Isaca ISACA-CCOA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Isaca ISACA-CCOA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 71:

  Which of the following is MOST likely to result from misunderstanding the cloud service shared responsibility model?

  A. Falsely assuming that certain risks have been transferred to the vendor
  B. Improperly securing access to the cloud metastructure layer
  C. Misconfiguration of access controls for cloud services
  D. Being forced to remain with the cloud service provider due to vendor lock-In
  A. Falsely assuming that certain risks have been transferred to the vendor

• Question 72:

  In which cloud service model are clients responsible for regularly updating the operating system?

  A. Infrastructure as a Service (laaS)
  B. Software as a Service (SaaS)
  C. Database as a Service (OBaaS)
  D. Platform as a Service (PaaS)
  A. Infrastructure as a Service (laaS)

• Question 73:

  An organization continuously monitors enforcement of the least privilege principle and requires users and devices to re-authenticate at multiple levels of a system. Which type of security model has been adopted?

  A. Security-in-depth model
  B. Layered security model
  C. Zero Trust model
  D. Defense-in-depth model
  C. Zero Trust model

• Question 74:

  A change advisory board Is meeting to review a remediation plan for a critical vulnerability, with a cybersecurity analyst in attendance. When asked about measures to address post- implementation issues, which o! the following would be the analyst's BEST response?

  A. The remediation should be canceled if post-implementation issues are anticipated.
  B. Details for rolling back applied changes should be included In the remediation plan.
  C. The severity of the vulnerability determines whether a rollback plan is required.
  D. The presence of additional onsite staff during the implementation removes the need for a rollback plan.
  B. Details for rolling back applied changes should be included In the remediation plan.

• Question 75:

  Which of the following roles is responsible for approving exceptions to and deviations from the incident management team charter on an ongoing basis?

  A. Security steering group
  B. Cybersecurity analyst
  C. Chief information security officer (CISO)
  D. Incident response manager
  C. Chief information security officer (CISO)

• Question 76:

  Which of the following is the BEST way for an organization to balance cybersecurity risks and address compliance requirements?

  A. Accept that compliance requirements may conflict with business needs and operate in a diminished capacity to achieve compliance.
  B. Meet the minimum standards for the compliance requirements to ensure minimal impact to business operations,
  C. Evaluate compliance requirements in thecontext at business objectives to ensure requirements can be implemented appropriately.
  D. Implement only the compliance requirements that do not Impede business functions or affect cybersecurity risk.
  C. Evaluate compliance requirements in thecontext at business objectives to ensure requirements can be implemented appropriately.

• Question 77:

  The Platform as a Service (PaaS) model is often used to support which of the following?

  A. Efficient application development and management
  B. Local on-premise management of products and services
  C. Subscription-based pay peruse applications
  D. Control over physical equipment running application developed In-house
  A. Efficient application development and management

• Question 78:

  A penetration tester has been hired and given access to all code, diagrams,and documentation. Which type oftesting is being conducted?

  A. Full knowledge
  B. Unlimited scope
  C. No knowledge
  D. Partial knowledge
  A. Full knowledge

• Question 79:

  Which of the following is the GREATEST risk resulting from a Domain Name System (DNS) cache poisoning attack?

  A. Reduced system availability
  B. Noncompliant operations
  C. Loss of network visibility
  D. Loss of sensitive data
  D. Loss of sensitive data

• Question 80:

  SIMULATION

  Analyze the file titled pcap_artifact5.txt on the AnalystDesktop.

  Decode the targets within the file pcap_artifact5.txt.

  Select the correct decoded targets below.

  10cal.com/exam

  clOud-s3cure.com

  c0c0nutf4rms.net

  h3avy_s3as.biz

  b4ddata.org

  A. See the solution in Explanation.
  B. PlaceHolder
  C. PlaceHolder
  D. PlaceHolder
  A. See the solution in Explanation.

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  Explanation

  Open the “Analyst Desktop” --> locate and open pcap_artifact5.txt in a text editor; skim it once to see whether it contains obvious encodings (long base64/base32 blobs, hex, URL-encoded strings, Unicode escapes, ROT/caesar hints, reversed text, or l33t/obfuscated domains)

  Extract suspicious tokens that could be encoded targets

  - Copy out any long A-Z/a-z/0-9/+ and = strings (possible base64)

  -Copy out any A-Z/2-7 with = padding (possible base32)

  - Copy out any long hex runs (0-9a-f) with even length (possible hex)

  -Note any text full of %xx sequences (URL encoding)

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  Note any strings that look like domains but with digit substitutions (l33t), e.g., 0-->o, 1-->l/i, 3-->e, 4-->a, 5-->s, 7-->t, 8-->b

  Decode candidates methodically (try each until you get readable output)

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  Base64: decode; if padding is missing, pad with “=” to make length %4 == 0 and decode again

  -Base32: decode; base32 is often uppercase with = padding

  -Hex: convert hex --> bytes --> text

  -URL: percent-decode (%xx) until fully human-readable

  -ROT13/Caesar: apply ROT13; if nonsense, try small Caesar shifts ±1..±13

  -Reversal: reverse strings that look backward and re-evaluate

  -Unicode/escape sequences: interpret \xhh or \uhhhh into text

  -If text is still “noisy” but human-looking, check if it’s l33t and normalize digits to letters (0=o, 1=l or i, 3=e, 4=a, 5=s, 7=t, 8=b)

  Hunt for domain-like outputs after each decode pass

  -Valid domains match patterns like label.label TLD (letters/digits/hyphens, labels ≤63 chars), optionally followed by a path (e.g., /exam)

  -Confirm TLDs (com, net, org, biz) and ensure there are no illegal characters (underscores are invalid in DNS labels; if you see “_”, it may be a placeholder or obfuscation—translate likely l33t/obfuscations and re-check)

  -If a decode yields another encoded blob, repeat the appropriate decoder (e.g., base64 --> hex --> URL decode) until you get clean text containing domain(s) or URLs

  Normalize and verify candidates against the options list

  -From your decoded outputs, extract and normalize domain strings exactly as they appear (preserve case, hyphens, digits, and any path like “/exam”)

  Iterate if multilayer encoding is used

  -Compare against the provided options: 10cal.com/exam clOud-s3cure.com c0c0nutf4rms.net h3avy_s3as.biz b4ddata.org

  -Select only those strings that appear verbatim in your decoded results; if your result is a “plain word” version (e.g., local.com/exam) but the option shows a l33t variant (10cal.com/exam), also check if the source text used leetspeak—use the 0↔o, 1↔l/i, 3↔e, 4↔a, 5↔s, 7↔t, 8↔b mapping to see if the bulletin’s “decoded target” intentionally uses l33t; choose the option only if its exact l33t form appears in the final decoded text

  Sanity checks before submitting

  -Ensure each selected target has a valid domain structure and TLD, and (if present) a plausible path component

  -If any “domain” contains underscores (e.g., h3avy_s3as.biz), treat “_” as obfuscation; confirm the true decoded label uses a hyphen or no separator (DNS labels cannot contain underscores); only select it if the decoded output exactly matches the option form (because the question asks you to select from the list as shown)

  Submit the exact matching target(s) from the list, preserving their original spelling, digits, hyphens, case, and any path component (e.g., “10cal.com/exam”), and do not include any extra whitespace or quotes