ISC2 Certified In Cybersecurity (CC) Practice Exam
Questions and Answers.
A vendor sells a particular operating system (OS). In order to deploy the OS securely on
different platforms, the vendor publishes several sets of instructions on how to install it,
depending on which platform the customer is using. This is an example of ______.
A. Law
B. Procedure
C. Standard
D. Policy - Correct Answer B. Procedure
The city of Grampon wants to know where all its public vehicles (garbage trucks, police
cars, etc.) are at all times, so the city has GPS transmitters installed in all the vehicles.
What kind of control is this?
A. Administrative
B. Entrenched
C. Physical
D. Technical - Correct Answer D. Technical
Triffid Corporation has a rule that all employees working with sensitive hardcopy
documents must put the documents into a safe at the end of the workday, where they are
locked up until the following workday. What kind of control is the process of putting the
documents into the safe?
A. Administrative
B. Tangential
C. Physical
D. Technical - Correct Answer A. Administrative
Grampon municipal code requires that all companies that operate within city limits will
have a set of processes to ensure employees are safe while working with hazardous
materials. Triffid Corporation creates a checklist of activities employees must follow while
working with hazardous materials inside Grampon city limits. The municipal code is a
______, and the Triffid checklist is a ________.
,A. Law, procedure
B. Standard, law
C. Law, standard
D. Policy, standard
E. Policy, law - Correct Answer A. Law, procedure
Which of the following is an example of a "something you know" authentication factor?
A. User ID
B. Password
C. Fingerprint
D. Iris scan - Correct Answer B. Password
Tina is an (ISC)² member and is invited to join an online group of IT security enthusiasts.
After attending a few online sessions, Tina learns that some participants in the group are
sharing malware with each other, in order to use it against other organizations online.
What should Tina do?
A. Nothing
B. Stop participating in the group
C. Report the group to law enforcement
D. Report the group to (ISC)2 - Correct Answer B. Stop participating
A bollard is a post set securely in the ground in order to prevent a vehicle from entering
an area or driving past a certain point. Bollards are an example of ______ controls.
A. Physical
B. Administrative
C. Drastic
D. Technical - Correct Answer A. Physical
Triffid Corporation has a policy that all employees must receive security awareness
instruction before using email; the company wants to make employees aware of potential
phishing attempts that the employees might receive via email. What kind of control is this
instruction?
,A. Administrative
B. Finite
C. Physical
D. Technical - Correct Answer A. Administrative
The Triffid Corporation publishes a strategic overview of the company's intent to secure
all the data the company possesses. This document is signed by Triffid senior
management. What kind of document is this?
A. Policy
B. Procedure
C. Standard
D. Law - Correct Answer A. Policy
Chad is a security practitioner tasked with ensuring that the information on the
organization's public website is not changed by anyone outside the organization. This
task is an example of ensuring _________.
A. Confidentiality
B. Integrity
C. Availability
D. Confirmation - Correct Answer B. Integrity
The city of Grampon wants to ensure that all of its citizens are protected from malware, so
the city council creates a rule that anyone caught creating and launching malware within
the city limits will receive a fine and go to jail. What kind of rule is this?
A. Policy
B. Procedure
C. Standard
D. Law - Correct Answer D. Law
Zarma is an (ISC)² member and a security analyst for Triffid Corporation. One of Zarma's
colleagues is interested in getting an (ISC)2 certification and asks Zarma what the test
questions are like. What should Zarma do?
A. Inform (ISC)2
, B. Explain the style and format of the questions, but no detail
C. Inform the colleague's supervisor
D. Nothing - Correct Answer B. Explain the style and format of the questions, but no detail
Druna is a security practitioner tasked with ensuring that laptops are not stolen from the
organization's offices. Which sort of security control would probably be best for this
purpose?
A. Technical
B. Observe
C. Physical
D. Administrative - Correct Answer C. Physical
For which of the following assets is integrity probably the most important security aspect?
A. One frame of a streaming video
B. The file that contains passwords used to authenticate users
C. The color scheme of a marketing website
D. Software that checks the spelling of product descriptions for a retail website - Correct
Answer B. The file that contains passwords used to authenticate users
Jengi is setting up security for a home network. Jengi decides to configure MAC address
filtering on the router, so that only specific devices will be allowed to join the network. This
is an example of a(n)_______ control.
A. Physical
B. Administrative
C. Substantial
D. Technical - Correct Answer D. Technical
Siobhan is an (ISC)² member who works for Triffid Corporation as a security analyst.
Yesterday, Siobhan got a parking ticket while shopping after work. What should Siobhan
do?
