ISC Practice Test 5 — 10 Questions

Question 1

To ensure compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirement for secure system component configuration, which AWS native service provides a dashboard to continuously monitor and remediate misconfigurations?

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Accepted Answer

AWS Security Hub. AWS Security Hub aggregates compliance findings and provides a PCI DSS standard view with automated remediation workflows.

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Amazon Inspector

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AWS Config

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AWS Artifact

Question 2

In a SAML-based federation, what is the purpose of the 'RelayState' parameter?

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To redirect the user to a specific resource after authentication.. RelayState is used to maintain the state of the user's intended destination URL, ensuring the user is redirected to the correct page after authentication.

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To provide the assertion signature.

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To define the authentication method.

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To encrypt the NameID.

Question 3

Which TWO factors are mandatory for a secure 'MFA' implementation?

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Validation of multiple independent credentials.. MFA requires at least two distinct authentication factors from different categories (e.g., possession and knowledge).

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Exclusion of any knowledge-based factors.

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The use of a proprietary hardware token only.

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The use of only biometric factors.

Question 4

When designing an architecture for GDPR compliance, which THREE technical controls should be prioritized to satisfy the 'Right to be Forgotten' requirement?

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Data discovery and tagging tools.. Right to be forgotten requires finding and securely deleting data across potentially distributed systems.

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Single Sign-On (SSO) integration.

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Database audit logs.

Question 5

Which THREE attributes should be evaluated when defining access policies in a modern Zero Trust Architecture?

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Device security posture. Zero Trust evaluates the context of the user, the device, and the resource being accessed to make a dynamic decision.

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User's physical office desk number

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The color of the device chassis

Question 6

You are designing a secure data enclave using Confidential Computing. Which technology allows you to verify that the code running inside the TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) has not been tampered with?

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Remote Attestation.. Remote Attestation allows a third party to verify the measurement (hash) of the code and the state of the TEE before providing sensitive keys.

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Encrypted Page Tables.

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Hardware Root of Trust (RoT).

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Signed firmware updates.

Question 7

What is the primary function of an EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) tool compared to traditional Antivirus?

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To provide visibility and response to suspicious behavioral activity.. EDR focuses on continuous monitoring and recording of endpoint activities to enable investigation, threat hunting, and automated response to sophisticated threats.

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To encrypt the hard drive.

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To act as a personal firewall.

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To block known file-based malware signatures.

Question 8

You are architecting a cloud-based application that needs to share secrets between two different cloud environments (AWS and Azure). What is the most secure way to exchange credentials?

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Use OIDC federation between cloud providers.. Using a federation-based approach with an identity provider that supports OIDC (OpenID Connect) allows for secure, temporary, and audited credential exchange without storing static long-lived keys.

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Email the credentials to the other team.

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Use a shared S3 bucket to store keys.

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Hardcode credentials in both environments.

Question 9

Which TWO of the following are essential for protecting against SQL Injection?

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Using parameterized queries (prepared statements).. Prepared statements and input validation are the primary defenses against SQLi.

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Using dynamic SQL building in code.

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Disabling error logging entirely.

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Running the database as root.

Question 10

An organization requires that all cloud storage assets are encrypted using customer-managed keys. Which service should the architect configure to track the key usage and verify compliance?

Accepted Answer

AWS CloudTrail. CloudTrail is the service that logs all API calls to KMS, providing the audit trail needed to prove key usage and compliance.

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AWS Inspector

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AWS Trusted Advisor

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AWS Systems Manager