BCS BCS Certifications CISMP-V9 Questions & Answers

• Question 91:

  Which term describes a vulnerability that is unknown and therefore has no mitigating control which is immediately and generally available?

  A. Advanced Persistent Threat.

  B. Trojan.

  C. Stealthware.

  D. Zero-day.

  Correct Answer: D

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-day_(computing)

• Question 92:

  Which of the following is LEASTLIKELY to be the result of a global pandemic impacting on information security?

  A. A large increase in remote workers operating in insecure premises.

  B. Additional physical security requirements at data centres and corporate headquarters.

  C. Increased demand on service desks as users need additional tools such as VPNs.

  D. An upsurge in activity by attackers seeking vulnerabilities caused by operational changes.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 93:

  Which of the following types of organisation could be considered the MOST at risk from the theft of electronic based credit card data?

  A. Online retailer.

  B. Traditional market trader.

  C. Mail delivery business.

  D. Agricultural producer.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 94:

  Which types of organisations are likely to be the target of DDoS attacks?

  A. Cloud service providers.

  B. Any financial sector organisations.

  C. Online retail based organisations.

  D. Any organisation with an online presence.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 95:

  In a security governance framework, which of the following publications would be at the HIGHEST level?

  A. Procedures.

  B. Standards

  C. Policy.

  D. Guidelines

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 96:

  Which security concept provides redundancy in the event a security control failure or the exploitation of a vulnerability?

  A. System Integrity.

  B. Sandboxing.

  C. Intrusion Prevention System.

  D. Defence in depth.

  Correct Answer: D

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_in_depth_(computing)

• Question 97:

  Which term describes the acknowledgement and acceptance of ownership of actions, decisions, policies and deliverables?

  A. Accountability.

  B. Responsibility.

  C. Credibility.

  D. Confidentiality.

  Correct Answer: A

  https://hr.nd.edu/assets/17442/behavior_model_4_ratings_3_.pdf

• Question 98:

  According to ISO/IEC 27000, which of the following is the definition of a vulnerability?

  A. A weakness of an asset or group of assets that can be exploited by one or more threats.

  B. The impact of a cyber attack on an asset or group of assets.

  C. The threat that an asset or group of assets may be damaged by an exploit.

  D. The damage that has been caused by a weakness iin a system.

  Correct Answer: A

  Vulnerability A vulnerability is a weakness of an asset or control that could potentially be exploited by one or more threats. An asset is any tangible or intangible thing or characteristic that has value to an organization, a control is any administrative, managerial, technical, or legal method that can be used to modify or manage risk, and a threat is any potential event that could harm an organization or system. https://www.praxiom.com/iso-27000-definitions.htm

• Question 99:

  Which of the following is NOT an accepted classification of security controls?

  A. Nominative.

  B. Preventive.

  C. Detective.

  D. Corrective.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 100:

  Which three of the following characteristics form the AAA Triad in Information Security?

  1.

  Authentication

  2.

  Availability

  3.

  Accounting

  4.

  Asymmetry

  5.

  Authorisation

  A. 1, 2 and 3.

  B. 2, 4, and 5.

  C. 1, 3 and 4.

  D. 1, 3 and 5.

  Correct Answer: D