20+ practice questions focused on Security Operations — one of the most tested topics on the Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start Security Operations PracticeDuring a security incident, an organization's SOC team identifies a series of unauthorized access attempts from an external IP address. The incident manager needs to escalate this to the appropriate team. According to the incident response plan, which role is primarily responsible for coordinating the response and communicating with stakeholders?
Explanation: The incident manager leads the response, coordinates resources, and communicates with stakeholders.
An organization's disaster recovery plan specifies a Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of 4 hours for its critical financial application. Which disaster recovery site would be MOST appropriate to meet this RTO?
Explanation: A hot site is fully configured with hardware, software, and real-time data replication, enabling the critical financial application to be operational within minutes to a few hours. With an RTO of 4 hours, a hot site provides the necessary infrastructure and up-to-date data to meet this stringent recovery timeline, as cold and warm sites require significant setup and data restoration time.
A forensic investigator arrives at a crime scene involving a compromised server. The server is still running. According to the order of volatility, which of the following should the investigator capture FIRST?
Explanation: CPU registers are the most volatile and must be captured first to preserve critical evidence.
Which of the following BEST describes the difference between a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)?
Explanation: D is correct because the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) focuses on maintaining critical business functions during and after a disruption, ensuring minimal impact on operations, while the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is a subset of BCP that specifically addresses the restoration of IT infrastructure, systems, and data after a disaster. The BCP encompasses broader organizational resilience, including manual workarounds and alternate sites, whereas the DRP targets technical recovery procedures such as system rebuilds, data restoration from backups, and failover to redundant systems.
A SOC team is using a SIEM to correlate events from multiple sources. They want to automate responses to common threats. Which technology should they integrate to achieve security orchestration and automation?
Explanation: SOAR tools automate and orchestrate security responses, integrating with SIEM.
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3. Focus on exam traps
Security Operations questions on the CISSP frequently use trap wording. Look for subtle differences in answers that test your precision, not just general knowledge.
4. Reach 80% consistently
Do repeated sessions until you score 80%+ three times in a row. Then move to mixed-mode practice to test cross-topic recall under realistic conditions.
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