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NEW QUESTION 1
Which of the following is related to physical security and is not considered a technical control?
Answer: D
Explanation:
All of the above are considered technical controls except for locks, which are physical controls.
Administrative, Technical, and Physical Security Controls
Administrative security controls are primarily policies and procedures put into place to define and guide employee actions in dealing with the organization's sensitive information. For example, policy might dictate (and procedures indicate how) that human resources conduct background checks on employees with access to sensitive information. Requiring that information be classified and the process to classify and review information classifications is another example of an administrative control. The organization security awareness program is an administrative control used to make employees cognizant of their security roles and responsibilities. Note that administrative security controls in the form of a policy can be enforced or verified with technical or physical security controls. For instance,
security policy may state that computers without antivirus software cannot connect to the network, but a technical control, such as network access control software, will check for antivirus software when a computer tries to attach to the network.
Technical security controls (also called logical controls) are devices, processes, protocols, and other measures used to protect the C.I.A. of sensitive information. Examples include logical access systems, encryptions systems, antivirus systems, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems.
Physical security controls are devices and means to control physical access to sensitive information and to protect the availability of the information. Examples are physical access systems (fences, mantraps, guards), physical intrusion detection systems (motion detector, alarm system), and physical protection systems (sprinklers, backup generator). Administrative and technical controls depend on proper physical security controls being in place. An administrative policy allowing only authorized employees access to the data center do little good without some kind of physical access control.
From the GIAC.ORG website
NEW QUESTION 2
Which of the following security controls might force an operator into collusion with personnel assigned organizationally within a different function in order to gain access to unauthorized data?
Answer: A
Explanation:
The questions specifically said: "within a different function" which eliminate Job Rotation as a choice.
Management monitoring of audit logs is a detective control and it would not prevent collusion.
Changing passwords regularly would not prevent such attack.
This question validates if you understand the concept of separation of duties and least privilege. By having operators that have only the minimum access level they need and only what they need to do their duties within a company, the operations personnel would be force to use collusion to defeat those security mechanism.
Source: TIPTON, Hal, (ISC)2, Introduction to the CISSP Exam presentation.
NEW QUESTION 3
What does the directive of the European Union on Electronic Signatures deal with?
Answer: C
Explanation:
Reference: FORD, Warwick & BAUM, Michael S., Secure Electronic Commerce: Building the Infrastructure for Digital Signatures and Encryption (2nd Edition), 2000, Prentice Hall PTR, Page 589; Directive 1999/93/EC of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures.
NEW QUESTION 4
In biometric identification systems, at the beginning, it was soon apparent that truly positive identification could only be based on physical attributes of a person. This raised the necessity of answering 2 questions :
Answer: B
Explanation:
Today implementation of fast, accurate reliable and user-acceptable biometric identification systems is already taking place. Unique physical attributes or behavior of a person are used for that purpose.
From: TIPTON, Harold F. & KRAUSE, MICKI, Information Security Management Handbook, 4th Edition, Volume 1, Page 7.
NEW QUESTION 5
Authentication Headers (AH) and Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) protocols are the driving force of IPSec. Authentication Headers (AH) provides the following service except:
Answer: D
Explanation:
AH provides integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation. AH does not provide encryption which means that NO confidentiality is in place if only AH is being used. You must make use of the Encasulating Security Payload if you wish to get confidentiality.
IPSec uses two basic security protocols: Authentication Header (AH) and Encapsulation Security Payload.
AH is the authenticating protocol and the ESP is the authenticating and encrypting protocol that uses cryptographic mechanisms to provide source authentication, confidentiality and message integrity.
The modes of IPSEC, the protocols that have to be used are all negotiated using Security Association. Security Associations (SAs) can be combined into bundles to provide authentication, confidentialility and layered communication.
Source:
TIPTON, Harold F. & KRAUSE, MICKI, Information Security Management Handbook, 4th Edition, Volume 2, 2001, CRC Press, NY, page 164.
also see:
Shon Harris, CISSP All In One Exam Guide, 5th Edition, Page 758
NEW QUESTION 6
A DMZ is located:
Answer: A
Explanation:
While the purpose of systems in the DMZ is to allow public access to certain internal network resources (EMAIL, DNS, Web), it is a good practice to restrict that access to the minimum necessary to provide those services through use of a firewall.
