CISSP - Chapter 2 Review Questions and answers

CISSP - Chapter 2 Review Questions and answers 1. Which of the following is the weakest element in any security solution? A. Software products B. Internet connections C. Security policies D. Humans D 2. When seeking to hire new employees, what is the first step? A. Create a job description. B. Set position classification. C. Screen candidates. D. Request résumés. A 00:12 01:20 3. Which of the following is a primary purpose of an exit interview? A. To return the exiting employee's personal belongings B. To review the nondisclosure agreement C. To evaluate the exiting employee's performance D. To cancel the exiting employee's network access accounts B 4. When an employee is to be terminated, which of the following should be done? A. Inform the employee a few hours before they are officially terminated. B. Disable the employee's network access just as they are informed of the termination. C. Send out a broadcast email informing everyone that a specific employee is to be terminated. D. Wait until you and the employee are the only people remaining in the building before announcing the termination. B 5. If an organization contracts with outside entities to provide key business functions or services, such as account or technical support, what is the process called that is used to ensure that these entities support sufficient security? A. Asset identification B. Third-party governance C. Exit interview D. Qualitative analysis B 6. A portion of the __________________ is the logical and practical investigation of business processes and organizational policies. This process policy review ensures that the stated and implemented business tasks, systems, and methodologies are practical, efficient, and cost-effective, but most of all (at least in relation to security governance) that they support security through the reduction of vulnerabilities and the avoidance, reduction, or mitigation of risk. A. Hybrid assessment B. Risk aversion process C. Countermeasure selection D. Documentation review D 7. Which of the following statements is not true? A. IT security can provide protection only against logical or technical attacks. B. The process by which the goals of risk management are achieved is known as risk analysis. C. Risks to an IT infrastructure are all computer based. D. An asset is anything used in a business process or task. C 8. Which of the following is not an element of the risk analysis process? A. Analyzing an environment for risks B. Creating a cost benefit report for safeguards to present to upper management C. Selecting appropriate safeguards and implementing them D. Evaluating each threat event as to its likelihood of occurring and cost of the resulting damage C 9. Which of the following would generally not be considered an asset in a risk analysis? A. A development process B. An IT infrastructure C. A proprietary system resource D. Users' personal files D 10. Which of the following represents accidental or intentional exploitations of vulnerabilities? A. Threat events B. Risks C. Threat agents D. Breaches A 11. When a safeguard or a countermeasure is not present or is not sufficient, what remains? A. Vulnerability B. Exposure C. Risk D. Penetration A 12. Which of the following is not a valid definition for risk? A. An assessment of probability, possibility, or chance B. Anything that removes a vulnerability or protects against one or more specific threats C. Risk = threat * vulnerability D. Every instance of exposure B