Overall Questions (15 random)

You got 11 of 19 possible points.
Your score was: 58 %

Remember, these quizzes test your overall CISSP knowledge but should not be used as CISSP exam prep examples.

Question Results

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control protects the entire system?

Response:

Operating System Controls/Policies

Firewalls/IPS

System Access Controls

Access Control Lists

Data Access Controls

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Question:

Match the following key terms

Response:

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Availability

Reliable and timely access to data and resources

correct

Confidentiality

Necessary level of secrecy, unauthorized disclosure is prevented

correct

Shoulder surfing

Unauthorized viewing of information (screen peeking)

correct

Social Engineering

Tricking someone into giving sensitive information (to gain unauthorized access)

correct
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Question:

Clark-Wilson focuses primarily on:

Response:

Address Integrity

Accessibility

Authentication

Availability

Confidentialty

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Question:

In MAC the access policy is set by:

Response:

the GPO

the owner

the role

the system

network ACL

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Question:

Match the following examples to their definitions

Response:

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Unpatched servers

Threat

incorrect

A virus that relies on unpatched code or OS levels

Vulnerability

incorrect

The likelihood a threat will be realized, the frequency of natural disasters

Risk

correct

$1M dollars per day downtime

Exposure

correct

A proxy server

Countermeasure

correct
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Question:

Which OSI layer includes the LLC and MAC sub-layers?

Response:

Physical

Transport

Data Link

Network

Session

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Question:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Physical

Technical

Administrative

Organizational

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Question:

More key terms from Chapter 2

Response:

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Weakness or lack of a countermeasure

Vulnerability

correct

Entity that can exploit a vulnerability

Threat agent

correct

The danger of having a vulnerability exploited

Risk

incorrect

The probability of a threat being realized

Exposure

incorrect

Presence of a vulnerability which exposes the organization

Threat

incorrect
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Question:

Match the following cryptology tools and technologies

Response:

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One-time pads

Manual

Still in use in some instances. Recall, one-time pads are the most secure approach

correct

Enigma machine

Electro-mechanical

Electrical lights, mechanical crank/spinwheel

correct

AES, RSA Algorithms

Electronic

I know, you wanted to think "digital" but technically, electronic works as well

correct

Cipherdisks

Mechanical

Think ceasar's spin wheel here

correct

Single photon emissions

Electronic

used to provide secure key negotiation. After the test, go google "einstein spooky action" to see what will keep future CISSP's from sleeping at night

incorrect
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Question:

Biometric authentication is most often hampered by:

Response:

Cost to implement

User acceptance

Initial Registration

Rings/Weight change

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Question:

Which access control includes asset classification?

Response:

Administrative

Organizational

Technical

Physical

Owner

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Question:

Which access control includes training?

Response:

Organizational

Administrative

Physical

Technical

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Question:

Which access control includes cameras?

Response:

Physical

Visual

Technical

Administrative

Organizational

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Question:

Which of the following is NOT an example of biometric identification?

Response:

Ear shape/pattern

Voice

Retinal imagery

Hand shape/pattern

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Question:

Which of the following packet switched networks is best suited to support fully meshed VPNs?

Response:

ATM

Frame Relay

SMDS

MPLS

SONET