Uber Quiz

You got 85 of 128 possible points.
Your score was: 66 %

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 includes locked doors?

Response:

Owner

Organizational

Technical

Administrative

Physical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

All of the following are true about encryption EXCEPT:

Response:

Encryption is used to protect the confidentiality of the data

Longer keys usually result in more secure encryption

Encryption algorithms are constant from version to version

Encryption keys are constant from version to version

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is primarily focused on identifying violations and incidents?

Response:

Detective

Compensating

Corrective

Preventative

Recovery

Score 0 of 1

Question:

The ORIGINAL sender of a message encrypted using asymmetric algorithms can reverse/backout the process using the initial public key

Response:

User answer 
True

Although technically, the original sender has an unencrypted version to start with, he/she cannot decrypted the message without the private key (because of the nature of asymmetric algorithms)

Score 5 of 5

Question:

Match the following cryptographic definitions to their terms

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Replacing one value for another using static or dynamic lookup tables

Substitution

correct

Swapping values around using static or dynamic lookup tables

Transposition

correct

Removing redundant or common letters/phrases from plaintext

Compression

correct

Adding redundant or common letters to plaintext to create a more complex encrypted message

Expansion

correct

Adding redundant or repeating letters to expand plaintext to create a more appropriately sized encrypted message

Padding

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

Asymmetric cryptography is more secure, faster and more scalable than symmetric encryption

Response:

User answer 
False

Symmetric encryption can be 100 faster than asymmetric and are generally more available to organizations.

Score 5 of 5

Question:

Match the following examples to their definitions

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Unpatched servers

Vulnerability

correct

A virus that relies on unpatched code or OS levels

Threat

correct

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
Score 0 of 1
(skipped)

Question:

"The strength of the cryptosystem is a function of the keys, not the algorithm" is also known as

Response:

Kerckhoff's Principle

Diffe-Hillman's Axiom

Moore's Law

Rijndael's Challenge

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Motion detectors, video cameras, fences, locked doors, guards and dogs are all examples of

Response:

Administrative controls

Technical controls

Physical controls

Both Technical and Administrative controls

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is primarily focused on reducing risk?

Response:

Recovery

Preventative

Corrective

Detective

Deterrent

Score 1 of 1

Question:

John's computer access changed with his reassignment to a new department. This is an example of:

Response:

Need-to-Know control

Owner set access control

Access List Control

Mandatory access control

Role-based access control

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which of the following packet switched networks is best suited for fiber optic networks with sporadic traffic?

Response:

Frame Relay

SMDS

ATM

SONET

MPLS

Score 1 of 1

Question:

How many keys does symmetric cryptography use for a single piece of data?

Response:

2

Depends on the key size vs. data size

1

Feedback:

One key only, Vasily. Symmetric keys are shared passwords/keys between the sender and recipient.

4

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control protects the entire system?

Response:

Operating System Controls/Policies

Data Access Controls

Access Control Lists

System Access Controls

Firewalls/IPS

Score 3 of 3

Question:

Match the following terms to definitions

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Training, configuration management of documentation, risk management

Administrative controls

correct

Firewalls, IDS, encryption

Technical controls

correct

Lighting, Fencing, guard patrols

Physical Controls

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

A LAN is

Response:

a Local Authentication Node

a Least Access Notification

a Linear Applebaum Network diagram

a Local Area Network

a Local Account Name

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is the lowest in the OSI model:

Response:

Network

Physical

Data Link

Transport

Session

Score 1 of 5

Question:

More key terms from Chapter 2

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Weakness or lack of a countermeasure

Vulnerability

correct

Entity that can exploit a vulnerability

Threat agent

correct

The danger of having a vulnerability exploited

Exposure

incorrect

The probability of a threat being realized

Risk

correct

Presence of a vulnerability which exposes the organization

Threat

incorrect
Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT a RAW authentication protocol?

Response:

CHAP

EAP

LDAP

PAP

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Job rotation policies provide improved security for all of the following reasons except:

Response:

Increases visibility for high-potential employees

Reduces opportunities for abuse

Identifies / Eliminates single points of failure

Promotes Professional growth

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is gasoline given?

Response:

B

A

C

D

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data encryption?

Response:

Presentation

Transport

Application

Network

Datalink

Score 0 of 1

Question:

A SHA-256 system will always generate different hashes when given the same plaintext, no matter how many times it is invoked

Response:

User answer 
True

A hash is a hash is a hash, it never changes the output. Hashes are used to prove integrity, usually by comparing current hashes (aka message digests) against previous ones (stored filesystems checksums, for example) to prove nothing has changed. Therefore, a hashing algorithm must produce one and only one output per plaintext input.

Score 1 of 1

Question:

How many bits are in a SHA1 hash (or message digest)?

Response:

160

1024

255

256

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Data stored on an encrypted file system (EFS, TrueCrypt, etc.) does not need to be encrypted when being sent over the network?

