Group 4 Flashcards
Discretionary Access Control (DAC) restricts access according to
A. data classification labeling.
B. page views within an application.
C. authorizations granted to the user.
D. management accreditation.
C
Retaining system logs for six months or longer can be valuable for what activities?
A. Disaster recovery and business continuity
B. Forensics and incident response
C. Identity and authorization management
D. Physical and logical access control
Answer: B
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding value boundary analysis as a functional software testing technique?
A. It is useful for testing communications protocols and graphical user interfaces.
B. It is characterized by the stateless behavior of a process implemented in a function.
C. Test inputs are obtained from the derived threshold of the given functional specifications.
D. An entire partition can be covered by considering only one representative value from that partition.
Answer: C
Data leakage of sensitive information is MOST often concealed by which of the following?
A. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
B. Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA)
C. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
D. Secure Post Office Protocol (POP)
Answer: A
Which of the following is a reason to use manual patch installation instead of automated patch management?
A. The cost required to install patches will be reduced.
B. The time during which systems will remain vulnerable to an exploit will be decreased.
C. The likelihood of system or application incompatibilities will be decreased.
D. The ability to cover large geographic areas is increased.
Answer: C
Which of the following is the MOST important element of change management documentation?
A. List of components involved
B. Number of changes being made
C. Business case justification
D. A stakeholder communication
Answer: C
Which Web Services Security (WS-Security) specification negotiates how security tokens will be issued, renewed and validated? Click on the correct specification in the image below.
WS-Trust
The PRIMARY outcome of a certification process is that it provides documented
A. system weaknesses for remediation.
B. standards for security assessment, testing, and process evaluation.
C. interconnected systems and their implemented security controls.
D. security analyses needed to make a risk-based decision.
Answer: D
Which of the following standards/guidelines requires an Information Security Management System (ISMS) to be defined?
A. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27000 family
B. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
C. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS)
D. ISO/IEC 20000
Answer: A
Which of the following PRIMARILY contributes to security incidents in web-based applications?
A. Systems administration and operating systems
B. System incompatibility and patch management
C. Third-party applications and change controls
D. Improper stress testing and application interfaces
Answer: C
In which order, from MOST to LEAST impacted, does user awareness training reduce the occurrence of the events below?
What is the process called when impact values are assigned to the security objectives for information types?
A. Qualitative analysis
B. Quantitative analysis
C. Remediation
D. System security categorization
Answer: D
Data remanence refers to which of the following?
A. The remaining photons left in a fiber optic cable after a secure transmission.
B. The retention period required by law or regulation.
C. The magnetic flux created when removing the network connection from a server or personal computer.
D. The residual information left on magnetic storage media after a deletion or erasure.
Answer: D
Which of the following describes the BEST configuration management practice?
A. After installing a new system, the configuration files are copied to a separate back-up system and hashed to detect tampering.
B. After installing a new system, the configuration files are copied to an air-gapped system and hashed to detect tampering.
C. The firewall rules are backed up to an air-gapped system.
D. A baseline configuration is created and maintained for all relevant systems.
Answer: D
How does Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) in transport mode affect the Internet Protocol (IP)?
A. Encrypts and optionally authenticates the IP header, but not the IP payload
B. Encrypts and optionally authenticates the IP payload, but not the IP header
C. Authenticates the IP payload and selected portions of the IP header
D. Encrypts and optionally authenticates the complete IP packet
Answer: B
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of a non-malicious data breach when the source of the data breach was an un-marked file cabinet containing sensitive documents?
A. Ineffective data classification
B. Lack of data access controls
C. Ineffective identity management controls
D. Lack of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools
Answer: A
Drag the following Security Engineering terms on the left to the BEST definition on the right.
A security professional has been asked to evaluate the options for the location of a new data center within a multifloor building. Concerns for the data center include emanations and physical access controls.
Which of the following is the BEST location?
A. On the top floor
B. In the basement
C. In the core of the building
D. In an exterior room with windows
Answer: C
In the network design below, where is the MOST secure Local Area Network (LAN) segment to deploy a Wireless Access Point (WAP) that provides contractors access to the Internet and authorized enterprise services?
LAN 4
Which of the following is the PRIMARY concern when using an Internet browser to access a cloud- based service?
A. Insecure implementation of Application Programming Interfaces (API)
B. Improper use and storage of management keys
C. Misconfiguration of infrastructure allowing for unauthorized access
D. Vulnerabilities within protocols that can expose confidential data
Answer: D
After a thorough analysis, it was discovered that a perpetrator compromised a network by gaining access to the network through a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Virtual Private Network (VPN) gateway. The perpetrator guessed a username and brute forced the password to gain access. Which of the following BEST mitigates this issue?
A. Implement strong passwords authentication for VPN
B. Integrate the VPN with centralized credential stores
C. Implement an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) client
D. Use two-factor authentication mechanisms
Answer: D
For an organization considering two-factor authentication for secure network access, which of the following is MOST secure?
A. Challenge response and private key
B. Digital certificates and Single Sign-On (SSO)
C. Tokens and passphrase
D. Smart card and biometrics
Answer: D
If an identification process using a biometric system detects a 100% match between a presented template and a stored template, what is the interpretation of this result?
A. User error
B. Suspected tampering
C. Accurate identification
D. Unsuccessful identification
Answer: B
Regarding asset security and appropriate retention, which of the following INITIAL top three areas are important to focus on?
A. Security control baselines, access controls, employee awareness and training
B. Human resources, asset management, production management
C. Supply chain lead time, inventory control, encryption
D. Polygraphs, crime statistics, forensics
Answer: A