Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when storing and processing Personally Identifiable Information (PII)?
Correct Answer: A
CISSP Exam Question 102
Which choice below most accurately describes a business continuity program?
Correct Answer: D
A business continuity program is an ongoing process supported by senior management and funded to ensure that the necessary steps are taken to identify the impact of potential losses, maintain viable recovery strategies and recovery plans, and ensure continuity of services through personnel training, plan testing, and maintenance. Answer "A program that implements the mission, vision, and strategic goals of the organization" describes a disaster/emergency management program. A disaster/ emergency management program, like a disaster recovery program, is a program that implements the mission, vision, and strategic goals and objectives as well as the management framework of the program and organization. *Answer "A determination of the effects of a disaster on human, physical, economic, and natural resources" describes a damage assessment. A damage assessment is an appraisal or determination of the effects of a disaster on human, physical, economic, and natural resources. *Answer "A standard that allows for rapid recovery during system interruption and data loss" is a distracter. Source: NFPA1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity, National Fire Protection Association, 2000 edition.
CISSP Exam Question 103
In Unix, which file is required for you to set up an environment such that every user on the other host is a trusted user that can log into this host without authentication?
Correct Answer: B
The /etc/hosts.equiv file is saying that every user on the other host is a trusted user and allowed to log into this host without authentication (i.e. NO PASSWORD). The only thing that must exist for a user to log in to this system is an /etc/passwd entry by the same login name the user is currently using. In other words, if there is a user trying to log into this system whose login name is "bhope", then there must be a "bhope" listed in the /etc/passwd file.
CISSP Exam Question 104
Which access control model provides upper and lower bounds of access capabilities for a subject?
Correct Answer: B
Explanation/Reference: Explanation: Lattice-based access control is a mathematical model that allows a system to easily represent the different security levels and control access attempts based on those levels. Every pair of elements has a highest lower bound and a lowest upper bound of access rights. Incorrect Answers: A: Role-based access control (RBAC) provides access to resources according to the role the user holds within the company or the tasks that the user has been assigned. C: Biba is a security model, rather than an access control model. It centers on preventing information from flowing from a low integrity level to a high integrity level D: Content-dependent access control is when the access decisions depend upon the value of an attribute of the object itself. References: Harris, Shon, All In One CISSP Exam Guide, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2013, pp. 224, 377, G-9 http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.41.5365
CISSP Exam Question 105
A Wide Area Network (WAN) may be privately operated for a specific user community, may support multiple communication protocols, or may provide network connectivity and services via: