Uber Quiz

You got 91 of 128 possible points.
Your score was: 71 %

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:

What OSI Layer includes data compression?

Response:

Application

Transport

Network

Datalink

Presentation

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data encryption?

Response:

Presentation

Application

Transport

Network

Datalink

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 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Reduces opportunities for abuse

Promotes Professional growth

Identifies / Eliminates single points of failure

Increases visibility for high-potential employees

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

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 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Fire/Fuel/Oxygen

Fire/Combustion/Oxygen

Heat/Combustion/Oxygen

Heat/Fuel/Oxygen

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is a remote authentication system?

Response:

TACACS

KERBEROS

OpenVPN

SESAME

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Physical

Technical

Organizational

Administrative

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Transport

Data Link

Presentation

Physical

Network

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:

One-way hashing

Merkle-Hellman Knapsack

Feedback:

Let's hope not... not only is it more CPU intensive it was also broken in 1982.

EC

Feedback:

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

IDEA

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Transport

Session

Application

Data Link

Network

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

John the Ripper

LophtCrack

brute force/dictionary attack

MAC the Knife

Packet sniffing

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is paper given?

Response:

D

A

C

B

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

160

255

1024

256

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Network

Datalink

Session

Presentation

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Bell-La Padula focuses primarily on:

Response:

Authentication

Confidentialty

Data Integrity

Availability

Accessibility

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

Threat

correct

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

Exposure

incorrect

$1M dollars per day downtime

Risk

incorrect

A proxy server

Countermeasure

correct
Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

CCMP

CFB

CBC

ECB

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes audit trails?

Response:

Administrative

Organizational

Physical

Owner

Technical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Administrative Controls

Technical controls

Physical Controls

Both Technical and Administrative

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Encryption is related to Confidentiality, Hashing is related to

Response:

Authenticity

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Score 1 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 
False

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 is primarily focused on reducing risk?

Response:

Preventative

Corrective

Recovery

Deterrent

Detective

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is grease given?

Response:

C

A

B

D

Score 5 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

Threat

correct

The probability of a threat being realized

Risk

correct

Presence of a vulnerability which exposes the organization

Exposure

correct
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:

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

Response:

Accountability

Authorization

Authentication

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is wood given?

Response:

B

D

A

C

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

SMDS

Frame Relay

ATM

SONET

MPLS

Score 1 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 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT a RAW authentication protocol?

Response:

CHAP

PAP

EAP

LDAP

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Work factor is defined as:

Response:

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 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

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Falsely rejecting an authorized user is:

Response:

FAR or Type II error

CER or Type III error

FRA or Type IV error

FRR or Type I error

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT an example of SSO?

Response:

LDAP

SESAME

KErberos

KryptoKnight

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

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 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Voice

Hand shape/pattern

Retinal imagery

Ear shape/pattern

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

ring

bus

star

mesh

2 layer star

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:

Network

Transport

Session

Datalink

Presentation

Score 1 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

Control

incorrect

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

Installation

incorrect

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

Disposal

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

2

1

Feedback:

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

4

Depends on the key size vs. data size

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is a computer given?

Response:

B

C

A

D

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Recovery

Detective

Preventative

Compensating

Corrective

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Moore's Law

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.

Diffe-Hillman's Axiom

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Detective

Preventative

Recovery

Compensating

Corrective

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A LAN is

Response:

a Least Access Notification

a Local Area Network

a Linear Applebaum Network diagram

a Local Account Name

a Local Authentication Node

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:

Which access control includes cameras?

Response:

Physical

Organizational

Technical

Administrative

Visual

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Session

Physical

Transport

Data Link

Network

Score 1 of 1

Question:

In MAC the access policy is set by:

Response:

the system

network ACL

the GPO

the role

the owner

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes training?

Response:

Physical

Organizational

Technical

Administrative

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

SONET

SMDS

Frame Relay

MPLS

ATM

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Hashing is used to

Response:

verify integrity and ensure confidentiality

verify integrity

ensure confidentiality

provide authenticity / authentication

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 OSI layer includes the LLC and MAC sub-layers?

Response:

Network

Session

Physical

Data Link

Transport

Score 1 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 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes intrusion detection?

Response:

Administrative

Technical

Owner

Organizational

Techincal

Physical

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit

CPU - Central Processing Unit

SCU - Security Control Unit

GPU - Graphical Processing Unit

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is encrypted data called?

Response:

Data-in-transit

Message Digest

Payload

Ciphertext

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 of the following have the best CER?

Response:

Finger scanning

Iris Scanning

Badge Scanning

Hand scanning

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is the ideal humidity level for a data center?

Response:

20-40%

30-50%

60-80%

40-60%

Score 5 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

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

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 0 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])

Feedback:

That's SHA-0

SLE x ALE

(n*(n-1))/2

m^e mod n

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A WAN is

Response:

a Wide Array Node

a Working Authentication Name

a Wide Area Network

one of the Wilson-Adder Need types

the Westinghouse Address Naming convention

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Physical

Technical

Organizational

Administrative

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is gasoline given?

Response:

B

C

A

D

Score 0 of 1

Question:

VoIP uses which protocol for AV streaming

Response:

TCP/IP

Vorbis

H.264

SRTP

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes asset classification?

Response:

Technical

Physical

Administrative

Owner

Organizational

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type are electrical fires given?

Response:

D

B

C

A

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 extinguishing methods is best for a computer or electrical fire?

Response:

Soda Acid

CO2

ESD Blanket

Water

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Manager set control

Access List Control

Discretionary access control

Mandatory access control

Role-based access control

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes motion detectors?

Response:

Technical

Administrative

Organizational

Physical

Authentication

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Biometric authentication is most often hampered by:

Response:

Initial Registration

Rings/Weight change

User acceptance

Cost to implement

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Owner-set permissions are an example of:

Response:

Discretionary access control

mandatory access control

Clark-Wilson

role-based access control

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

Transposition

incorrect

Swapping values around using static or dynamic lookup tables

Substitution

incorrect

Removing redundant or common letters/phrases from plaintext

Compression

correct

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

Padding

incorrect

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

Expansion

incorrect
Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Role-based access control

Mandatory access control

Access List Control

Need-to-Know control

Owner set access control

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following packet switched networks uses HDLC?

Response:

MPLS

Frame Relay

SMDS

SONET

ATM

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Clark-Wilson focuses primarily on:

Response:

Confidentialty

Address Integrity

Availability

Authentication

Accessibility

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes locked doors?

Response:

Physical

Technical

Organizational

Administrative

Owner

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Corrective

Detective

Preventative

Compensating

Recovery

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 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control protects the entire system?

Response:

Operating System Controls/Policies

Firewalls/IPS

Data Access Controls

Access Control Lists

System Access Controls

Score 5 of 5

Question:

Match the following control types to their purposes

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

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 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Both technical and administrative controls

Administrative controls

Technical controls

Physical controls

Score 0 of 1

Question:

What is the primary difference between NIST and ISO ?

Response:

NIST standards are free, ISO charges

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 produces guidelines only available to federal agencies.

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

8

5

6

10

7