall risk to the organization
B. Better vendor management
C. Reduction of security breaches
D. Senior management participation in the incident response process

Answer 73

Reduction of liability and overall risk to the organization

Question 74

A business unit within your organization intends to deploy a new technology in a manner that places it in violation of existing information security standards. What immediate action should the information security manager take?
A. Enforce the existing security standards and do not allow the deployment of the new technology.
B. Amend the standard to permit the deployment.
C. If the risks associated with that technology are not already identified, perform a risk analysis to quantify the risk, and allow the business unit to proceed based on the identified risk level.
D. Permit a 90-day window to see if an issue occurs and then amend the standard if there are no issues.

Answer 74

If the risks associated with that technology are not already identified, perform a risk analysis to quantify the risk, and allow the business unit to proceed based on the identified risk level.

Question 75

When creating a vulnerability scan schedule, who is the MOST critical person to communicate with in order to ensure impact of the scan is minimized?
A. The asset owner
B. The asset manager
C. The data custodian
D. The project manager

Answer 75

The asset owner

Question 76

A security officer wants to implement a vulnerability scanning program. The officer is uncertain of the state of vulnerability resiliency within the organization’s large IT infrastructure. What would be the BEST approach to minimize scan data output while retaining a realistic view of system vulnerability?
A. Scan a representative sample of systems
B. Perform the scans only during off-business hours
C. Decrease the vulnerabilities within the scan tool settings
D. Filter the scan output so only pertinent data is analyzed

Answer 76

Scan a representative sample of systems

Question 77

When dealing with Security Incident Response procedures, which of the following steps come FIRST when reacting to an incident?
A. Escalation
B. Recovery
C. Eradication
D. Containment

Answer 77

Containment

Question 78

Credit card information, medical data, and government records are all examples of:
A. Confidential/Protected Information
B. Bodily Information
C. Territorial Information
D. Communications Information

Answer 78

Confidential/Protected Information

Question 79

What is the main purpose of the Incident Response Team?
A. Ensure efficient recovery and reinstate repaired systems
B. Create effective policies detailing program activities
C. Communicate details of information security incidents
D. Provide current employee awareness programs

Answer 79

Ensure efficient recovery and reinstate repaired systems

Question 80

An organization licenses and uses personal information for business operations, and a server containing that information has been compromised. What kind of law would require notifying the owner or licensee of this incident?
A. Data breach disclosure
B. Consumer right disclosure
C. Security incident disclosure
D. Special circumstance disclosure

Answer 80

Data breach disclosure

Question 81

Which of the following international standards can be BEST used to define a Risk Management process in an organization?
A. National Institute for Standards and Technology 800-50 (NIST 800-50)
B. International Organization for Standardizations – 27005 (ISO-27005)
C. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS)
D. International Organization for Standardizations – 27004 (ISO-27004)

Answer 81

International Organization for Standardizations – 27005 (ISO-27005)

Question 82

Which of the following is MOST likely to be discretionary?
A. Policies
B. Procedures
C. Guidelines
D. Standards

Answer 82

Guidelines

Question 83

When would it be more desirable to develop a set of decentralized security policies and
procedures within an enterprise environment?
A. When there is a need to develop a more unified incident response capability.
B. When the enterprise is made up of many business units with diverse business activities, risks profiles and regulatory requirements.
C. When there is a variety of technologies deployed in the infrastructure.
D. When it results in an overall lower cost of operating the security program.

Answer 83

When the enterprise is made up of many business units with diverse business activities, risks profiles and regulatory requirements.

