Uber Quiz

You got 83 of 128 possible points.
Your score was: 65 %

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:

Owner-set permissions are an example of:

Response:

mandatory access control

Clark-Wilson

role-based access control

Discretionary access control

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Organizational

Technical

Physical

Administrative

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Diffe-Hillman's Axiom

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.

Rijndael's Challenge

Moore's Law

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Recovery

Compensating

Preventative

Detective

Corrective

Score 0 of 3
(skipped)

Question:

Match the following terms to definitions

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Training, configuration management of documentation, risk management

incorrect

Firewalls, IDS, encryption

incorrect

Lighting, Fencing, guard patrols

incorrect
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:

VoIP uses which protocol for AV streaming

Response:

SRTP

Feedback:

Secure Real-time Transport Protocol

H.264

Vorbis

TCP/IP

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Physical

Technical

Organizational

Administrative

Score 3 of 5

Question:

Match the following control types to their purposes

Response:

MatchUser answerFeedback

Reducing Risk

Preventative

correct

Correcting violations and incidents

Recovery

Corrective controls also help improve existing preventative and detective controls

incorrect

Discouraging violations

Deterrent

correct

Providing alternate ways of accomplishing a task

Compensating

correct

Restoring systems and information

Recovery

correct
Score 1 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data compression?

Response:

Datalink

Application

Transport

Network

Presentation

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Access List Control

Manager set control

Mandatory access control

Role-based access control

Discretionary access control

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is gasoline given?

Response:

B

C

A

D

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 have the best CER?

Response:

Hand scanning

Badge Scanning

Finger scanning

Iris Scanning

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control protects the entire system?

Response:

Firewalls/IPS

Access Control Lists

Operating System Controls/Policies

System Access Controls

Data Access Controls

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Technical controls

Physical Controls

Both Technical and Administrative

Administrative Controls

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is grease given?

Response:

D

B

A

C

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

bus

ring

mesh

2 layer star

star

Score 1 of 1

Question:

All of the following are true about encryption EXCEPT:

Response:

Encryption algorithms are constant from version to version

Longer keys usually result in more secure encryption

Encryption keys are constant from version to version

Encryption is used to protect the confidentiality of the data

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is the ideal humidity level for a data center?

Response:

30-50%

60-80%

20-40%

40-60%

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 the highest in the OSI model:

Response:

Physical

Transport

Data Link

Network

Presentation

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

5

6

10

8

7

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

1

Feedback:

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

4

2

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Retinal imagery

Hand shape/pattern

Voice

Ear shape/pattern

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is paper 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:

Recovery

Compensating

Preventative

Detective

Corrective

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:

One-way hashing

Merkle-Hellman Knapsack

EC

IDEA

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes cameras?

Response:

Technical

Visual

Administrative

Physical

Organizational

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes asset classification?

Response:

Administrative

Technical

Organizational

Owner

Physical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

ESD Blanket

Soda Acid

Water

CO2

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is a remote authentication system?

Response:

TACACS

SESAME

OpenVPN

KERBEROS

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is the primary difference between NIST and ISO ?

Response:

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.

NIST produces guidelines only available to federal agencies.

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

Score 3 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

Risk

incorrect

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 packet switched networks uses HDLC?

Response:

MPLS

SMDS

Frame Relay

ATM

SONET

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

Risk

correct

$1M dollars per day downtime

Risk

incorrect

A proxy server

Countermeasure

correct
Score 1 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

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

Manual

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 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is wood given?

Response:

C

B

D

A

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data encryption?

Response:

Network

Datalink

Presentation

Application

Transport

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:

Biometric authentication is most often hampered by:

Response:

Cost to implement

Rings/Weight change

Initial Registration

User acceptance

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 is best suited to support fully meshed VPNs?

Response:

Frame Relay

SMDS

SONET

ATM

MPLS

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:

CFB - Cipher Feed Back

ECB - Electronic Code Book

SBC - Sequential Block Coding

CBC - Cipher Block Chaining

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

Identifies / Eliminates single points of failure

Reduces opportunities for abuse

Promotes Professional growth

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Clark-Wilson focuses primarily on:

Response:

Confidentialty

Availability

Address Integrity

Accessibility

Authentication

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Network

Session

Transport

Physical

Data Link

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Encryption is related to Confidentiality, Hashing is related to

Response:

Authenticity

Integrity

Availability

Confidentiality

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

Owner set access control

Need-to-Know control

Access List Control

Mandatory access control

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes intrusion detection?

Response:

Owner

Administrative

Organizational

Technical

Techincal

Physical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is primarily focused on reducing risk?

Response:

Detective

Deterrent

Preventative

Corrective

Recovery

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes motion detectors?

Response:

Technical

Administrative

Physical

Authentication

Organizational

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Heat/Combustion/Oxygen

Fire/Combustion/Oxygen

Fire/Fuel/Oxygen

Heat/Fuel/Oxygen

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is the strongest wireless encryption?

Response:

WPA

E0

WEP

WPA2

Feedback:

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

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A LAN is

Response:

a Linear Applebaum Network diagram

a Least Access Notification

a Local Area Network

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 of the following is the lowest in the OSI model:

Response:

Transport

Network

Session

Application

Data Link

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 1

Question:

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

Response:

Frame Relay

SONET

MPLS

ATM

SMDS

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Bell-La Padula focuses primarily on:

Response:

Availability

Confidentialty

Accessibility

Authentication

Data Integrity

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

CPU - Central Processing Unit

SCU - Security Control Unit

ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit

GPU - Graphical Processing Unit

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is a computer given?

Response:

A

D

C

B

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Hashing is used to

Response:

verify integrity

verify integrity and ensure confidentiality

provide authenticity / authentication

ensure confidentiality

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

CFB

CCMP

CBC

ECB

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A cryptosystem's strength is primarily based on

Response:

The cryptographic key

The Security Parameter Index (SPI)

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

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

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Transport

Physical

Data Link

Network

Session

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes locked doors?

Response:

Technical

Physical

Owner

Administrative

Organizational

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes training?

Response:

Organizational

Physical

Technical

Administrative

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:

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 primarily focused on identifying violations and incidents?

Response:

Preventative

Detective

Recovery

Corrective

Compensating

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

256

1024

255

160

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type are electrical fires given?

Response:

D

C

B

A

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

Technical controls

Administrative controls

Physical controls

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 administrator to establish a reasonable system security plan

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

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Technical controls

Both Technical and Administrative controls

Physical controls

Administrative controls

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

LophtCrack

Packet sniffing

John the Ripper

brute force/dictionary attack

MAC the Knife

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A WAN is

Response:

a Wide Array Node

one of the Wilson-Adder Need types

a Wide Area Network

the Westinghouse Address Naming convention

a Working Authentication Name

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 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT an example of SSO?

Response:

KryptoKnight

LDAP

SESAME

KErberos

Score 1 of 1

Question:

In MAC the access policy is set by:

Response:

the GPO

the system

network ACL

the owner

the role

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

Response:

Presentation

Network

Session

Datalink

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT a RAW authentication protocol?

Response:

EAP

LDAP

PAP

CHAP

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is encrypted data called?

Response:

Message Digest

Payload

Data-in-transit

Ciphertext

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes audit trails?

Response:

Technical

Administrative

Physical

Organizational

Owner

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

Distribution

incorrect

Keys must be distributed securely, preferably via asymmetric systems

incorrect

Keys must be readily available, manually invoked and integrity checked

Generation

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

incorrect

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

Disposal

correct
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)