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Q1. - (Topic 3)
A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of a major consulting firm has significantly increased the company’s security posture; however, the company is still plagued by data breaches of misplaced assets. These data breaches as a result have led to the compromise of sensitive corporate and client data on at least 25 occasions. Each employee in the company is provided a laptop to perform company business. Which of the following actions can the CISO take to mitigate the breaches?
A. Reload all user laptops with full disk encryption software immediately.
B. Implement full disk encryption on all storage devices the firm owns.
C. Implement new continuous monitoring procedures.
D. Implement an open source system which allows data to be encrypted while processed.
Answer: B
Q2. - (Topic 2)
ABC Corporation uses multiple security zones to protect systems and information, and all of the VM hosts are part of a consolidated VM infrastructure. Each zone has different VM administrators. Which of the following restricts different zone administrators from directly accessing the console of a VM host from another zone?
A. Ensure hypervisor layer firewalling between all VM hosts regardless of security zone.
B. Maintain a separate virtual switch for each security zone and ensure VM hosts bind to only the correct virtual NIC(s).
C. Organize VM hosts into containers based on security zone and restrict access using an ACL.
D. Require multi-factor authentication when accessing the console at the physical VM host.
Answer: C
Q3. - (Topic 5)
A company uses a custom Line of Business (LOB) application to facilitate all back-end manufacturing control. Upon investigation, it has been determined that the database used by the LOB application uses a proprietary data format. The risk management group has flagged this as a potential weakness in the company’s operational robustness. Which of the following would be the GREATEST concern when analyzing the manufacturing control application?
A. Difficulty backing up the custom database
B. Difficulty migrating to new hardware
C. Difficulty training new admin personnel
D. Difficulty extracting data from the database
Answer: D
Q4. - (Topic 4)
Which of the following protocols only facilitates access control? A. XACML
B. Kerberos
C. SPML
D. SAML
Answer: A
Q5. - (Topic 2)
A critical system audit shows that the payroll system is not meeting security policy due to missing OS security patches. Upon further review, it appears that the system is not being patched at all. The vendor states that the system is only supported on the current OS patch level. Which of the following compensating controls should be used to mitigate the vulnerability of missing OS patches on this system?
A. Isolate the system on a secure network to limit its contact with other systems
B. Implement an application layer firewall to protect the payroll system interface
C. Monitor the system’s security log for unauthorized access to the payroll application
D. Perform reconciliation of all payroll transactions on a daily basis
Answer: A
Q6. - (Topic 3)
Company A has a remote work force that often includes independent contractors and out of state full time employees.
Company A's security engineer has been asked to implement a solution allowing these users to collaborate on projects with the following goals:
Which of the following solutions should the security engineer recommend to meet the MOST goals?
A. Create an SSL reverse proxy to a collaboration workspace. Use remote installation service to maintain application version. Have users use full desktop encryption. Schedule server downtime from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.
B. Install an SSL VPN to Company A's datacenter, have users connect to a standard virtual workstation image, set workstation time of day restrictions.
C. Create an extranet web portal using third party web based office applications. Ensure that Company A maintains the administrative access.
D. Schedule server downtime from 12:00 to 1:00 PM, implement a Terminal Server
Gateway, use remote installation services to standardize application on user’s laptops.
Answer: B
Q7. - (Topic 2)
The helpdesk is receiving multiple calls about slow and intermittent Internet access from the finance department. The following information is compiled:
Caller 1, IP 172.16.35.217, NETMASK 255.255.254.0 Caller 2, IP 172.16.35.53, NETMASK 255.255.254.0 Caller 3, IP 172.16.35.173, NETMASK 255.255.254.0
All callers are connected to the same switch and are routed by a router with five built-in interfaces. The upstream router interface’s MAC is 00-01-42-32-ab-1a
A packet capture shows the following:
09:05:15.934840 arp reply 172.16.34.1 is-at 00:01:42:32:ab:1a (00:01:42:32:ab:1a)
09:06:16.124850 arp reply 172.16.34.1 is-at 00:01:42:32:ab:1a (00:01:42:32:ab:1a)
09:07:25.439811 arp reply 172.16.34.1 is-at 00:01:42:32:ab:1a (00:01:42:32:ab:1a)
09:08:10.937590 IP 172.16.35.1 > 172.16.35.255: ICMP echo request, id 2305, seq 1, length 65534
09:08:10.937591 IP 172.16.35.1 > 172.16.35.255: ICMP echo request, id 2306, seq 2, length 65534
09:08:10.937592 IP 172.16.35.1 > 172.16.35.255: ICMP echo request, id 2307, seq 3, length 65534
Which of the following is occurring on the network?
