Uber Quiz

You got 88 of 128 possible points.
Your score was: 69 %

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 classification of fuel type is gasoline given?

Response:

A

B

C

D

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:

Physical

Organizational

Technical

Authentication

Administrative

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 algorithms are constant from version to version

Encryption keys are constant from version to version

Longer keys usually result in more secure encryption

Score 0 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 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

ECB - Electronic Code Book

CFB - Cipher Feed Back

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Frame Relay

SMDS

MPLS

SONET

ATM

Score 1 of 1

Question:

VoIP uses which protocol for AV streaming

Response:

Vorbis

TCP/IP

H.264

SRTP

Feedback:

Secure Real-time Transport Protocol

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes cameras?

Response:

Visual

Administrative

Physical

Organizational

Technical

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes audit trails?

Response:

Physical

Technical

Organizational

Administrative

Owner

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type are electrical fires given?

Response:

D

B

A

C

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A WAN is

Response:

a Working Authentication Name

a Wide Array Node

one of the Wilson-Adder Need types

the Westinghouse Address Naming convention

a Wide Area Network

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Technical controls

Administrative controls

Both technical and administrative controls

Physical controls

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT a RAW authentication protocol?

Response:

EAP

PAP

LDAP

CHAP

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data encryption?

Response:

Application

Transport

Presentation

Network

Datalink

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A LAN is

Response:

a Least Access Notification

a Local Authentication Node

a Local Account Name

a Linear Applebaum Network diagram

a Local Area Network

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Hashing is used to

Response:

verify integrity and ensure confidentiality

verify integrity

provide authenticity / authentication

ensure confidentiality

Score 1 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

John the Ripper

LophtCrack

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

Technical controls

Administrative Controls

Physical Controls

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Organizational

Technical

Administrative

Physical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Session

Network

Transport

Physical

Data Link

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is wood given?

Response:

C

B

D

A

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 the highest in the OSI model:

Response:

Transport

Data Link

Presentation

Network

Physical

Score 1 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 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 administrator to establish a reasonable system security plan

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes asset classification?

Response:

Organizational

Owner

Administrative

Technical

Physical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

160

255

1024

256

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

SCU - Security Control Unit

GPU - Graphical Processing Unit

ALU - Arithmetic Logic 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.

Score 6 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

Compensating

correct
Score 0 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

1

4

2

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Authorization

Accountability

Authentication

Score 0 of 5

Question:

Match the following examples to their definitions

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Unpatched servers

Exposure

incorrect

A virus that relies on unpatched code or OS levels

Threat

correct

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

Vulnerability

incorrect

$1M dollars per day downtime

Risk

incorrect

A proxy server

Countermeasure

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

mesh

star

bus

2 layer star

ring

Score 1 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 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

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

incorrect

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

Disposal

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is primarily focused on reducing risk?

Response:

Deterrent

Recovery

Preventative

Detective

Corrective

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes training?

Response:

Administrative

Technical

Physical

Organizational

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 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is a computer given?

Response:

A

B

D

C

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is paper given?

Response:

C

D

A

B

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

SMDS

Frame Relay

MPLS

SONET

ATM

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control protects the entire system?

Response:

Firewalls/IPS

Access Control Lists

System Access Controls

Data Access Controls

Operating System Controls/Policies

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes locked doors?

Response:

Administrative

Owner

Organizational

Technical

Physical

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Bell-La Padula focuses primarily on:

Response:

Authentication

Data Integrity

Availability

Confidentialty

Accessibility

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Biometric authentication is most often hampered by:

Response:

Rings/Weight change

User acceptance

Cost to implement

Initial Registration

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

Promotes Professional growth

Identifies / Eliminates single points of failure

Reduces opportunities for abuse

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data compression?

Response:

Application

Presentation

Datalink

Network

Transport

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

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.

EC

Feedback:

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

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Datalink

Network

Presentation

Session

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:

What formula provides total keyspace size?

Response:

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

SLE x ALE

m^e mod n

(n*(n-1))/2

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is the strongest wireless encryption?

Response:

WEP

WPA

E0

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 access control includes intrusion detection?

Response:

Administrative

Technical

Owner

Physical

Techincal

Organizational

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Clark-Wilson focuses primarily on:

Response:

Address Integrity

Confidentialty

Availability

Accessibility

Authentication

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

CCMP

CBC

ECB

Feedback:

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

CFB

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is grease given?

Response:

A

D

C

B

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:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Organizational

Technical

Physical

Administrative

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is encrypted data called?

Response:

Data-in-transit

Payload

Message Digest

Ciphertext

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/Combustion/Oxygen

Heat/Fuel/Oxygen

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Session

Physical

Network

Data Link

Transport

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 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:

Which of the following have the best CER?

Response:

Finger scanning

Iris Scanning

Badge Scanning

Hand scanning

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is a remote authentication system?

Response:

KERBEROS

TACACS

SESAME

OpenVPN

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:

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

Response:

Preventative

Compensating

Corrective

Detective

Recovery

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Session

Presentation

Datalink

Network

Transport

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

Quantum cryptography

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

incorrect

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
Score 1 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

Padding

incorrect

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

Expansion

incorrect
Score 0 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

NAT

incorrect

Converts internal IP to external IP

DNS

incorrect

Converts IP to MAC Address

ARP

incorrect
Score 1 of 1

Question:

Falsely rejecting an authorized user is:

Response:

CER or Type III error

FAR or Type II error

FRR or Type I error

FRA or Type IV error

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

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.

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

Score 0 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:

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

Response:

Preventative

Compensating

Detective

Corrective

Recovery

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

Need-to-Know control

Mandatory access control

Role-based access control

Score 0 of 1

Question:

In MAC the access policy is set by:

Response:

the GPO

the role

the system

network ACL

the owner

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Transport

Data Link

Application

Network

Session

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 packet switched networks uses HDLC?

Response:

ATM

MPLS

Frame Relay

SONET

SMDS

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Manager set control

Access List Control

Mandatory access control

Discretionary access control

Role-based access control

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is the ideal humidity level for a data center?

Response:

40-60%

60-80%

20-40%

30-50%

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Detective

Compensating

Recovery

Preventative

Corrective

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

8

7

10

5

6

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Encryption is related to Confidentiality, Hashing is related to

Response:

Availability

Authenticity

Confidentiality

Integrity

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT an example of SSO?

Response:

SESAME

KErberos

KryptoKnight

LDAP

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:

"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