Uber Quiz

You got 92 of 128 possible points.
Your score was: 72 %

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:

Authentication

Data Integrity

Availability

Accessibility

Confidentialty

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

ring

2 layer star

bus

mesh

star

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control protects the entire system?

Response:

Firewalls/IPS

System Access Controls

Access Control Lists

Operating System Controls/Policies

Data Access Controls

Score 0 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data encryption?

Response:

Datalink

Presentation

Transport

Application

Network

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 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 by an administrator to establish a reasonable system security plan

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Detective

Corrective

Preventative

Recovery

Compensating

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Physical

Session

Network

Data Link

Transport

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

Technical controls

Physical Controls

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is a computer given?

Response:

B

A

D

C

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:

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 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

CBC - Cipher Block Chaining

SBC - Sequential Block Coding

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 OSI layer includes the LLC and MAC sub-layers?

Response:

Session

Data Link

Transport

Network

Physical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes training?

Response:

Technical

Administrative

Physical

Organizational

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.

Diffe-Hillman's Axiom

Moore's Law

Rijndael's Challenge

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

ATM

Frame Relay

SONET

SMDS

MPLS

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

SMDS

ATM

SONET

MPLS

Frame Relay

Score 1 of 1

Question:

A WAN is

Response:

a Wide Area Network

a Wide Array Node

one of the Wilson-Adder Need types

the Westinghouse Address Naming convention

a Working Authentication Name

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is encrypted data called?

Response:

Ciphertext

Payload

Message Digest

Data-in-transit

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes motion detectors?

Response:

Technical

Administrative

Authentication

Organizational

Physical

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

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.

One-way hashing

Merkle-Hellman Knapsack

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:

Which of the following is a remote authentication system?

Response:

OpenVPN

KERBEROS

TACACS

SESAME

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:

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

Response:

Accountability

Authorization

Authentication

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is the ideal humidity level for a data center?

Response:

20-40%

30-50%

40-60%

60-80%

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is wood given?

Response:

B

D

A

C

Score 0 of 1

Question:

What is the primary difference between NIST and ISO ?

Response:

NIST produces guidelines only available to federal agencies.

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.

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 classification of fuel type is paper given?

Response:

D

C

B

A

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Hashing is used to

Response:

provide authenticity / authentication

verify integrity and ensure confidentiality

ensure confidentiality

verify integrity

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes audit trails?

Response:

Organizational

Administrative

Owner

Physical

Technical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Network

Presentation

Physical

Data Link

Transport

Score 1 of 1

Question:

In MAC the access policy is set by:

Response:

network ACL

the system

the owner

the GPO

the role

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Water

ESD Blanket

Soda Acid

CO2

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type are electrical fires given?

Response:

A

C

B

D

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Application

Session

Transport

Network

Data Link

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 0 of 1

Question:

VoIP uses which protocol for AV streaming

Response:

TCP/IP

SRTP

H.264

Vorbis

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes intrusion detection?

Response:

Organizational

Technical

Physical

Administrative

Owner

Techincal

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is NOT an example of SSO?

Response:

KryptoKnight

KErberos

LDAP

SESAME

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Biometric authentication is most often hampered by:

Response:

User acceptance

Cost to implement

Rings/Weight change

Initial Registration

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:

Clark-Wilson focuses primarily on:

Response:

Accessibility

Address Integrity

Authentication

Availability

Confidentialty

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:

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 of the following is primarily focused on reducing risk?

Response:

Deterrent

Detective

Corrective

Recovery

Preventative

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Discretionary access control

Role-based access control

Access List Control

Mandatory access control

Manager set control

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes locked doors?

Response:

Administrative

Organizational

Technical

Owner

Physical

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 have the best CER?

Response:

Iris Scanning

Finger scanning

Badge Scanning

Hand scanning

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Recovery

Compensating

Corrective

Detective

Preventative

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What OSI Layer includes data compression?

Response:

Datalink

Presentation

Transport

Network

Application

Score 1 of 1

Question:

All of the following are true about encryption EXCEPT:

Response:

Longer keys usually result in more secure encryption

Encryption is used to protect the confidentiality of the data

Encryption keys are constant from version to version

Encryption algorithms are constant from version to version

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Encryption is related to Confidentiality, Hashing is related to

Response:

Availability

Integrity

Confidentiality

Authenticity

Score 1 of 7

Question:

Match the following key management definitions and functions

Response:

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

Response:

1024

255

160

256

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is grease given?

Response:

A

C

B

D

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 1 of 1

Question:

Falsely rejecting an authorized user is:

Response:

FRA or Type IV error

FRR or Type I error

CER or Type III error

FAR or Type II error

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

4

2

1

Feedback:

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

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 NOT a RAW authentication protocol?

Response:

LDAP

EAP

PAP

CHAP

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:

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 0 of 1

Question:

Which of the following packet switched networks uses HDLC?

Response:

Frame Relay

SMDS

MPLS

ATM

SONET

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

MAC the Knife

brute force/dictionary attack

Packet sniffing

John the Ripper

LophtCrack

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which of the following is the strongest wireless encryption?

Response:

WEP

WPA

WPA2

Feedback:

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

E0

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 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

CCMP

CFB

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:

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

Response:

Datalink

Presentation

Transport

Network

Session

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes cameras?

Response:

Organizational

Technical

Administrative

Physical

Visual

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:

What formula provides total keyspace size?

Response:

(n*(n-1))/2

SLE x ALE

m^e mod n

Feedback:

That's RSA's encryption operation (e'th power to modulo n)

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

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Heat/Fuel/Oxygen

Heat/Combustion/Oxygen

Fire/Combustion/Oxygen

Fire/Fuel/Oxygen

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

5

8

10

7

6

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Detective

Recovery

Preventative

Compensating

Corrective

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 1 of 1

Question:

Which classification of fuel type is gasoline given?

Response:

A

D

C

B

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes asset classification?

Response:

Physical

Administrative

Organizational

Owner

Technical

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Network

Presentation

Datalink

Session

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

Promotes Professional growth

Identifies / Eliminates single points of failure

Reduces opportunities for abuse

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Retinal imagery

Hand shape/pattern

Ear shape/pattern

Voice

Score 0 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Physical controls

Technical controls

Administrative controls

Both technical and administrative controls

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Which access control includes job rotation?

Response:

Technical

Physical

Organizational

Administrative

Score 1 of 1

Question:

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

Response:

Mandatory access control

Access List Control

Owner set access control

Role-based access control

Need-to-Know control

Score 1 of 1

Question:

Owner-set permissions are an example of:

Response:

mandatory access control

Discretionary access control

role-based access control

Clark-Wilson