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Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification Exam

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Q1. A software scanner identifies a region within a binary image having high entropy. What does this MOST likely indicate? 

A. Encryption routines 

B. Random number generator 

C. Obfuscated code 

D. Botnet command and control 

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Q2. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is necessary in many systems given common types of password attacks. Which of the following is a correct list of password attacks? 

A. Masquerading, salami, malware, polymorphism 

B. Brute force, dictionary, phishing, keylogger 

C. Zeus, netbus, rabbit, turtle 

D. Token, biometrics, IDS, DLP 

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Q3. Which of the following standards/guidelines requires an Information Security Management System (ISMS) to be defined? 

A. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27000 family 

B. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) 

C. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS) 

D. ISO/IEC 20000 

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Q4. Which of the following is the MOST important output from a mobile application threat modeling exercise according to Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)? 

A. Application interface entry and endpoints 

B. The likelihood and impact of a vulnerability 

C. Countermeasures and mitigations for vulnerabilities 

D. A data flow diagram for the application and attack surface analysis 

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Q5. Which of the following is a security limitation of File Transfer Protocol (FTP)? 

A. Passive FTP is not compatible with web browsers. 

B. Anonymous access is allowed. 

C. FTP uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) ports 20 and 21. 

D. Authentication is not encrypted. 

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Q6. A Simple Power Analysis (SPA) attack against a device directly observes which of the following? 

A. Static discharge 

B. Consumption 

C. Generation 

D. Magnetism 

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Q7. Which security action should be taken FIRST when computer personnel are terminated from their jobs? 

A. Remove their computer access 

B. Require them to turn in their badge 

C. Conduct an exit interview 

D. Reduce their physical access level to the facility 

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Q8. What should be the INITIAL response to Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention System (IDS/IPS) alerts? 

A. Ensure that the Incident Response Plan is available and current. 

B. Determine the traffic's initial source and block the appropriate port. 

C. Disable or disconnect suspected target and source systems. 

D. Verify the threat and determine the scope of the attack. 

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Q9. Which of the following MUST system and database administrators be aware of and apply when configuring systems used for storing personal employee data? 

A. Secondary use of the data by business users 

B. The organization's security policies and standards 

C. The business purpose for which the data is to be used 

D. The overall protection of corporate resources and data 

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Q10. Refer.to the information below to answer the question. 

Desktop computers in an organization were sanitized.for re-use.in an equivalent security environment. The data was destroyed in accordance with organizational policy and all marking and other external indications of the sensitivity of the data that was formerly stored on the magnetic drives were removed. 

Organizational policy requires the deletion of user data from Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) devices before disposal. It may not be possible to delete the user data if the device is malfunctioning. Which destruction method below provides the BEST assurance that the data has been removed? 

A. Knurling 

B. Grinding 

C. Shredding.

D. Degaussing 

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Q11. Which of the following wraps the decryption key of a full disk encryption implementation and ties the hard disk drive to a particular device? 

A. Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 

B. Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) 

C. Key Distribution Center (KDC) 

D. Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol (SKIP) 

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Q12. Which of the following protocols would allow an organization to maintain a centralized list of users that can read a protected webpage? 

A. Lightweight Directory Access Control (LDAP) 

B. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 

C. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 

D. Kerberos 

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Q13. Which of the following is a security feature of Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSM)? 

A. It uses a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) for authentication. 

B. It uses encrypting techniques for all communications. 

C. The radio spectrum is divided with multiple frequency carriers. 

D. The signal is difficult to read as it provides end-to-end encryption. 

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Q14. Which of the following disaster recovery test plans will be MOST effective while providing minimal risk? 

A. Read-through 

B. Parallel 

C. Full interruption 

D. Simulation 

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Q15. DRAG DROP 

In which order, from MOST to LEAST impacted, does user awareness training reduce the occurrence of the events below?.

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