A. Inform (ISC)2
B. Pay the parking ticket
Questions and Answers.
A vendor sells a particular operating system (OS). In order to deploy the OS securely on
different platforms, the vendor publishes several sets of instructions on how to install it,
depending on which platform the customer is using. This is an example of ______.
A. Law
B. Procedure
C. Standard
D. Policy - Correct Answer B. Procedure
The city of Grampon wants to know where all its public vehicles (garbage trucks, police
cars, etc.) are at all times, so the city has GPS transmitters installed in all the vehicles.
What kind of control is this?
A. Administrative
B. Entrenched
C. Physical
D. Technical - Correct Answer D. Technical
Triffid Corporation has a rule that all employees working with sensitive hardcopy
documents must put the documents into a safe at the end of the workday, where they are
locked up until the following workday. What kind of control is the process of putting the
documents into the safe?
A. Administrative
B. Tangential
C. Physical
D. Technical - Correct Answer A. Administrative
Grampon municipal code requires that all companies that operate within city limits will
have a set of processes to ensure employees are safe while working with hazardous
materials. Triffid Corporation creates a checklist of activities employees must follow while
working with hazardous materials inside Grampon city limits. The municipal code is a
______, and the Triffid checklist is a ________.
,A. Law, procedure
B. Standard, law
C. Law, standard
D. Policy, standard
E. Policy, law - Correct Answer A. Law, procedure
Which of the following is an example of a "something you know" authentication factor?
A. User ID
B. Password
C. Fingerprint
D. Iris scan - Correct Answer B. Password
Tina is an (ISC)² member and is invited to join an online group of IT security enthusiasts.
After attending a few online sessions, Tina learns that some participants in the group are
sharing malware with each other, in order to use it against other organizations online.
What should Tina do?
A. Nothing
B. Stop participating in the group
C. Report the group to law enforcement
D. Report the group to (ISC)2 - Correct Answer B. Stop participating
A bollard is a post set securely in the ground in order to prevent a vehicle from entering
an area or driving past a certain point. Bollards are an example of ______ controls.
A. Physical
B. Administrative
C. Drastic
D. Technical - Correct Answer A. Physical
Triffid Corporation has a policy that all employees must receive security awareness
instruction before using email; the company wants to make employees aware of potential
phishing attempts that the employees might receive via email. What kind of control is this
instruction?
,A. Administrative
B. Finite
C. Physical
D. Technical - Correct Answer A. Administrative
The Triffid Corporation publishes a strategic overview of the company's intent to secure
all the data the company possesses. This document is signed by Triffid senior
management. What kind of document is this?
A. Policy
B. Procedure
C. Standard
D. Law - Correct Answer A. Policy
Chad is a security practitioner tasked with ensuring that the information on the
organization's public website is not changed by anyone outside the organization. This
task is an example of ensuring _________.
A. Confidentiality
B. Integrity
C. Availability
D. Confirmation - Correct Answer B. Integrity
The city of Grampon wants to ensure that all of its citizens are protected from malware, so
the city council creates a rule that anyone caught creating and launching malware within
the city limits will receive a fine and go to jail. What kind of rule is this?
A. Policy
B. Procedure
C. Standard
D. Law - Correct Answer D. Law
Zarma is an (ISC)² member and a security analyst for Triffid Corporation. One of Zarma's
colleagues is interested in getting an (ISC)2 certification and asks Zarma what the test
questions are like. What should Zarma do?
A. Inform (ISC)2
, B. Explain the style and format of the questions, but no detail
C. Inform the colleague's supervisor
D. Nothing - Correct Answer B. Explain the style and format of the questions, but no detail
Druna is a security practitioner tasked with ensuring that laptops are not stolen from the
organization's offices. Which sort of security control would probably be best for this
purpose?
A. Technical
B. Observe
C. Physical
D. Administrative - Correct Answer C. Physical
For which of the following assets is integrity probably the most important security aspect?
A. One frame of a streaming video
B. The file that contains passwords used to authenticate users
C. The color scheme of a marketing website
D. Software that checks the spelling of product descriptions for a retail website - Correct
Answer B. The file that contains passwords used to authenticate users
Jengi is setting up security for a home network. Jengi decides to configure MAC address
filtering on the router, so that only specific devices will be allowed to join the network. This
is an example of a(n)_______ control.
A. Physical
B. Administrative
C. Substantial
D. Technical - Correct Answer D. Technical
Siobhan is an (ISC)² member who works for Triffid Corporation as a security analyst.
Yesterday, Siobhan got a parking ticket while shopping after work. What should Siobhan
do?
A. Inform (ISC)2
B. Pay the parking ticket
