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Q1. - (Topic 4)
Which of the following BEST explains SAML?
A. A security attestation model built on XML and SOAP-based services, which allows for the exchange of A&A data between systems and supports Federated Identity Management.
B. An XML and SOAP-based protocol, which enables the use of PKI for code signing and SSO by using SSL and SSH to establish a trust model.
C. A security model built on the transfer of assertions over XML and SOAP-based protocols, which allows for seamless SSO and the open exchange of data.
D. A security verification model built on SSO and SSL-based services, which allows for the exchange of PKI data between users and supports XACML.
Answer: A
Q2. - (Topic 4)
The senior security administrator wants to redesign the company DMZ to minimize the risks associated with both external and internal threats. The DMZ design must support security in depth, change management and configuration processes, and support incident reconstruction. Which of the following designs BEST supports the given requirements?
A. A dual firewall DMZ with remote logging where each firewall is managed by a separate administrator.
B. A single firewall DMZ where each firewall interface is managed by a separate administrator and logging to the cloud.
C. A SaaS based firewall which logs to the company’s local storage via SSL, and is managed by the change control team.
D. A virtualized firewall, where each virtual instance is managed by a separate administrator and logging to the same hardware.
Answer: A
Q3. - (Topic 3)
An organization has had six security incidents over the past year against their main web application. Each time the organization was able to determine the cause of the incident and restore operations within a few hours to a few days. Which of the following provides the MOST comprehensive method for reducing the time to recover?
A. Create security metrics that provide information on response times and requirements to determine the best place to focus time and money.
B. Conduct a loss analysis to determine which systems to focus time and money towards increasing security.
C. Implement a knowledge management process accessible to the help desk and finance departments to estimate cost and prioritize remediation.
D. Develop an incident response team, require training for incident remediation, and provide incident reporting and tracking metrics.
Answer: D
Q4. - (Topic 2)
A small company is developing a new Internet-facing web application. The security requirements are:
1. Users of the web application must be uniquely identified and authenticated.
2. Users of the web application will not be added to the company’s directory services.
3. Passwords must not be stored in the code.
Which of the following meets these requirements?
A. Use OpenID and allow a third party to authenticate users.
B. Use TLS with a shared client certificate for all users.
C. Use SAML with federated directory services.
D. Use Kerberos and browsers that support SAML.
Answer: A
Q5. - (Topic 3)
A financial company implements end-to-end encryption via SSL in the DMZ, and only IPSec in transport mode with AH enabled and ESP disabled throughout the internal network. The company has hired a security consultant to analyze the network infrastructure and provide a solution for intrusion prevention. Which of the following recommendations should the consultant provide to the security administrator?
A. Switch to TLS in the DMZ. Implement NIPS on the internal network, and HIPS on the DMZ.
B. Switch IPSec to tunnel mode. Implement HIPS on the internal network, and NIPS on the DMZ.
C. Disable AH. Enable ESP on the internal network, and use NIPS on both networks.
D. Enable ESP on the internal network, and place NIPS on both networks.
Answer: A
Q6. - (Topic 5)
An IT administrator has been tasked with implementing an appliance-based web proxy server to control external content accessed by internal staff. Concerned with the threat of corporate data leakage via web-based email, the IT administrator wants to decrypt all outbound HTTPS sessions and pass the decrypted content to an ICAP server for inspection by the corporate DLP software. Which of the following is BEST at protecting the internal certificates used in the decryption process?
A. NIPS
B. HSM
C. UTM
D. HIDS
E. WAF
F. SIEM
Answer: B
Q7. - (Topic 5)
A company wishes to purchase a new security appliance. A security administrator has extensively researched the appliances, and after presenting security choices to the company’s management team, they approve of the proposed solution. Which of the following documents should be constructed to acquire the security appliance?
A. SLA
B. RFQ
C. RFP
D. RFI
Answer: B
Q8. - (Topic 2)
A company has noticed recently that its corporate information has ended up on an online forum. An investigation has identified that internal employees are sharing confidential corporate information on a daily basis. Which of the following are the MOST effective security controls that can be implemented to stop the above problem? (Select TWO).
A. Implement a URL filter to block the online forum
B. Implement NIDS on the desktop and DMZ networks
C. Security awareness compliance training for all employees
D. Implement DLP on the desktop, email gateway, and web proxies
E. Review of security policies and procedures
Answer: C,D
Q9. - (Topic 4)
Company XYZ has had repeated vulnerability exploits of a critical nature released to the company’s flagship product. The product is used by a number of large customers. At the Chief Information Security Officer’s (CISO’s) request, the product manager now has to budget for a team of security consultants to introduce major product security improvements.
