CISSP-ISSAP : Information Systems Security Architecture Professional : Part 09

CISSP-ISSAP : Information Systems Security Architecture Professional : Part 09

1. Which of the following is a method for transforming a message into a masked form, together with a way of undoing the transformation to recover the message?

   • Cipher 
   • CrypTool
   • Steganography
   • MIME

2. Which of the following security devices is presented to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath, a sign of legitimate employment or student status, or as a simple means of identification?

   • Sensor
   • Alarm
   • Motion detector
   • Badge

3. Which of the following protocols multicasts messages and information among all member devices in an IP multicast group?

   • ARP
   • ICMP
   • TCP
   • IGMP

4. You are the Security Consultant advising a company on security methods. This is a highly secure location that deals with sensitive national defense related data. They are very concerned about physical security as they had a breach last month. In that breach an individual had simply grabbed a laptop and ran out of the building. Which one of the following would have been most effective in preventing this?

   • Not using laptops.
   • Keeping all doors locked with a guard.
   • Using a man-trap. 
   • A sign in log.

5. Which of the following tenets does the CIA triad provide for which security practices are measured? Each correct answer represents a part of the solution. Choose all that apply.

   • Integrity 
   • Accountability
   • Availability 
   • Confidentiality

6. Which of the following are the examples of technical controls? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.

   • Auditing 
   • Network acchitecture 
   • System access 
   • Data backups

7. Which of the following cryptographic system services ensures that information will not be disclosed to any unauthorized person on a local network?

   • Authentication
   • Non-repudiation
   • Integrity
   • Confidentiality

8. Which of the following types of attacks cannot be prevented by technical measures only?

   • Social engineering 
   • Brute force
   • Smurf DoS
   • Ping flood attack

9. The simplest form of a firewall is a packet filtering firewall. Typically a router works as a packet-filtering firewall and has the capability to filter on some of the contents of packets. On which of the following layers of the OSI reference model do these routers filter information? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

   • Transport layer 
   • Physical layer
   • Data Link layer
   • Network layer

10. Which of the following authentication methods prevents unauthorized execution of code on remote systems?

    • TACACS
    • S-RPC 
    • RADIUS
    • CHAP

11. Which of the following attacks can be overcome by applying cryptography?

    • Web ripping
    • DoS
    • Sniffing 
    • Buffer overflow

12. Which of the following does PEAP use to authenticate the user inside an encrypted tunnel? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

    • GTC 
    • MS-CHAP v2 
    • AES
    • RC4

13. Which of the following protocols is an alternative to certificate revocation lists (CRL) and allows the authenticity of a certificate to be immediately verified?

    • RSTP
    • SKIP
    • OCSP 
    • HTTP

14. You want to implement a network topology that provides the best balance for regional topologies in terms of the number of virtual circuits, redundancy, and performance while establishing a WAN network. Which of the following network topologies will you use to accomplish the task?

    • Bus topology
    • Fully meshed topology
    • Star topology
    • Partially meshed topology

15. Which of the following terms refers to a mechanism which proves that the sender really sent a particular message?

    • Integrity
    • Confidentiality
    • Authentication
    • Non-repudiation

16. Which of the following protocols uses public-key cryptography to authenticate the remote computer?

    • SSH 
    • Telnet
    • SCP
    • SSL

17. Maria works as a Network Security Officer for Gentech Inc. She wants to encrypt her network traffic. The specific requirement for the encryption algorithm is that it must be a symmetric key block cipher. Which of the following techniques will she use to fulfill this requirement?

    • IDEA
    • PGP
    • DES 
    • AES

18. Adam works as a Security Analyst for Umbrella Inc. CEO of the company ordered him to implement two-factor authentication for the employees to access their networks. He has told him that he would like to use some type of hardware device in tandem with a security or identifying pin number. Adam decides to implement smart cards but they are not cost effective. Which of the following types of hardware devices will Adam use to implement two-factor authentication? 

    • Biometric device
    • One Time Password
    • Proximity cards
    • Security token

19. Which of the following protocols provides certificate-based authentication for virtual private networks (VPNs)?

    • PPTP
    • SMTP
    • HTTPS
    • L2TP

20. Which of the following is the technology of indoor or automotive environmental comfort?

    • HIPS
    • HVAC 
    • NIPS
    • CCTV