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A Security Operations (SecOps) Manager is considering implementing threat hunting to be able to make better decisions on protecting information and assets.
What is the MAIN goal of threat hunting to the SecOps Manager?A. Improve discovery of valid detected events
B. Enhance tuning of automated tools to detect and prevent attacks
C. Replace existing threat detection strategies
D. Validate patterns of behavior related to an attack
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Scenario: An organization has made a decision to address Information Security formally and consistently by adopting established best practices and industry standards. The organization is a small retail merchant, but it is expected to grow to a global customer base of many millions of customers in just a few years. The organization has already been subject to a significant amount of credit card fraud.
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this fraud?A. Lack of compliance to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards
B. Ineffective security awareness program
C. Lack of technical controls when dealing with credit card data
D. Security practices not in alignment with ISO 27000 frameworks
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Within an organization's vulnerability management program, who has the responsibility to implement remediation actions?A. Data owner
B. Data center manager
C. Network architect
D. System administrator
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Which of the following is an example of risk transference?A. Purchasing Cyber insurance
B. Outsourcing the function to a 3rd party
C. Writing specific language in an agreement that puts the burden back on the other party
D. Implementing changes to current operating procedure
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When selecting a security solution with reoccurring maintenance costs after the first yearA. Implement the solution and ask for the increased operating cost budget when it is time
B. Communicate future operating costs to the CIO/CFO and seek commitment from them to ensure the new solution's continued use
C. Defer selection until the market improves and cash flow is positive
D. The CISO should cut other essential programs to ensure the new solution's continued use
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When obtaining new products and services, why is it essential to collaborate with lawyers, IT security professionals, privacy professionals, security engineers, suppliers, and others?A. This makes sure the files you exchange aren't unnecessarily flagged by the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) system
B. Contracting rules typically require you to have conversations with two or more groups
C. Discussing decisions with a very large group of people always provides a better outcome
D. It helps to avoid regulatory or internal compliance issues
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Scenario: Most industries require compliance with multiple government regulations and/or industry standards to meet data protection and privacy mandates.
What is one proven method to account for common elements found within separate regulations and/or standards?A. Design your program to meet the strictest government standards
B. Develop a crosswalk
C. Hire a GRC expert
D. Use the Find function of your word processor
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A department within your company has proposed a third party vendor solution to address an urgent, critical business need. As the CISO you have been asked to accelerate screening of their security control claims.
Which of the following vendor provided documents is BEST to make your decision?A. Vendor provided reference from an existing reputable client detailing their implementation
B. Vendor's client list of reputable organizations currently using their solution
C. Vendor provided internal risk assessment and security control documentation
D. Vendor provided attestation of the detailed security controls from a reputable accounting firm
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What is the FIRST step in developing the vulnerability management program?A. Baseline the Environment
B. Define policy
C. Maintain and Monitor
D. Organization Vulnerability
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Scenario: You are the newly hired Chief Information Security Officer for a company that has not previously had a senior level security practitioner. The company lacks a defined security policy and framework for their Information Security Program. Your new boss, the Chief Financial Officer, has asked you to draft an outline of a security policy and recommend an industry/sector neutral information security control framework for implementation.
Which of the following industry / sector neutral information security control frameworks should you recommend for implementation?A. Payment Card Industry Digital Security Standard (PCI DSS)
B. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53
C. International Organization for Standardization ג€" ISO 27001/2
D. British Standard 7799 (BS7799)
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Which of the following methodologies references the recommended industry standard that all project managers should follow?A. The Security Systems Development Life Cycle
B. Project Management System Methodology
C. Project Management Body of Knowledge
D. The Security Project and Management Methodology
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Quantitative Risk Assessments have the following advantages over qualitative risk assessments:A. They are subjective and can be completed more quickly
B. They are objective and express risk / cost in approximates
C. They are subjective and can express risk / cost in real numbers
D. They are objective and can express risk / cost in real numbers
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Which of the following is used to lure attackers into false environments so they can be monitored, contained, or blocked from reaching critical systems?A. Segmentation controls.
B. Shadow applications.
C. Deception technology.
D. Vulnerability management.
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Which of the following is used to lure attackers into false environments so they can be monitored, contained, or blocked from reaching critical systems?A. Segmentation controls.
B. Shadow applications.
C. Deception technology.
D. Vulnerability management.
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A new CISO just started with a company and on the CISO's desk is the last complete Information Security Management audit report. The audit report is over two years old.
After reading it, what should be your first priority?A. Review the recommendations and follow up to see if audit implemented the changes
B. Meet with audit team to determine a timeline for corrections
C. Have internal audit conduct another audit to see what has changed.
D. Contract with an external audit company to conduct an unbiased audit
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Scenario: An organization has made a decision to address Information Security formally and consistently by adopting established best practices and industry standards. The organization is a small retail merchant but it is expected to grow to a global customer base of many millions of customers in just a few years. This global retail company is expected to accept credit card payments.
