ISC Timed Practice Test 1 — 10 Questions

Question 1

An ISSMP is revising the BCP to account for 'Supply Chain Resiliency'. Which approach is best for verifying that critical third-party vendors can meet the organization's recovery requirements?

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Reviewing vendor-provided Disaster Recovery test reports and performance metrics.. Contractual RTO/RPO requirements must be validated via audit or simulation results.

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Sending a self-assessment questionnaire to the vendor.

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Performing an independent penetration test on the vendor's network.

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Requiring vendors to sign an updated Service Level Agreement.

Question 2

During a BCP planning session, the executive team is debating the 'Maximum Tolerable Downtime' (MTD) for a legacy internal application. What is the correct way to define this metric?

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The total duration of time that an organization can tolerate a business process being unavailable.. MTD is the total time a process can be down before the organization suffers catastrophic/irreversible harm.

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The maximum acceptable age of data in the event of a system crash.

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The time taken to fail over to the secondary site during a disaster.

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The time required to restore the application from the latest tape backup.

Question 3

When classifying business processes for BCP, what is the 'Recovery Time Objective' (RTO) most effectively used for?

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Determining the technology and infrastructure requirements for restoration.. RTO informs the investment and technology choices for the recovery strategy to ensure service restoration occurs within the business-defined window.

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Identifying the critical staff needed for recovery.

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Assessing the data loss tolerance.

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Calculating the financial impact of the event.

Question 4

Which TWO of the following are effective ways to improve 'Crisis Management Leadership' effectiveness during an incident?

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Ensuring a dedicated communications officer manages stakeholder messaging.. Leadership requires clear delegation and effective, structured communication to prevent panic and ensure well-informed decisions.

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Removing all documentation to force teams to think creatively.

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Ignoring external media requests to focus only on technical repair.

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Requiring all employees to attend weekly disaster drills.

Question 5

Which TWO aspects of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) are most relevant when establishing a 'Compliance Program Management' function?

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Identify (ID) function. The CSF provides structure; 'Govern' and 'Identify' are the pillars for compliance management.

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Recover (RC) function

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Detect (DE) function

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Protect (PR) function

Question 6

A security manager is drafting a security policy. Which element is essential for ensuring executive support and establishing the policy's organizational authority?

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Executive sponsorship and signature. An executive signature or sponsorship is required to demonstrate that the policy has the backing of the organization's leadership and is not just a departmental suggestion.

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A list of vendors

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A list of all employees

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Detailed technical configuration standards

Question 7

Which TWO actions should a security manager take to ensure an organization remains compliant with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act regarding IT controls?

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Maintain comprehensive audit logs for all financial system changes. SOX focuses on financial reporting integrity, specifically requiring access controls and audit trails.

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Conduct quarterly physical server room inspections

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Encrypt all data at rest using AES-256

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Ensure all employees receive annual ethics training

Question 8

When conducting a compliance audit, what is the purpose of a 'Gap Analysis'?

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To identify the delta between current state and compliance requirements. A gap analysis identifies the difference between current controls and the required regulatory standard.

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To rewrite the security policy

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To perform a vulnerability scan

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To punish departments for non-compliance

Question 9

What is the primary objective of a Business Impact Analysis (BIA)?

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To determine the impact of disruptions on business operations. The BIA identifies critical business processes and the impact of their disruption, which informs the BCP/DR plan.

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To calculate the cost of a data breach

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To identify all system vulnerabilities

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To configure firewalls for recovery

Question 10

In Okta, to restrict administrative access to a specific geographic region during an active session, which policy should be modified?

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Global Session Policy. The 'Global Session Policy' or specific 'Authentication Policy' rules control access based on location-based conditions.

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Password Policy

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MFA Enrollment Policy

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Group Rule