Uber Quiz

You got 67 of 128 possible points.
Your score was: 52 %

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 job rotation?

Response:

Organizational

Technical

Physical

Administrative

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Hashing is used to

Response:

provide authenticity / authentication

verify integrity

ensure confidentiality

verify integrity and ensure confidentiality

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What formula provides total keyspace size?

Response:

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

(n*(n-1))/2

SLE x ALE

m^e mod n

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Encryption is related to Confidentiality, Hashing is related to

Response:

Integrity

Authenticity

Confidentiality

Availability

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is gasoline given?

Response:

D

B

A

C

Score 1 of 5

Question:

Match the following cryptology tools and technologies

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

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

Manual

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

incorrect

Cipherdisks

Electronic

Think ceasar's spin wheel here

incorrect

Single photon emissions

Quantum cryptography

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

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes cameras?

Response:

Visual

Administrative

Technical

Physical

Organizational

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A LAN is

Response:

a Linear Applebaum Network diagram

a Local Account Name

a Least Access Notification

a Local Area Network

a Local Authentication Node

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is a computer given?

Response:

C

A

D

B

Score 4 of 4

Question:

Match the following key terms

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

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
Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Physical

Technical

Administrative

Organizational

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is primarily focused on reducing risk?

Response:

Deterrent

Recovery

Preventative

Corrective

Detective

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:

Which of the following packet switched networks uses HDLC?

Response:

SONET

Frame Relay

ATM

MPLS

SMDS

Score 1 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

Vulnerability

incorrect

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

Threat

incorrect

$1M dollars per day downtime

Exposure

correct

A proxy server

Countermeasure

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes asset classification?

Response:

Organizational

Technical

Owner

Administrative

Physical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is encrypted data called?

Response:

Payload

Data-in-transit

Message Digest

Ciphertext

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is the ideal humidity level for a data center?

Response:

60-80%

20-40%

30-50%

40-60%

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

1024

160

255

256

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT a RAW authentication protocol?

Response:

CHAP

PAP

LDAP

EAP

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Accountability

Authorization

Authentication

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

CFB

CCMP

ECB

Feedback:

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

CBC

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data compression?

Response:

Presentation

Transport

Datalink

Application

Network

Score 0 of 5

Question:

Matchup - Terms

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Converts internal port numbers to external port numbers

ARP

incorrect

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

PAT

incorrect
Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is the strongest wireless encryption?

Response:

WEP

E0

WPA

WPA2

Feedback:

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

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is a remote authentication system?

Response:

KERBEROS

OpenVPN

SESAME

TACACS

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Rijndael's Challenge

Kerckhoff's Principle

Feedback:

Auguste Kerckhoff, trying to get the French to clean up their military cryptography back in 1883... seriously kickin' it old school.

Moore's Law

Diffe-Hillman's Axiom

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

CO2

Soda Acid

ESD Blanket

Water

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Bell-La Padula focuses primarily on:

Response:

Data Integrity

Confidentialty

Accessibility

Authentication

Availability

Score 0 of 1

Question:

In MAC the access policy is set by:

Response:

the system

the role

network ACL

the GPO

the owner

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Administrative Controls

Both Technical and Administrative

Physical Controls

Technical controls

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Fire/Fuel/Oxygen

Fire/Combustion/Oxygen

Heat/Fuel/Oxygen

Heat/Combustion/Oxygen

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Preventative

Compensating

Recovery

Corrective

Detective

Score 0 of 1

Question:

VoIP uses which protocol for AV streaming

Response:

SRTP

TCP/IP

H.264

Vorbis

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes intrusion detection?

Response:

Owner

Administrative

Organizational

Physical

Techincal

Technical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type are electrical fires given?

Response:

A

D

B

C

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Compensating

Detective

Preventative

Corrective

Recovery

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

5

7

6

8

10

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

GPU - Graphical Processing Unit

SCU - Security Control Unit

CPU - Central Processing Unit

Feedback:

As it turns out GPU's (with their dedicated hardware of multiple ALU's) provide 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.

ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit

Score 0 of 1

Question:

All of the following are true about encryption EXCEPT:

Response:

Encryption is used to protect the confidentiality of the data

Encryption keys are constant from version to version

Longer keys usually result in more secure encryption

Encryption algorithms are constant from version to version

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT an example of SSO?

Response:

SESAME

LDAP

KErberos

KryptoKnight

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is paper given?

Response:

A

C

D

B

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Data Link

Session

Physical

Transport

Network

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control protects the entire system?

