Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) interrogates the network by sending out a?
Correct Answer: A
Explanation/Reference: ARP interrogates the network by sending out a broadcast seeking a network node that has a specific IP address, and asks it to reply with its hardware address. A broadcast message is sent to everyone whether or not the message was requested. A traditional unicast is a "one-to-one" or "narrowcast" message. A multicast is a "one-to-many" message that is traditionally only sent to those machine that requested the information. Semicast is an imposter answer. Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 87.
SSCP Exam Question 773
Under the principle of culpable negligence, executives can be held liable for losses that result from computer system breaches if:
Correct Answer: B
Section: Risk, Response and Recovery Explanation/Reference: Culpable negligence is defined as: Recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) Where a suspected security breach has been caused (through wilful intent or culpable negligence) disciplinary action may be sought in line with the appropriate misconduct guidelines for internal employees. By not exercising Due Care and taking the proper actions, the executives would be liable for losses a company has suffered. Reference(s) used for this question: TIPTON, Hal, (ISC)2, Introduction to the CISSP Exam presentation. and http://www.thefreedictionary.com/culpable+negligence
SSCP Exam Question 774
Which of the following rules pertaining to a Business Continuity Plan/Disaster Recovery Plan is incorrect?
Correct Answer: A
Explanation/Reference: The first documentation rule when it comes to a BCP/DRP is "one plan, one building". Much of the plan revolves around reconstructing a facility and replenishing it with production contents. If more than one facility is involved, then the reader of the plan will find it difficult to identify quantities and specifications of replacement resource items. It is possible to have multiple plans for a single building, but those plans must be linked so that the identification and ordering of resource items is centralized. All other statements are correct. Source: BARNES, James C. & ROTHSTEIN, Philip J., A Guide to Business Continuity Planning, John Wiley & Sons, 2001 (page 162).
SSCP Exam Question 775
Which of the following addresses a portion of the primary memory by specifying the actual address of the memory location?
Correct Answer: A
Absolute/Direct +------+-----+--------------------------------------+ | load | reg | address | +------+-----+--------------------------------------+ (Effective address = address as given in instruction) This requires space in an instruction for quite a large address. It is often available on CISC machines which have variable-length instructions, such as x86. Some RISC machines have a special Load Upper Literal instruction which places a 16-bit constant in the top half of a register. An OR literal instruction can be used to insert a 16-bit constant in the lower half of that register, so that a full 32-bit address can then be used via the register-indirect addressing mode, which itself is provided as "base-plus-offset" with an offset of 0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addressing_mode (Very good coverage of the subject) also see: Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, page 186. also see: http://www.comsci.us/ic/notes/am.html
SSCP Exam Question 776
Application Layer Firewalls operate at the:
Correct Answer: A
Since the application layer firewall makes decisions based on application-layer information in the packet, it operates at the application layer of the OSI stack. "OSI protocol layer 6, the presentation layer" is incorrect. The application layer firewall must have access to the application layer information in the packet and therefore operates at the application layer. "OSI protocol layer 5, the session layer" is incorrect. The application layer firewall must have access to the application layer information in the packet and therefore operates at the application layer. "OSI protocol layer 4, the transport layer" is incorrect. The application layer firewall must have access to the application layer information in the packet and therefore operates at the application layer. References: CBK, p. 467 AIO3, pp.488 - 490