Here is a list of improvements in order of priority:
1. A noticeable improvement in security posture immediately.
2. Fundamental changes to resolve systemic issues as an ongoing process
3. Improvements should be strategic as opposed to tactical
4. Customer impact should be minimized
Which of the following recommendations is BEST for the CISO to put forward to the product manager?
A. Patch the known issues and provide the patch to customers. Make a company announcement to customers on the main website to reduce the perceived exposure of the application to alleviate customer concerns. Engage penetration testers and code reviewers to perform an in-depth review of the product. Based on the findings, address the defects and re-test the findings to ensure that any defects have been resolved.
B. Patch the known issues and provide the patch to customers. Engage penetration testers and code reviewers to perform an in-depth review of the product. Based on the findings, address the defects and re-test the findings to ensure that the defects have been resolved. Introduce periodic code review and penetration testing of the product in question and consider including all relevant future projects going forward.
C. Patch the known issues and provide the patch to customers. Implement an SSDLC / SDL overlay on top of the SDLC. Train architects, designers, developers, testers and operators on security importance and ensure that security-relevant activities are performed within each of the SDLC phases. Use the product as the primary focal point to close out issues and consider using the SSDLC / SDL overlay for all relevant future projects.
D. Stop active support of the product. Bring forward end-of-life dates for the product so that it can be decommissioned. Start a new project to develop a replacement product and ensure that an SSDLC / SDL overlay on top of the SDLC is formed. Train BAs, architects, designers, developers, testers and operators on security importance and ensure that security-relevant activities are performed within each of the SDLC phases.
Answer: C
Q10. - (Topic 4)
Some mobile devices are jail-broken by connecting via USB cable and then exploiting software vulnerabilities to get kernel-level access. Which of the following attack types represents this scenario? (Select TWO).
A. Session management attack
B. Protocol fuzzing
C. Root-kit compromise
D. Physical attack
E. Privilege escalation
F. Man-in-the-middle
Answer: D,E
Q11. DRAG DROP - (Topic 3)
Drag and Drop the following information types on to the appropriate CIA category
Answer:
Q12. - (Topic 1)
A university requires a significant increase in web and database server resources for one week, twice a year, to handle student registration. The web servers remain idle for the rest of the year. Which of the following is the MOST cost effective way for the university to securely handle student registration?
A. Virtualize the web servers locally to add capacity during registration.
B. Move the database servers to an elastic private cloud while keeping the web servers local.
C. Move the database servers and web servers to an elastic private cloud.
D. Move the web servers to an elastic public cloud while keeping the database servers local.
Answer: D
Q13. - (Topic 1)
A security manager has received the following email from the Chief Financial Officer (CFO):
“While I am concerned about the security of the proprietary financial data in our ERP application, we have had a lot of turnover in the accounting group and I am having a difficult time meeting our monthly performance targets. As things currently stand, we do not allow employees to work from home but this is something I am willing to allow so we can get back on track. What should we do first to securely enable this capability for my group?”
Based on the information provided, which of the following would be the MOST appropriate response to the CFO?
A. Remote access to the ERP tool introduces additional security vulnerabilities and should not be allowed.
B. Allow VNC access to corporate desktops from personal computers for the users working from home.
C. Allow terminal services access from personal computers after the CFO provides a list of the users working from home.
D. Work with the executive management team to revise policies before allowing any remote access.
Answer: D
Q14. - (Topic 3)
A morphed worm carrying a 0-day payload has infiltrated the company network and is now spreading across the organization. The security administrator was able to isolate the worm communication and payload distribution channel to TCP port 445. Which of the following can the administrator do in the short term to minimize the attack?
A. Deploy the following ACL to the HIPS: DENY - TCP - ANY - ANY – 445.
B. Run a TCP 445 port scan across the organization and patch hosts with open ports.
C. Add the following ACL to the corporate firewall: DENY - TCP - ANY - ANY - 445.
D. Force a signature update and full system scan from the enterprise anti-virus solution.
Answer: A
Q15. - (Topic 4)
A UNIX administrator notifies the storage administrator that extra LUNs can be seen on a UNIX server. The LUNs appear to be NTFS file systems. Which of the following MOST likely happened?
A. The iSCSI initiator was not restarted.
B. The NTFS LUNs are snapshots.
C. The HBA allocation is wrong.
D. The UNIX server is multipathed.
Answer: C