Response:

System Access Controls

Data Access Controls

Access Control Lists

Operating System Controls/Policies

Firewalls/IPS

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Recovery

Compensating

Preventative

Corrective

Detective

Score 0 of 1

Question:

A cryptosystem's strength is primarily based on

Response:

The cryptographic key

The Security Parameter Index (SPI)

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

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

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:

SBC - Sequential Block Coding

CBC - Cipher Block Chaining

CFB - Cipher Feed Back

ECB - Electronic Code Book

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 1 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 
False

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 0 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

Substitution

incorrect

Removing redundant or common letters/phrases from plaintext

Transposition

incorrect

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

Transposition

incorrect

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

Padding

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Datalink

Session

Presentation

Network

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following have the best CER?

Response:

Hand scanning

Iris Scanning

Badge Scanning

Finger scanning

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Network

Data Link

Physical

Transport

Presentation

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Work factor is defined as:

Response:

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

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 administrator to establish a reasonable system security plan

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

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 5 of 5

Question:

Match the following control types to their purposes

Response:

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Reducing Risk

Preventative

correct

Correcting violations and incidents

Detective

Corrective controls also help improve existing preventative and detective controls

correct

Discouraging violations

Deterrent

correct

Providing alternate ways of accomplishing a task

Compensating

correct

Restoring systems and information

Recovery

correct
Score 0 of 1

Question:

What is the primary difference between NIST and ISO ?

Response:

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

NIST insures compliance only within the United States

Feedback:

Actually, NIST is an informational resource and does not mandate compliance, they publish guidelines only - they are not a directive agency.

NIST standards are free, ISO charges

NIST produces guidelines only available to federal agencies.

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Network

Session

Presentation

Transport

Datalink

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Clark-Wilson focuses primarily on:

Response:

Address Integrity

Authentication

Confidentialty

Availability

Accessibility

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is grease given?

Response:

C

A

D

B

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Technical controls

Physical controls

Administrative controls

Both Technical and Administrative controls

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Manager set control

Discretionary access control

Access List Control

Role-based access control

Mandatory access control

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Access List Control

Role-based access control

Mandatory access control

Owner set access control

Need-to-Know control

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Falsely rejecting an authorized user is:

Response:

FRR or Type I error

CER or Type III error

FAR or Type II error

FRA or Type IV error

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

John the Ripper

brute force/dictionary attack

LophtCrack

Packet sniffing

MAC the Knife

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

SMDS

MPLS

ATM

Frame Relay

SONET

Score 0 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

incorrect

Keys must be distributed securely, preferably via asymmetric systems

Control

incorrect

Keys must be readily available, manually invoked and integrity checked

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

incorrect

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

Generation

incorrect

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

Disposal

correct
Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

EC

Feedback:

EC - Elliptical Curve, because it is less processor intensive than more traditional algorithms

Merkle-Hellman Knapsack

One-way hashing

Feedback:

Hashing is not an encryption method to prevent loss of confidentiality, it is only used for ensuring integrity

IDEA

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Biometric authentication is most often hampered by:

Response:

Initial Registration

User acceptance

Rings/Weight change

Cost to implement

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:

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

Response:

Data Link

Application

Session

Network

Transport

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes locked doors?

Response:

Organizational

Technical

Administrative

Physical

Owner

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A WAN is

Response:

a Wide Array Node

a Wide Area Network

a Working Authentication Name

one of the Wilson-Adder Need types

the Westinghouse Address Naming convention

Score 0 of 5

Question:

More key terms from Chapter 2

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Weakness or lack of a countermeasure

Risk

incorrect

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

Exposure

incorrect

Presence of a vulnerability which exposes the organization

Risk

incorrect
Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Retinal imagery

Voice

Ear shape/pattern

Hand shape/pattern

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

star

2 layer star

mesh

ring

bus

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is wood given?

Response:

A

C

B

D

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Data Link

Transport

Session

Network

Physical

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes audit trails?

Response:

Owner

Physical

Administrative

Organizational

Technical

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 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes motion detectors?

Response:

Technical

Organizational

Physical

Administrative

Authentication

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes training?

Response:

Physical

Technical

Administrative

Organizational

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

ATM

MPLS

SMDS

SONET

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Identifies / Eliminates single points of failure

Reduces opportunities for abuse

Increases visibility for high-potential employees

Promotes Professional growth

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 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

1

Depends on the key size vs. data size

2

4

Score 2 of 6

Question:

Match the following terms and definitions

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Intended to discourage a potential attacker

Preventive

incorrect

Intended to avoid an incident from happening

Preventive

correct

Fixes component or systems after an incident has occurred

Recovery

incorrect

Intended to bring the environment back to production levels

Recovery

correct

Identify an incidents activities

Detective

correct

Alternate measures of control

Compensating

correct
Score 0 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data encryption?

Response:

Presentation

Network

Application

Transport

Datalink