Question 84

A security professional has been promoted to be the CISO of an organization. The first task is to create a security policy for this organization. The CISO creates and publishes the security policy. This policy however, is ignored and not enforced consistently. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the policy shortcomings?
A. Lack of a formal security awareness program
B. Lack of a formal security policy governance process
C. Lack of formal definition of roles and responsibilities
D. Lack of a formal risk management policy

Answer 84

Lack of a formal security policy governance process

Question 85

Which of the following most commonly falls within the scope of an information security governance steering committee?
A. Approving access to critical financial systems
B. Developing content for security awareness programs
C. Interviewing candidates for information security specialist positions
D. Vetting information security policies

Answer 85

Vetting information security policies

Question 86

One of the MAIN goals of a Business Continuity Plan is to
A. Ensure all infrastructure and applications are available in the event of a disaster
B. Allow all technical first-responders to understand their roles in the event of a disaster
C. Provide step by step plans to recover business processes in the event of a disaster
D. Assign responsibilities to the technical teams responsible for the recovery of all data.

Answer 86

Provide step by step plans to recover business processes in the event of a disaster

Question 87

Which of the following has the GREATEST impact on the implementation of an information security governance model?
A. Organizational budget
B. Distance between physical locations
C. Number of employees
D. Complexity of organizational structure

Answer 87

Complexity of organizational structure

Question 88

What is a difference from the list below between quantitative and qualitative Risk Assessment?
A. Quantitative risk assessments result in an exact number (in monetary terms)
B. Qualitative risk assessments result in a quantitative assessment (high, medium, low, red, yellow, green)
C. Qualitative risk assessments map to business objectives
D. Quantitative risk assessments result in a quantitative assessment (high, medium, low, red, yellow, green)

Answer 88

Quantitative risk assessments result in an exact number (in monetary terms)

Question 89

After a risk assessment is performed, a particular risk is considered to have the potential of costing the organization 1.2 Million USD. This is an example of
A. Risk Tolerance
B. Qualitative risk analysis
C. Risk Appetite
D. Quantitative risk analysis

Answer 89

Quantitative risk analysis

Question 90

A security manager has created a risk program. Which of the following is a critical part of ensuring the program is successful?
A. Providing a risk program governance structure
B. Ensuring developers include risk control comments in code
C. Creating risk assessment templates based on specific threats
D. Allowing for the acceptance of risk for regulatory compliance requirements

Answer 90

Providing a risk program governance structure

Question 91

Regulatory requirements typically force organizations to implement
A. Mandatory controls
B. Discretionary controls
C. Optional controls
D. Financial controls

Answer 91

Mandatory controls

Question 92

You have implemented a new security control. Which of the following risk strategy options have you engaged in?
A. Risk Avoidance
B. Risk Acceptance
C. Risk Transfer
D. Risk Mitigation

Answer 92

Risk Mitigation

Question 93

From an information security perspective, information that no longer supports the main purpose of the business should be:
A. assessed by a business impact analysis.
B. protected under the information classification policy.
C. analyzed under the data ownership policy.
D. analyzed under the retention policy

Answer 93

analyzed under the retention policy

Question 94

What is the SECOND step to creating a risk management methodology according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 800-30 standard?
A. Determine appetite
B. Evaluate risk avoidance criteria
C. Perform a risk assessment
D. Mitigate risk

Answer 94

Mitigate risk

Question 95

The establishment of a formal risk management framework and system authorization program is essential. The LAST step of the system authorization process is:
A. Contacting the Internet Service Provider for an IP scope
B. Getting authority to operate the system from executive management
C. Changing the default passwords
D. Conducting a final scan of the live system and mitigating all high and medium level vulnerabilities

Answer 95

Getting authority to operate the system from executive management

Question 96

Who is responsible for securing networks during a security incident?
A. Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
B. Security Operations Center (SO
C. Disaster Recovery (DR) manager
D. Incident Response Team (IRT)

Answer 96

Incident Response Team (IRT)

Question 97

The exposure factor of a threat to your organization is defined by?
A. Asset value times exposure factor
B. Annual rate of occurrence
C. Annual loss expectancy minus current cost of controls
D. Percentage of loss experienced due to a realized threat event

Answer 97

Percentage of loss experienced due to a realized threat event