Uber Quiz

You got 75 of 128 possible points.
Your score was: 59 %

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:

Bell-La Padula focuses primarily on:

Response:

Accessibility

Authentication

Data Integrity

Confidentialty

Availability

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

MPLS

Frame Relay

ATM

SONET

SMDS

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Authorization

Authentication

Accountability

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Physical controls

Technical controls

Both Technical and Administrative controls

Administrative controls

Score 0 of 1
(skipped)

Question:

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

Response:

ECB

CBC

CCMP

CFB

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is gasoline given?

Response:

D

B

A

C

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Recovery

Compensating

Corrective

Preventative

Detective

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Transport

Physical

Data Link

Session

Network

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is wood given?

Response:

A

D

C

B

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Organizational

Administrative

Physical

Technical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is paper given?

Response:

D

B

A

C

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes cameras?

Response:

Visual

Physical

Administrative

Organizational

Technical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control protects the entire system?

Response:

Firewalls/IPS

Operating System Controls/Policies

System Access Controls

Access Control Lists

Data Access Controls

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Network

Presentation

Session

Datalink

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 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is a remote authentication system?

Response:

SESAME

KERBEROS

TACACS

OpenVPN

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Falsely rejecting an authorized user is:

Response:

FRA or Type IV error

CER or Type III error

FRR or Type I error

FAR or Type II error

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

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 standards are free, ISO charges

NIST produces guidelines only available to federal agencies.

Feedback:

Though they are intended for use and guidance by US federal agencies, NIST guidelines and research are freely available to the world

NIST insures compliance only within the United States

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Both Technical and Administrative

Physical Controls

Technical controls

Administrative Controls

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is grease given?

Response:

A

B

C

D

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Encryption is related to Confidentiality, Hashing is related to

Response:

Integrity

Confidentiality

Authenticity

Availability

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is encrypted data called?

Response:

Payload

Ciphertext

Data-in-transit

Message Digest

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Biometric authentication is most often hampered by:

Response:

Cost to implement

Initial Registration

Rings/Weight change

User acceptance

Score 0 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 algorithm to fully encrypt or decrypt a message

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

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

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is primarily focused on reducing risk?

Response:

Corrective

Detective

Recovery

Preventative

Deterrent

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

8

10

7

6

5

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

m^e mod n

SLE x ALE

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes locked doors?

Response:

Organizational

Owner

Physical

Administrative

Technical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

ring

star

mesh

2 layer star

bus

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes training?

Response:

Technical

Physical

Administrative

Organizational

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Packet sniffing

LophtCrack

MAC the Knife

John the Ripper

brute force/dictionary attack

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

1024

255

160

256

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Administrative controls

Physical controls

Technical controls

Both technical and administrative controls

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Application

Network

Transport

Session

Data Link

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT an example of SSO?

Response:

LDAP

KryptoKnight

SESAME

KErberos

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Data Link

Presentation

Transport

Physical

Network

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Depends on the key size vs. data size

2

4

1

Feedback:

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

Score 0 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data encryption?

Response:

Network

Datalink

Transport

Presentation

Application

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 keys are constant from version to version

Encryption algorithms are constant from version to version

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is the ideal humidity level for a data center?

Response:

60-80%

30-50%

40-60%

20-40%

Score 0 of 1
(skipped)

Question:

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

Response:

CPU - Central Processing Unit

GPU - Graphical Processing Unit

ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit

SCU - Security Control Unit

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following have the best CER?

Response:

Finger scanning

Badge Scanning

Iris Scanning

Hand scanning

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Soda Acid

Water

ESD Blanket

CO2

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A WAN is

Response:

a Wide Array Node

one of the Wilson-Adder Need types

a Working Authentication Name

the Westinghouse Address Naming convention

a Wide Area Network

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Fire/Fuel/Oxygen

Heat/Fuel/Oxygen

Fire/Combustion/Oxygen

Heat/Combustion/Oxygen

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

Installation

correct

Keys should be protected at rest and prevent unauthorized access

Control

incorrect

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

Storage

incorrect

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

Change

incorrect

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

Disposal

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes asset classification?