Response:

User answer 
False

Protecting data-at-rest does not extend to data-in-transit. Often, encrypted data-at-rest is decrypted once it is read from the media, therefore re-encryption is needed before the data is sent over the ire (or becomes data-in-tansit)

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is immediately above the Data Link Layer in the OSI model:

Response:

Session

Datalink

Transport

Network

Presentation

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Ear shape/pattern

Retinal imagery

Voice

Hand shape/pattern

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the folowing is best suited for short messages (one block in size)

Response:

CBC

ECB

Feedback:

Actually, this is one of the few instances where ECB's disadvantages don't overcome its advantages

CFB

CCMP

Score 1 of 1

Question:

In MAC the access policy is set by:

Response:

the owner

network ACL

the system

the role

the GPO

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Owner-set permissions are an example of:

Response:

mandatory access control

Clark-Wilson

role-based access control

Discretionary access control

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What formula provides total keyspace size?

Response:

m^e mod n

w[i] = (w[i-3] xor w[i-8] xor w[i-14] xor w[i-16])

SLE x ALE

(n*(n-1))/2

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type are electrical fires given?

Response:

A

B

D

C

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes cameras?

Response:

Administrative

Visual

Organizational

Physical

Technical

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which of the following uses fixed-size blocks of data as well as previous blocks of text for encryption

Response:

CBC - Cipher Block Chaining

SBC - Sequential Block Coding

ECB - Electronic Code Book

CFB - Cipher Feed Back

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is the primary difference between NIST and ISO ?

Response:

NIST produces guidelines only available to federal agencies.

NIST insures compliance only within the United States

ISO publications cover international standards and are therefore not applicable within the US

NIST standards are free, ISO charges

Feedback:

Correct, ISO standards are international but are often available only for a free. NIST publications are freely available.

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Hashing is used to

Response:

ensure confidentiality

verify integrity and ensure confidentiality

provide authenticity / authentication

verify integrity

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is the highest in the OSI model:

Response:

Network

Presentation

Physical

Transport

Data Link

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes asset classification?

Response:

Technical

Administrative

Physical

Organizational

Owner

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following extinguishing methods is best for a computer or electrical fire?

Response:

ESD Blanket

Water

Soda Acid

CO2

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Bell-La Padula focuses primarily on:

Response:

Accessibility

Availability

Confidentialty

Data Integrity

Authentication

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Clark-Wilson focuses primarily on:

Response:

Accessibility

Confidentialty

Availability

Address Integrity

Authentication

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Account administration, policies and standards, asset classification and reviews of audit trails are all examples of

Response:

Physical controls

Both technical and administrative controls

Technical controls

Administrative controls

Score 0 of 1

Question:

VoIP uses which protocol for AV streaming

Response:

H.264

SRTP

TCP/IP

Vorbis

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A cryptosystem's strength is primarily based on

Response:

The openness of the algorithm (how widely available it is, how well-published it is)

The cryptographic key

The closedness of the algorithm (how well-protected it is, how proprietary it is)

The Security Parameter Index (SPI)

Score 4 of 6

Question:

Match the following terms and definitions

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Intended to discourage a potential attacker

Deterrent

correct

Intended to avoid an incident from happening

Preventive

correct

Fixes component or systems after an incident has occurred

Corrective

correct

Intended to bring the environment back to production levels

Recovery

correct

Identify an incidents activities

Detective

correct

Alternate measures of control

Detective

incorrect
Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is paper given?

Response:

D

C

B

A

Score 0 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data compression?

Response:

Transport

Network

Presentation

Datalink

Application

Score 0 of 5

Question:

Match the following cryptology tools and technologies

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

One-time pads

Electronic

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

incorrect

Enigma machine

Mechanical

Electrical lights, mechanical crank/spinwheel

incorrect

AES, RSA Algorithms

Quantum cryptography

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

incorrect

Cipherdisks

Electro-mechanical

Think ceasar's spin wheel here

incorrect

Single photon emissions

Manual

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
Score 1 of 1

Question:

How many levels are there in the latest (June 2013) OSI model?

Response:

6

5

8

7

10

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Encryption is related to Confidentiality, Hashing is related to

Response:

Integrity

Availability

Confidentiality

Authenticity

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is primarily focused on identifying alternate solutions to achieve a task?

Response:

Corrective

Preventative

Detective

Compensating

Recovery

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following components of a computer are best suited to brute force attacks?

Response:

GPU - Graphical Processing Unit

Feedback:

Turns out GPU's have dedicate ALU's with substantially more throughput than a standalone ALU or even a multicore CPU so GPU's, given their comparative speed for encryption hacking, are the preferred hacking hardware.

SCU - Security Control Unit

CPU - Central Processing Unit

ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is a remote authentication system?

Response:

KERBEROS

TACACS

OpenVPN

SESAME

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is not a typical layer 1 topology?

Response:

star

2 layer star

mesh

bus

ring

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following packet switched networks uses HDLC?

Response:

MPLS

ATM

SMDS

SONET

Frame Relay

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Organizational

Administrative

Technical

Physical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes training?