A. A man-in-the-middle attack is underway on the network.
B. An ARP flood attack is targeting at the router.
C. The default gateway is being spoofed on the network.
D. A denial of service attack is targeting at the router.
Answer: D
Q8. - (Topic 3)
A company is preparing to upgrade its NIPS at five locations around the world. The three platforms the team plans to test, claims to have the most advanced features and lucrative pricing.
Assuming all platforms meet the functionality requirements, which of the following methods should be used to select the BEST platform?
A. Establish return on investment as the main criteria for selection.
B. Run a cost/benefit analysis based on the data received from the RFP.
C. Evaluate each platform based on the total cost of ownership.
D. Develop a service level agreement to ensure the selected NIPS meets all performance requirements.
Answer: C
Q9. - (Topic 1)
A large organization has recently suffered a massive credit card breach. During the months of Incident Response, there were multiple attempts to assign blame for whose fault it was that the incident occurred. In which part of the incident response phase would this be addressed in a controlled and productive manner?
A. During the Identification Phase
B. During the Lessons Learned phase
C. During the Containment Phase
D. During the Preparation Phase
Answer: B
Q10. - (Topic 2)
A multi-national company has a highly mobile workforce and minimal IT infrastructure. The company utilizes a BYOD and social media policy to integrate presence technology into global collaboration tools by individuals and teams. As a result of the dispersed employees and frequent international travel, the company is concerned about the safety of employees and their families when moving in and out of certain countries. Which of the following could the company view as a downside of using presence technology?
A. Insider threat
B. Network reconnaissance
C. Physical security
D. Industrial espionage
Answer: C
Q11. CORRECT TEXT - (Topic 3)
An administrator wants to install a patch to an application. Given the scenario, download, verify and install the patch in the most secure manner. Instructions The last install that is completed will be the final submission
Answer: You need to check the hash value of download software with md5 utility.
Q12. - (Topic 3)
A WAF without customization will protect the infrastructure from which of the following attack combinations?
A. DDoS, DNS poisoning, Boink, Teardrop
B. Reflective XSS, HTTP exhaustion, Teardrop
C. SQL Injection, DOM based XSS, HTTP exhaustion
D. SQL Injection, CSRF, Clickjacking
Answer: C
Q13. - (Topic 5)
Joe, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), was an Information security professor and a Subject Matter Expert for over 20 years. He has designed a network defense method which he says is significantly better than prominent international standards. He has recommended that the company use his cryptographic method. Which of the following methodologies should be adopted?
A. The company should develop an in-house solution and keep the algorithm a secret.
B. The company should use the CEO’s encryption scheme.
C. The company should use a mixture of both systems to meet minimum standards.
D. The company should use the method recommended by other respected information security organizations.
Answer: D
Q14. - (Topic 4)
The Information Security Officer (ISO) is reviewing a summary of the findings from the last COOP tabletop exercise. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants to determine which additional controls must be implemented to reduce the risk of an extended customer service outage due to the VoIP system being unavailable. Which of the following BEST describes the scenario presented and the document the ISO is reviewing?
A. The ISO is evaluating the business implications of a recent telephone system failure within the BIA.
B. The ISO is investigating the impact of a possible downtime of the messaging system within the RA.
C. The ISO is calculating the budget adjustment needed to ensure audio/video system redundancy within the RFQ.
D. The ISO is assessing the effect of a simulated downtime involving the telecommunication system within the AAR.
Answer: D
Q15. - (Topic 2)
A storage as a service company implements both encryption at rest as well as encryption in transit of customers’ data. The security administrator is concerned with the overall security of the encrypted customer data stored by the company servers and wants the development team to implement a solution that will strengthen the customer’s encryption key. Which of the following, if implemented, will MOST increase the time an offline password attack against the customers’ data would take?
A. key = NULL ; for (int i=0; i<5000; i++) { key = sha(key + password) }
B. password = NULL ; for (int i=0; i<10000; i++) { password = sha256(key) }
C. password = password + sha(password+salt) + aes256(password+salt)
D. key = aes128(sha256(password), password))
Answer: A