Response:

Owner

Administrative

Physical

Technical

Organizational

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

Response:

CBC - Cipher Block Chaining

SBC - Sequential Block Coding

CFB - Cipher Feed Back

ECB - Electronic Code Book

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type are electrical fires given?

Response:

C

D

B

A

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Hashing is used to

Response:

ensure confidentiality

verify integrity and ensure confidentiality

verify integrity

provide authenticity / authentication

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 5

Question:

Match the following control types to their purposes

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Reducing Risk

Compensating

incorrect

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

Preventative

incorrect

Restoring systems and information

Recovery

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following packet switched networks uses HDLC?

Response:

Frame Relay

MPLS

SONET

SMDS

ATM

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:

A cryptosystem's strength is primarily based on

Response:

The Security Parameter Index (SPI)

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)

Score 0 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

Risk

incorrect

The probability of a threat being realized

Exposure

incorrect

Presence of a vulnerability which exposes the organization

Threat

incorrect
Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Session

Network

Data Link

Transport

Physical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

SMDS

SONET

Frame Relay

ATM

MPLS

Score 0 of 1

Question:

In MAC the access policy is set by:

Response:

the owner

the GPO

the role

the system

network ACL

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Physical

Administrative

Technical

Organizational

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:

Merkle-Hellman Knapsack

One-way hashing

EC

Feedback:

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

IDEA

Feedback:

IDEA is good but because it is patented, it is not widely used today. Pity, too, since there are currently (2013) no known realistic cryptanalytic attacks against it.

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes audit trails?

Response:

Administrative

Organizational

Technical

Owner

Physical

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT a RAW authentication protocol?

Response:

EAP

LDAP

PAP

CHAP

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A LAN is

Response:

a Local Account Name

a Least Access Notification

a Linear Applebaum Network diagram

a Local Authentication Node

a Local Area Network

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:

Owner-set permissions are an example of:

Response:

Discretionary access control

role-based access control

mandatory access control

Clark-Wilson

Score 0 of 5
(skipped)

Question:

Match the following cryptographic definitions to their terms

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Replacing one value for another using static or dynamic lookup tables

incorrect

Swapping values around using static or dynamic lookup tables

incorrect

Removing redundant or common letters/phrases from plaintext

incorrect

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

incorrect

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

incorrect
Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes motion detectors?

Response:

Authentication

Organizational

Physical

Technical

Administrative

Score 0 of 5

Question:

Match the following cryptology tools and technologies

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

One-time pads

Electro-mechanical

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

Manual

Think ceasar's spin wheel here

incorrect

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
Score 0 of 1

Question:

Clark-Wilson focuses primarily on:

Response:

Confidentialty

Authentication

Address Integrity

Accessibility

Availability

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

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

Rijndael's Challenge

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Owner set access control

Access List Control

Role-based access control

Mandatory access control

Need-to-Know control

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes intrusion detection?

Response:

Organizational

Owner

Technical

Physical

Techincal

Administrative

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is the strongest wireless encryption?

Response:

WPA

WPA2

Feedback:

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

E0

WEP

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is a computer given?

Response:

B

D

A

C

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Datalink

Transport

Network

Presentation

Session

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Mandatory access control

Discretionary access control

Access List Control

Manager set control

Role-based access control

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 4 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

Corrective

correct

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 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Increases visibility for high-potential employees

Identifies / Eliminates single points of failure

Reduces opportunities for abuse

Promotes Professional growth

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 0 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data compression?

Response:

Application

Presentation

Datalink

Transport

Network

Score 0 of 1

Question:

VoIP uses which protocol for AV streaming

Response:

TCP/IP

H.264

Vorbis

SRTP

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Detective

Corrective

Compensating

Preventative

Recovery

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Recovery

Detective

Preventative

Corrective

Compensating