Which of the following is of MOST concern when defining a security program for this organization?A. Adherence to local data breach notification laws
B. Compliance to Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standards
C. Compliance with local government privacy laws
D. International encryption restrictions
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Scenario: Your program is developed around minimizing risk to information by focusing on people, technology, and operations. You have decided to deal with risk to information from people first.
How can you minimize risk to your most sensitive information before granting access?A. Set your firewall permissions aggressively and monitor logs regularly.
B. Develop an Information Security Awareness program
C. Conduct background checks on individuals before hiring them
D. Monitor employee drowsing and surfing habits
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A bastion host should be placed:A. Inside the DMZ
B. In-line with the data center firewall
C. Beyond the outer perimeter firewall
D. As the gatekeeper to the organization's honeynet
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Within an organization's vulnerability management program, who has the responsibility to implement remediation actions?A. Data owner
B. Data center manager
C. Network architect
D. System administrator
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Scenario: An organization has recently appointed a CISO. This is a new role in the organization and it signals the increasing need to address security consistently at the enterprise level. This new CISO, while confident with skills and experience, is constantly on the defensive and is unable to advance the IT security centric agenda. The CISO has been able to implement a number of technical controls and is able to influence the Information Technology teams but has not been able to influence the rest of the organization.
From an organizational perspective, which of the following is the LIKELY reason for this?A. The CISO reports to the IT organization
B. The CISO has not implemented a policy management framework
C. The CISO does not report directly to the CEO of the organization
D. The CISO has not implemented a security awareness program
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What is a Statement of Objectives (SOA)?A. A section of a contract that defines tasks to be performed under said contract
B. An outline of what the military will do during war
C. A document that outlines specific desired outcomes as part of a request for proposal
D. Business guidance provided by the CEO
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Which of the following is the BEST indicator of a successful project?A. it comes in at or below the expenditures planned for in the baseline budget
B. it meets most of the specifications as outlined in the approved project definition
C. it is completed on time or early as compared to the baseline project plan
D. the deliverables are accepted by the key stakeholders
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Acceptable levels of information security risk tolerance in an organization should be determined by?A. Corporate compliance committee
B. CEO and board of director
C. CISO with reference to the company goals
D. Corporate legal counsel
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You are having a penetration test done on your company network and the leader of the team says they discovered all the network devices because no one had changed the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community strings from the defaults.
Which of the following is a default community string?A. Public
B. Administrator
C. Execute
D. Read
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When considering using a vendor to help support your security devices remotely, what is the BEST choice for allowing access?A. Vendor uses their own laptop and logins using two factor authentication with their own unique credentials
B. Vendor uses a company supplied laptop and logins using two factor authentication wit same admin credentials your security team uses
C. Vendor uses a company supplied laptop and logins using two factor authentication with their own unique credentials
D. Vendors uses their own laptop and logins with same admin credentials your security team uses
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ABC Limited has recently suffered a security breach with customers' social security number available on the dark web for sale. The CISO, during the time of the incident, has been fired, and you have been hired as the replacement. The analysis of the breach found that the absence of an insider threat program, lack of least privilege policy, and weak access control was to blame. You would like to implement key performance indicators to mitigate the risk.
Which metric would meet the requirement?A. Number of times third parties access critical information systems
B. Number of systems with known vulnerabilities
C. Number of users with elevated privileges
D. Number of websites with weak or misconfigured certificates
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Which of the following is a weakness of an asset or group of assets that can be exploited by one or more threats?A. Vulnerability
B. Threat
C. Exploitation
D. Attack vector
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Your company has a `no right to privacy` notice on all logon screens for your information systems and users sign an Acceptable Use Policy informing them of this condition. A peer group member and friend comes to you and requests access to one of her employee's email account.
What should you do?A. Deny the request citing national privacy laws
B. None
C. Grant her access, the employee has been adequately warned through the AUP.
D. Assist her with the request, but only after her supervisor signs off on the action.
E. Reset the employee's password and give it to the supervisor.
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Which of the following is the MOST effective method to counter phishing attacks?A. User awareness and training
B. Host based Intrusion Detection System (IPS)
C. Acceptable use guide signed by all system users
D. Antispam solution
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What are the three stages of an identity and access management system?A. Authentication, Authorize, Validation
B. Provision, Administration, Enforcement
C. Administration, Validation, Protect
D. Provision, Administration, Authentication
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A CISO implements smart cards for credential management, and as a result has reduced costs associated with help desk operations supporting password resets.
