Mike Chapple - (ISC)2 SSCP Systems Security Certified Practitioner Official Practice Tests

4 An accounting employee at Doolittle Industries was recently arrested for participation in an embezzlement scheme. The employee transferred money to a personal account and then shifted funds around between other accounts every day to disguise the fraud for months. Which one of the following controls might have best allowed the earlier detection of this fraud?Separation of dutiesLeast privilegeDefense in depthMandatory vacation

5 Yolanda is writing a document that will provide configuration information regarding the minimum level of security that every system in the organization must meet. What type of document is she preparing?PolicyBaselineGuidelineProcedure

6 Frank discovers a keylogger hidden on the laptop of his company’s chief executive officer. What information security principle is the keylogger most likely designed to disrupt?ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailabilityDenial

7 Susan is working with the management team in her company to classify data in an attempt to apply extra security controls that will limit the likelihood of a data breach. What principle of information security is Susan trying to enforce?AvailabilityDenialConfidentialityIntegrity

8 Gary is implementing a new website architecture that uses multiple small web servers behind a load balancer. What principle of information security is Gary seeking to enforce?DenialConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability

9 Which one of the following is not an example of a technical control?Session timeoutPassword agingEncryptionData classification

For questions 22–25, please refer to the following scenario.

Jasper Diamonds is a jewelry manufacturer that markets and sells custom jewelry through their website. Bethany is the manager of Jasper’s software development organization, and she is working to bring the company into line with industry standard practices. She is developing a new change management process for the organization and wants to follow commonly accepted approaches.

1 Jasper would like to establish a governing body for the organization’s change management efforts. What individual or group within an organization is typically responsible for reviewing the impact of proposed changes?Chief information officerSenior leadership teamChange control boardSoftware developer

2 During what phase of the change management process does the organization conduct peer review of the change for accuracy and completeness?RecordingAnalysis/Impact AssessmentApprovalDecision Making and Prioritization

3 Who should the organization appoint to manage the policies and procedures surrounding change management?Project managerChange managerSystem security officerArchitect

4 Which one of the following elements is not a crucial component of a change request?Description of the changeImplementation planBackout planIncident response plan

5 Ben is designing a messaging system for a bank and would like to include a feature that allows the recipient of a message to prove to a third party that the message did indeed come from the purported originator. What goal is Ben trying to achieve?AuthenticationAuthorizationIntegrityNonrepudiation

6 What principle of information security states that an organization should implement overlapping security controls whenever possible?Least privilegeSeparation of dutiesDefense in depthSecurity through obscurity

7 Which one of the following is not a goal of a formal change management program?Implement change in an orderly fashion.Test changes prior to implementation.Provide rollback plans for changes.Inform stakeholders of changes after they occur.

8 Ben is assessing the compliance of his organization with credit card security requirements. He finds payment card information stored in a database. Policy directs that he remove the information from the database, but he cannot do this for operational reasons. He obtained an exception to policy and is seeking an appropriate compensating control to mitigate the risk. What would be his best option?Purchasing insuranceEncrypting the database contentsRemoving the dataObjecting to the exception

9 You discover that a user on your network has been using the Wireshark tool, as shown here. Further investigation revealed that he was using it for illicit purposes. What pillar of information security has most likely been violated?IntegrityDenialAvailabilityConfidentiality

10 Which one of the following is the first step in developing an organization’s vital records program?Identifying vital recordsLocating vital recordsArchiving vital recordsPreserving vital records

11 Which one of the following security programs is designed to provide employees with the knowledge they need to perform their specific work tasks?AwarenessTrainingEducationIndoctrination

12 Which one of the following security programs is designed to establish a minimum standard common denominator of security understanding?TrainingEducationIndoctrinationAwareness

13 Chris is responsible for workstations throughout his company and knows that some of the company’s workstations are used to handle proprietary information. Which option best describes what should happen at the end of their lifecycle for workstations he is responsible for?ErasingClearingSanitizationDestruction

14 What term is used to describe a set of common security configurations, often provided by a third party?Security policyBaselineDSSNIST SP 800-53

15 Which one of the following administrative processes assists organizations in assigning appropriate levels of security control to sensitive information?Information classificationRemanenceTransmitting dataClearing

16 Ben is following the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-88 guidelines for sanitization and disposition as shown here. He is handling information that his organization classified as sensitive, which is a moderate security categorization in the NIST model. If the media is going to be sold as surplus, what process does Ben need to follow?Source: NIST SP 800-88Destroy, validate, documentClear, purge, documentPurge, document, validatePurge, validate, document

17 Ben has been tasked with identifying security controls for systems covered by his organization’s information classification system. Why might Ben choose to use a security baseline?It applies in all circumstances, allowing consistent security controls.They are approved by industry standards bodies, preventing liability.They provide a good starting point that can be tailored to organizational needs.They ensure that systems are always in a secure state.

18 Retaining and maintaining information for as long as it is needed is known as what?Data storage policyData storageAsset maintenanceRecord retention

19 Referring to the figure shown here, what is the earliest stage of a fire where it is possible to use detection technology to identify it?Image reprinted from CISSP (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official Study Guide, 7th Edition © John Wiley & Sons 2015, reprinted with permission.IncipientSmokeFlameHeat

20 What type of fire suppression system fills with water when the initial stages of a fire are detected and then requires a sprinkler head heat activation before dispensing water?Wet pipeDry pipeDelugePreaction

21 Ralph is designing a physical security infrastructure for a new computing facility that will remain largely unstaffed. He plans to implement motion detectors in the facility but would also like to include a secondary verification control for physical presence. Which one of the following would best meet his needs?CCTVIPSTurnstilesFaraday cages

22 Referring to the figure shown here, what is the name of the security control indicated by the arrow?Image reprinted from CISSP (ISC) 2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official Study Guide, 7th Edition © John Wiley & Sons 2015, reprinted with permission.MantrapTurnstileIntrusion prevention systemPortal