In computer security, a DMZ or Demilitarized Zone (sometimes referred to as a perimeter network) is a physical or logical subnetwork that contains and exposes an organization's external-facing services to a larger and untrusted network, usually the Internet. The purpose of a DMZ is to add an additional layer of security to an organization's local area network (LAN); an external attacker only has direct access to equipment in the DMZ, rather than any other part of the network. The name is derived from the term "demilitarized zone", an area between nation states in which military operation is not permitted.
The following are incorrect answers:
"Right in front of your first Internet facing firewall" While the purpose of systems in the DMZ is to allow public access to certain internal network resources (EMAIL, DNS, Web), it is a good practice to restrict that access to the minimum necessary to provide those services through use of a firewall.
"Right behind your first network active firewall" This is an almost-right-sounding answer meant to distract the unwary.
"Right behind your first network passive Internet http firewall" This is an almost-right- sounding answer meant to distract the unwary.
References: CBK, p. 434
and
AIO3, p. 483
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMZ_%28computing%29
NEW QUESTION 7
Why does compiled code pose more of a security risk than interpreted code?
Answer: A
Explanation:
From a security standpoint, a compiled program is less desirable than an interpreted one because malicious code can be
resident somewhere in the compiled code, and it is difficult to detect in a very large program.
NEW QUESTION 8
Which of the following security mode of operation does NOT require all users to have the clearance for all information processed on the system?
Answer: B
Explanation:
The multilevel security mode permits two or more classification levels of information to be processed at the same time when all the users do not have the clearance of formal approval to access all the information being processed by the system.
In dedicated security mode, all users have the clearance or authorization and need-to-know to all data processed within the system.
In system-high security mode, all users have a security clearance or authorization to access the information but not necessarily a need-to-know for all the information processed on the system (only some of the data).
In compartmented security mode, all users have the clearance to access all the information processed by the system, but might not have the need-to-know and formal access approval.
Generally, Security modes refer to information systems security modes of operations used in mandatory access control (MAC) systems. Often, these systems contain information at various levels of security classification.
The mode of operation is determined by:
The type of users who will be directly or indirectly accessing the system.
The type of data, including classification levels, compartments, and categories, that are processed on the system.
The type of levels of users, their need to know, and formal access approvals that the users will have.
Dedicated security mode
In this mode of operation, all users must have:
Signed NDA for ALL information on the system. Proper clearance for ALL information on the system.
Formal access approval for ALL information on the system. A valid need to know for ALL information on the system.
All users can access ALL data. System high security mode
In this mode of operation, all users must have: Signed NDA for ALL information on the system.
Proper clearance for ALL information on the system.
Formal access approval for ALL information on the system. A valid need to know for SOME information on the system.
All users can access SOME data, based on their need to know. Compartmented security mode
In this mode of operation, all users must have:
Signed NDA for ALL information on the system. Proper clearance for ALL information on the system.
Formal access approval for SOME information they will access on the system. A valid need to know for SOME information on the system.
All users can access SOME data, based on their need to know and formal access approval.
Multilevel security mode
In this mode of operation, all users must have:
Signed NDA for ALL information on the system. Proper clearance for SOME information on the system.
Formal access approval for SOME information on the system. A valid need to know for SOME information on the system.
All users can access SOME data, based on their need to know, clearance and formal
access approval. REFERENCES:
WALLHOFF, John, CBK#6 Security Architecture and Models (CISSP Study Guide), April 2002 (page 6).
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Modes
NEW QUESTION 9
What is the primary role of smartcards in a PKI?
Answer: D
Explanation:
Reference: HARRIS, Shon, All-In-One CISSP Certification Exam Guide, 2001, McGraw- Hill/Osborne, page 139;
SNYDER, J., What is a SMART CARD?.