Response:

Organizational

Technical

Physical

Administrative

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is the lowest in the OSI model:

Response:

Data Link

Transport

Network

Session

Application

Score 0 of 1
(skipped)

Question:

Which of the following is primarily focused on restoring systems and information?

Response:

Recovery

Preventative

Detective

Corrective

Compensating

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Work factor is defined as:

Response:

the amount of effort/time required to maintain an established security plan once it has been implemented

the amount of effort/time required by an attacker to overcome a protective measure

the amount of effort/time required by an algorithm to fully encrypt or decrypt a message

the amount of effort/time required by an administrator to establish a reasonable system security plan

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes motion detectors?

Response:

Technical

Organizational

Authentication

Physical

Administrative

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT an example of SSO?

Response:

KryptoKnight

LDAP

KErberos

SESAME

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following are the three components of the fire triangle?

Response:

Heat/Fuel/Oxygen

Heat/Combustion/Oxygen

Fire/Fuel/Oxygen

Fire/Combustion/Oxygen

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Physical

Administrative

Technical

Organizational

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes intrusion detection?

Response:

Organizational

Techincal

Physical

Owner

Technical

Administrative

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is immediately above the Transport Layer in the OSI model:

Response:

Datalink

Presentation

Network

Session

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A WAN is

Response:

a Working Authentication Name

a Wide Area Network

one of the Wilson-Adder Need types

a Wide Array Node

the Westinghouse Address Naming convention

Score 1 of 4

Question:

Match the following key terms

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Availability

incorrect

Confidentiality

Necessary level of secrecy, unauthorized disclosure is prevented

correct

Shoulder surfing

Reliable and timely access to data and resources

incorrect

Social Engineering

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

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Data Link

Transport

Network

Session

Physical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Biometric authentication is most often hampered by:

Response:

Initial Registration

Rings/Weight change

User acceptance

Cost to implement

Score 3 of 7

Question:

Match the following key management definitions and functions

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Keys must be created randomly, securely, without sequencing or plaintext displays

Generation

correct

Keys must be distributed securely, preferably via asymmetric systems

Distribution

correct

Keys must be readily available, manually invoked and integrity checked

Change

incorrect

Keys should be protected at rest and prevent unauthorized access

Storage

correct

Keys should be protected, maintained with integrity checks and safe from frequency analysis

Installation

incorrect

Keys should follow the least-access priviliege model and align with appropriate safeguards and levels of classification

Control

correct

Keys must be rotated out, ensuring proper remediation/destruction of storage media and outdated keys

Disposal

correct
Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes audit trails?

Response:

Owner

Technical

Administrative

Organizational

Physical

Score 1 of 5

Question:

Matchup - Terms

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Converts internal port numbers to external port numbers

PAT

correct

Converts MAC addresses to IP

RARP

incorrect

Converts Domain Names to IP

DNS

correct

Converts internal IP to external IP

NAT

correct

Converts IP to MAC Address

ARP

incorrect
Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is encrypted data called?

Response:

Ciphertext

Payload

Data-in-transit

Message Digest

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Frame Relay

SMDS

SONET

ATM

MPLS

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Determining whether a subject can log into a system is an example of

Response:

Authorization

Accountability

Authentication

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Falsely rejecting an authorized user is:

Response:

FRA or Type IV error

FAR or Type II error

CER or Type III error

FRR or Type I error

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following have the best CER?

Response:

Badge Scanning

Hand scanning

Iris Scanning

Finger scanning

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is grease given?

Response:

B

D

A

C

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is wood given?

Response:

A

C

B

D

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is the ideal humidity level for a data center?

Response:

60-80%

20-40%

40-60%

30-50%

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which of the following would be the least useful in attempting to crack a password?

Response:

MAC the Knife

Packet sniffing

brute force/dictionary attack

LophtCrack

John the Ripper

Score 2 of 5

Question:

Match the following control types to their purposes

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Reducing Risk

Preventative

correct

Correcting violations and incidents

Corrective controls also help improve existing preventative and detective controls

incorrect

Discouraging violations

Detective

incorrect

Providing alternate ways of accomplishing a task

Compensating

correct

Restoring systems and information

Recovery

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

Encryption, access control mechanisms, access control lists and remote access authentication protocols are all examples of

Response:

Technical controls

Both Technical and Administrative

Physical Controls

Administrative Controls

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is a computer given?

Response:

D

A

B

C

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which encryption method is most likely to be used to maintain data confidentiality on a mobile computing device (and why?)

Response:

Merkle-Hellman Knapsack

IDEA

EC

One-way hashing

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is the strongest wireless encryption?

Response:

WPA

WEP

E0

WPA2

Feedback:

WPA2 replaced WPA and WEP and relies on AES instead of RC4 (as do WEP and WPA)

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control requires sensitivity labels on all subjects and objects?

Response:

Mandatory access control

Discretionary access control

Manager set control

Role-based access control

Access List Control