CISSP Free Practice Test

- (Exam Topic 14)
Physical assets defined in an organization’s Business Impact Analysis (BIA) could include which of the following?

1. A. Personal belongings of organizational staff members
2. B. Supplies kept off-site at a remote facility
3. C. Cloud-based applications
4. D. Disaster Recovery (DR) line-item revenues

Correct Answer: B

- (Exam Topic 15)
A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of a firm which decided to migrate to cloud has been tasked with ensuring an optimal level of security. Which of the following would be the FIRST consideration?

1. A. Define the cloud migration roadmap and set out which applications and data repositories should be moved into the cloud.
2. B. Ensure that the contract between the cloud vendor and the firm clearly defines responsibilities for operating security controls.
3. C. Analyze the firm's applications and data repositories to determine the relevant control requirements.
4. D. Request a security risk assessment of the cloud vendor be completed by an independent third-party.

Correct Answer: A

- (Exam Topic 15)
An engineer notices some late collisions on a half-duplex link. The engineer verifies that the devices on both ends of the connection are configured for half duplex. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

1. A. The link is improperly terminated
2. B. One of the devices is misconfigured
3. C. The cable length is excessive.
4. D. One of the devices has a hardware issue.

Correct Answer: A

- (Exam Topic 12)
An application developer is deciding on the amount of idle session time that the application allows before a timeout. The BEST reason for determining the session timeout requirement is

1. A. organization policy.
2. B. industry best practices.
3. C. industry laws and regulations.
4. D. management feedback.

Correct Answer: A

- (Exam Topic 15)
Spyware is BEST described as

1. A. data mining for advertising.
2. B. a form of cyber-terrorism,
3. C. an information gathering technique,
4. D. a web-based attack.

Correct Answer: B