Wikipedia has a nice definition at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamper_resistance Security
Tamper-resistant microprocessors are used to store and process private or sensitive information, such as private keys or electronic money credit. To prevent an attacker from
retrieving or modifying the information, the chips are designed so that the information is not accessible through external means and can be accessed only by the embedded software, which should contain the appropriate security measures.
Examples of tamper-resistant chips include all secure cryptoprocessors, such as the IBM 4758 and chips used in smartcards, as well as the Clipper chip.
It has been argued that it is very difficult to make simple electronic devices secure against tampering, because numerous attacks are possible, including:
physical attack of various forms (microprobing, drills, files, solvents, etc.) freezing the device
applying out-of-spec voltages or power surges applying unusual clock signals
inducing software errors using radiation
measuring the precise time and power requirements of certain operations (see power analysis)
Tamper-resistant chips may be designed to zeroise their sensitive data (especially cryptographic keys) if they detect penetration of their security encapsulation or out-of- specification environmental parameters. A chip may even be rated for "cold zeroisation", the ability to zeroise itself even after its power supply has been crippled.
Nevertheless, the fact that an attacker may have the device in his possession for as long as he likes, and perhaps obtain numerous other samples for testing and practice, means that it is practically impossible to totally eliminate tampering by a sufficiently motivated opponent. Because of this, one of the most important elements in protecting a system is overall system design. In particular, tamper-resistant systems should "fail gracefully" by ensuring that compromise of one device does not compromise the entire system. In this manner, the attacker can be practically restricted to attacks that cost less than the expected return from compromising a single device (plus, perhaps, a little more for kudos). Since the most sophisticated attacks have been estimated to cost several hundred thousand dollars to carry out, carefully designed systems may be invulnerable in practice.
NEW QUESTION 10
What is called the percentage of valid subjects that are falsely rejected by a Biometric Authentication system?
Answer: A
Explanation:
The percentage of valid subjects that are falsely rejected is called the False Rejection Rate (FRR) or Type I Error.
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 38.
NEW QUESTION 11
Which of the following statements pertaining to message digests is incorrect?
Answer: C
Explanation:
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, John Wiley & Sons, 2001, Chapter 4: Cryptography (page 160).
NEW QUESTION 12
Which of the following statements pertaining to a Criticality Survey is incorrect?
Answer: A
Explanation:
The Criticality Survey is implemented through a standard questionnaire to gather input from the most knowledgeable people. Not all personnel that is going to be part of recovery teams is necessarily able to help in identifying critical functions of the organization.
The intent of such a survey is to identify the services and systems that are critical to the
organization.
Having a clearly stated purpose for the survey helps in avoiding misinterpretations. Management's approval of the survey should be obtained before distributing it.
Source: HARE, Chris, CISSP Study Guide: Business Continuity Planning Domain,
NEW QUESTION 13
A Packet Filtering Firewall system is considered a:
Answer: A
Explanation:
The first types of firewalls were packet filtering firewalls. It is the most basic firewall making access decisions based on ACL's. It will filter traffic based on source IP and port as well as destination IP and port. It does not understand the context of the communication and inspects every single packet one by one without understanding the context of the connection.
"Second generation firewall" is incorrect. The second generation of firewall were Proxy based firewalls. Under proxy based firewall you have Application Level Proxy and also the Circuit-level proxy firewall. The application level proxy is very smart and understand the inner structure of the protocol itself. The Circui-Level Proxy is a generic proxy that allow you to proxy protocols for which you do not have an Application Level Proxy. This is better than allowing a direct connection to the net. Today a great example of this would be the SOCKS protocol.
"Third generation firewall" is incorrect. The third generation firewall is the Stateful Inspection firewall. This type of firewall makes use of a state table to maintain the context of connections being established.
"Fourth generation firewall" is incorrect. The fourth generation firewall is the dynamic packet filtering firewall.
References: CBK, p. 464
AIO3, pp. 482 - 484
Neither CBK or AIO3 use the generation terminology for firewall types but you will encounter it frequently as a practicing security professional. See http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/iaabu/centri4/user/scf4ch3.htm for a general discussion of the different generations.
NEW QUESTION 14
Which of the following are required for Life-Cycle Assurance?