This demonstrates which of the following principles?A. Increased security program presence
B. Regulatory compliance effectiveness
C. Security organizational policy enforcement
D. Proper organizational policy enforcement
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When briefing senior management on the creation of a governance process, the MOST important aspect should be:A. knowledge required to analyze each issue
B. information security metrics
C. linkage to business area objectives
D. baseline against which metrics are evaluated
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Scenario: An organization has recently appointed a CISO. This is a new role in the organization and it signals the increasing need to address security consistently at the enterprise level. This new CISO, while confident with skills and experience, is constantly on the defensive and is unable to advance the IT security centric agenda. The CISO has been able to implement a number of technical controls and is able to influence the Information Technology teams but has not been able to influence the rest of the organization.
From an organizational perspective, which of the following is the LIKELY reason for this?A. The CISO reports to the IT organization
B. The CISO has not implemented a policy management framework
C. The CISO does not report directly to the CEO of the organization
D. The CISO has not implemented a security awareness program
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An auditor is reviewing the security classifications for a group of assets and finds that many of the assets are not correctly classified.
What should the auditor's NEXT step be?A. Immediately notify the board of directors of the organization as to the finding
B. Correct the classifications immediately based on the auditor's knowledge of the proper classification
C. Document the missing classifications
D. Identify the owner of the asset and induce the owner to apply a proper classification
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Which of the following best describes revenue?A. Non-operating financial liabilities minus expenses
B. The true profit-making potential of an organization
C. The sum value of all assets and cash flow into the business
D. The economic benefit derived by operating a business
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When updating the security strategic planning document, what two items must be included?A. Alignment with the business goals and the vision of the CIO
B. The risk tolerance of the company and the company mission statement
C. The alignment with the business goals and the risk tolerance
D. The executive summary and vision of the board of directors
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Which of the following set of processes is considered to be one of the cornerstone cycles of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001 standard?A. Plan-Check-Do-Act
B. Plan-Select-Implement-Evaluate
C. Plan-Do-Check-Act
D. SCORE (Security Consensus Operational Readiness Evaluation)
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At what level of governance are individual projects monitored and managed?A. Program
B. Milestone
C. Enterprise
D. Portfolio
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When managing a project, the MOST important activity in managing the expectations of stakeholders is:A. To force stakeholders to commit ample resources to support the project
B. To facilitate proper communication regarding outcomes
C. To assure stakeholders commit to the project start and end dates in writing
D. To finalize detailed scope of the project at project initiation
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An organization information security policy serves to___________________.A. define security configurations for systems
B. establish budgetary input in order to meet compliance requirements
C. establish acceptable systems and user behavior
D. define relationships with external law enforcement agencies
E. None
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If a Virtual Machine's (VM) data is being replicated and that data is corrupted, this corruption will automatically be replicated to the other machine(s). What would be the BEST control to safeguard data integrity?A. Backup to tape
B. Maintain separate VM backups
C. Backup to a remote location
D. Increase VM replication frequency
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The ability to demand the implementation and management of security controls on third parties providing services to an organization is_________________________.A. Disaster recovery
B. Security Governance
C. Vendor management
D. Compliance management
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A CISO must conduct risk assessments using a method where the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) receives impact data in financial terms to use as input to select the proper level of coverage in a new cybersecurity insurance policy.
What is the MOST effective method of risk analysis to provide the CFO with the information required?A. Conduct a quantitative risk assessment
B. Conduct a hybrid risk assessment
C. Conduct a subjective risk assessment
D. Conduct a qualitative risk assessment
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Which of the following best summarizes the primary goal of a security program?A. Provide security reporting to all levels of an organization
B. Manage risk within the organization
C. Create effective security awareness to employees
D. Assure regulatory compliance
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When analyzing and forecasting a capital expense budget what are not included?A. Purchase of new mobile devices to improve operations
B. New datacenter to operate from
C. Network connectivity costs
D. Upgrade of mainframe
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Ensuring that the actions of a set of people, applications and systems follow the organization's rules is BEST described as:A. Compliance management
B. Security management
C. Risk management
D. Mitigation management
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Which of the following best describes the sensors designed to project and detect a light beam across an area?A. Smoke
B. Thermal
C. Air-aspirating
D. Photo electric
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Which of the following is considered a project versus a managed process?A. ongoing risk assessment of routine operations
B. continuous vulnerability assessment and vulnerability repair
C. monitoring external and internal environment during incident response
D. installation of a new firewall system
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Scenario: A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) recently had a third party conduct an audit of the security program. Internal policies and international standards were used as audit baselines. The audit report was presented to the CISO and a variety of high, medium and low rated gaps were identified. The CISO has validated audit findings, determined if compensating controls exist, and started initial remediation planning.
Which of the following is the MOST logical next step?A. Create detailed remediation funding and staffing plans
B. Report the audit findings and remediation status to business stake holders
C. Validate the effectiveness of current controls
D. Review security procedures to determine if they need modified according to findings
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The single most important consideration to make when developing your security program, policies, and processes is:A. Alignment with the business
B. Budgeting for unforeseen data compromises
C. Establishing your authority as the Security Executive
D. Streaming for efficiency
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