Answer: C
Explanation:
Security testing and trusted distribution are required for Life-Cycle Assurance.
The following answers are incorrect:
System Architecture and Design specification. Is incorrect because System Architecture is not requried for Life-Cycle Assurance.
Security Testing and Covert Channel Analysis. Is incorrect because Covert Channel Analysis is not requried for Life-Cycle Assurance.
Configuration Management and Trusted Facility Management. Is incorrect because Trusted Facility Management. is not requried for Life-Cycle Assurance.
NEW QUESTION 15
In which of the following security models is the subject's clearance compared to the object's classification such that specific rules can be applied to control how the subject-to-object interactions take place?
Answer: A
Explanation:
The Bell-LAPadula model is also called a multilevel security system because users with different clearances use the system and the system processes data with different classifications. Developed by the US Military in the 1970s.
A security model maps the abstract goals of the policy to information system terms by specifying explicit data structures and techniques necessary to enforce the security policy. A security model is usually represented in mathematics and analytical ideas, which are mapped to system specifications and then developed by programmers through programming code. So we have a policy that encompasses security goals, such as ??each subject must be authenticated and authorized before accessing an object.?? The security model takes this requirement and provides the necessary mathematical formulas, relationships, and logic structure to be followed to accomplish this goal.
A system that employs the Bell-LaPadula model is called a multilevel security system because users with different clearances use the system, and the system processes data at different classification levels. The level at which information is classified determines the handling procedures that should be used. The Bell-LaPadula model is a state machine model that enforces the confidentiality aspects of access control. A matrix and security levels are used to determine if subjects can access different objects. The subject??s clearance is compared to the object??s classification and then specific rules are applied to control how subject-to-object subject-to-object interactions can take place.
Reference(s) used for this question:
Harris, Shon (2012-10-25). CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, 6th Edition (p. 369). McGraw- Hill. Kindle Edition.
NEW QUESTION 16
What is the name of the third party authority that vouches for the binding between the data items in a digital certificate?
Answer: B
Explanation:
A certification authority (CA) is a third party entity that issues digital certificates (especially X.509 certificates) and vouches for the binding between the data items in a certificate. An issuing authority could be considered a correct answer, but not the best answer, since it is too generic.
Source: SHIREY, Robert W., RFC2828: Internet Security Glossary, may 2000.
NEW QUESTION 17
Whose role is it to assign classification level to information?
Answer: C
Explanation:
The Data/Information Owner is ultimately responsible for the protection of the data. It is the Data/Information Owner that decides upon the classifications of that data they are responsible for.
The data owner decides upon the classification of the data he is responsible for and alters that classification if the business need arises.
The following answers are incorrect:
Security Administrator. Is incorrect because this individual is responsible for ensuring that the access right granted are correct and support the polices and directives that the Data/Information Owner defines.
User. Is Incorrect because the user uses/access the data according to how the Data/Information Owner defined their access.
Auditor. Is incorrect because the Auditor is responsible for ensuring that the access levels are appropriate. The Auditor would verify that the Owner classified the data properly.
References:
CISSP All In One Third Edition, Shon Harris, Page 121
NEW QUESTION 18
Controls are implemented to:
Answer: C
Explanation:
Controls are implemented to mitigate risk and reduce the potential for loss. Preventive controls are put in place to inhibit harmful occurrences; detective controls are established to discover harmful occurrences; corrective controls are used to restore systems that are victims of harmful attacks.
It is not feasible and possible to eliminate all risks and the potential for loss as risk/threats are constantly changing.
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 32.
NEW QUESTION 19
What is the most critical characteristic of a biometric identifying system?
Answer: C
Explanation:
Accuracy is the most critical characteristic of a biometric identifying verification system.
Accuracy is measured in terms of false rejection rate (FRR, or type I errors) and false acceptance rate (FAR or type II errors).
The Crossover Error Rate (CER) is the point at which the FRR equals the FAR and has become the most important measure of biometric system accuracy.
Source: TIPTON, Harold F. & KRAUSE, Micki, Information Security Management Handbook, 4th edition (volume 1), 2000, CRC Press, Chapter 1, Biometric Identification (page 9).
NEW QUESTION 20
What type of attack involves IP spoofing, ICMP ECHO and a bounce site?
Answer: D
Explanation:
A smurf attack occurs when an attacker sends a spoofed (IP spoofing) PING (ICMP ECHO) packet to the broadcast address of a large network (the bounce site). The modified packet containing the address of the target system, all devices on its local network respond with a ICMP REPLY to the target system, which is then saturated with those replies. An IP spoofing attack is used to convince a system that it is communication with a known entity that gives an intruder access. It involves modifying the source address of a packet for a trusted source's address. A teardrop attack consists of modifying the length and fragmentation offset fields in sequential IP packets so the target system becomes confused and crashes after it receives contradictory instructions on how the fragments are offset on these packets. A SYN attack is when an attacker floods a system with connection requests but does not respond when the target system replies to those requests.
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, John Wiley & Sons, 2001, Chapter 3: Telecommunications and Network Security (page 76).
NEW QUESTION 21
Which of the following are additional access control objectives?
Answer: B
Explanation:
Availability assures that a system's authorized users have timely and uninterrupted access to the information in the system. The additional access control objectives are reliability and utility. These and other related objectives flow from the organizational security policy. This policy is a high-level statement of management intent regarding the control of access to information and the personnel who are authorized to receive that information. Three things that must be considered for the planning and implementation of access control mechanisms are the threats to the system, the system's vulnerability to these threats, and the risk that the threat may materialize
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 32.
NEW QUESTION 22
Network-based Intrusion Detection systems:
Answer: A
Explanation:
Network-based ID systems:
- Commonly reside on a discrete network segment and monitor the traffic on that network segment
- Usually consist of a network appliance with a Network Interface Card (NIC) that is operating in promiscuous mode and is intercepting and analyzing the network packets in real time
"A passive NIDS takes advantage of promiscuous mode access to the network, allowing it to gain visibility into every packet traversing the network segment. This allows the system to inspect packets and monitor sessions without impacting the network, performance, or the systems and applications utilizing the network."
NOTE FROM CLEMENT:
A discrete network is a synonym for a SINGLE network. Usually the sensor will monitor a single network segment, however there are IDS today that allow you to monitor multiple LAN's at the same time.
References used for this question:
KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 62.
and
Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, Hal Tipton and Kevin Henry, Page 196 and
Additional information on IDS systems can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system
NEW QUESTION 23
The basic language of modems and dial-up remote access systems is:
Answer: A
Explanation:
Asynchronous Communication is the basic language of modems and dial-up remote access systems.
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 100.
NEW QUESTION 24
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental component of an alarm in an intrusion detection system?
Answer: D
Explanation:
Response is the correct choice. A response would essentially be the action that is taken once an alarm has been produced by an IDS, but is not a fundamental component of the alarm.
The following are incorrect answers:
Communications is the component of an alarm that delivers alerts through a variety of channels such as email, pagers, instant messages and so on.
An Enunciator is the component of an alarm that uses business logic to compose the content and format of an alert and determine the recipients of that alert.
A sensor is a fundamental component of IDS alarms. A sensor detects an event and produces an appropriate notification.
Domain: Access Control Reference:
Official guide to the CISSP CBK. page 203.
NEW QUESTION 25
Which of the following does not apply to system-generated passwords?
Answer: C
Explanation:
Users tend to choose easier to remember passwords. System-generated
passwords can provide stronger, harder to guess passwords. Since they are based on rules provided by the administrator, they can include combinations of uppercase/lowercase letters, numbers and special characters, making them less vulnerable to brute force and dictionary attacks. One danger is that they are also harder to remember for users, who will tend to write them down, making them more vulnerable to anyone having access to the user's desk. Another danger with system-generated passwords is that if the password- generating algorithm gets to be known, the entire system is in jeopardy.
Source: RUSSEL, Deborah & GANGEMI, G.T. Sr., Computer Security Basics, O'Reilly, July 1992 (page 64).
NEW QUESTION 26
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