ISC CISSP Practice Test 17
Question 160
A pharmaceutical team emails high-sensitivity clinical records to a supplier using an unapproved file-transfer site. A designer proposes: Send the records as a plain attachment and rely only on the recipient's NDA. What is the MOST significant security deficiency in this proposal?
- Data minimization and deidentification meet the new analytic need more directly than full-identity transfer.
- Classification controls extend to physical custody and access to media.
- An NDA does not encrypt transit or establish secure recipient authentication.
- Markings communicate handling rules but do not impose access barriers.
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:An NDA does not encrypt transit or establish secure recipient authentication. This is the direct weakness in the proposed action.
Incorrect Answers
A:This explains a later shift in requirements (The same dataset must be analyzed by the supplier without revealing patient identities.), not the failure of the current proposal.
B:This is an advantage of another design (Maintain secure locked storage with inventory, authorized checkout and chain of custody.), not the particular flaw of Send the records as a plain attachment and rely only on the recipient's NDA.
D:This is a limitation elsewhere: A lab stores labeled confidential removable drives on an unattended open shelf with public visitor access. It does not explain the deficiency of the specified proposed approach.
Question 161
A pharmaceutical team emails high-sensitivity clinical records to a supplier using an unapproved file-transfer site. The organization has now implemented this response: Use a contract-approved encrypted transfer channel and verify recipient authorization. Which observation would MOST directly demonstrate that the security objective was met?
- Spot inventory and entry logs reconcile drive locations to authorized custodians.
- An approved change ticket for Use a contract-approved encrypted transfer channel and verify recipient authorization. without a completed verification result.
- Transfer logs show approved destination, encryption, recipient validation and delivery acknowledgements.
- Walk-through tests show unclaimed print jobs cannot be obtained by unauthorized staff.
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:Transfer logs show approved destination, encryption, recipient validation and delivery acknowledgements. This validates that sensitive data handling must respect classification and externally approved transport controls.
Incorrect Answers
A:This other observation is relevant to: A lab stores labeled confidential removable drives on an unattended open shelf with public visitor access.
B:An approved change without an executed test cannot prove operating effectiveness. The needed evidence is Transfer logs show approved destination, encryption, recipient validation and delivery acknowledgements.
D:This demonstrates controls in another circumstance: Customer support staff print restricted account records but leave them in a shared printer tray overnight.
Question 162
A previous security situation was: A pharmaceutical team emails high-sensitivity clinical records to a supplier using an unapproved file-transfer site. Now the requirement changes: The same dataset must be analyzed by the supplier without revealing patient identities. Which NEW action BEST answers the changed need?
- Send the records as a plain attachment and rely only on the recipient's NDA.
- Transfer logs show approved destination, encryption, recipient validation and delivery acknowledgements.
- Provide a purpose-limited deidentified or tokenized dataset under approved controls.
- Use a contract-approved encrypted transfer channel and verify recipient authorization.
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:Data minimization and deidentification meet the new analytic need more directly than full-identity transfer. The revised action is Provide a purpose-limited deidentified or tokenized dataset under approved controls.
Incorrect Answers
A:This remains inappropriate: An NDA does not encrypt transit or establish secure recipient authentication.
B:This is a record of how the initial safeguard would be checked, not an action implementing the newly requested condition: Transfer logs show approved destination, encryption, recipient validation and delivery acknowledgements.
D:This is the appropriate response to the original situation: Sensitive data handling must respect classification and externally approved transport controls. It does not directly meet the new condition.
Question 163
A lab stores labeled confidential removable drives on an unattended open shelf with public visitor access. What should the security manager recommend as the MOST appropriate response to the current requirement?
- Use a contract-approved encrypted transfer channel and verify recipient authorization.
- Maintain secure locked storage with inventory, authorized checkout and chain of custody.
- Assume labels alone will stop a visitor from taking the drives.
- Use sealed documented transport and verified destruction certificates.
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:Classification controls extend to physical custody and access to media. This directly addresses the stated situation.
Incorrect Answers
A:This response addresses a different condition: A pharmaceutical team emails high-sensitivity clinical records to a supplier using an unapproved file-transfer site. The present case requires the measure described by Maintain secure locked storage with inventory, authorized checkout and chain of custody.
C:Markings communicate handling rules but do not impose access barriers. The proposal would not be defensible for this case.
D:This is appropriate for a later condition (The lab later ships media to an external accredited destruction facility.), but it does not directly resolve the initial need. End-of-life custody must be maintained through shipment and disposal.
Question 164
A lab stores labeled confidential removable drives on an unattended open shelf with public visitor access. A designer proposes: Assume labels alone will stop a visitor from taking the drives. What is the MOST significant security deficiency in this proposal?
- Physical output can expose classified data even when the digital system is access-controlled.
- Markings communicate handling rules but do not impose access barriers.
- Database passwords do not protect unattended paper at a shared printer.
- End-of-life custody must be maintained through shipment and disposal.
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:Markings communicate handling rules but do not impose access barriers. This is the direct weakness in the proposed action.
Incorrect Answers
A:This is an advantage of another design (Implement approved secure-release printing and immediate custody and disposal procedures.), not the particular flaw of Assume labels alone will stop a visitor from taking the drives.
C:This is a limitation elsewhere: Customer support staff print restricted account records but leave them in a shared printer tray overnight. It does not explain the deficiency of the specified proposed approach.
D:This explains a later shift in requirements (The lab later ships media to an external accredited destruction facility.), not the failure of the current proposal.
Question 165
A lab stores labeled confidential removable drives on an unattended open shelf with public visitor access. The team must implement a defensible safeguard AND demonstrate that it works. Which TWO entries form that control-and-evidence pair? (Select TWO.)
- Spot inventory and entry logs reconcile drive locations to authorized custodians.
- Assume labels alone will stop a visitor from taking the drives.
- Use sealed documented transport and verified destruction certificates.
- Use a contract-approved encrypted transfer channel and verify recipient authorization.
- Maintain secure locked storage with inventory, authorized checkout and chain of custody.
Explanation
Correct Answers
A:Correct verification. The specific evidence is: Spot inventory and entry logs reconcile drive locations to authorized custodians.
E:Correct control. Classification controls extend to physical custody and access to media.
Incorrect Answers
B:Markings communicate handling rules but do not impose access barriers.
C:This concerns a later and different need: The lab later ships media to an external accredited destruction facility. End-of-life custody must be maintained through shipment and disposal.
D:The proposed control fits another scenario: A pharmaceutical team emails high-sensitivity clinical records to a supplier using an unapproved file-transfer site. It does not directly address this scenario's primary requirement.
Question 166
A previous security situation was: A lab stores labeled confidential removable drives on an unattended open shelf with public visitor access. Now the requirement changes: The lab later ships media to an external accredited destruction facility. Which NEW action BEST answers the changed need?
- Spot inventory and entry logs reconcile drive locations to authorized custodians.
- Use sealed documented transport and verified destruction certificates.
- Maintain secure locked storage with inventory, authorized checkout and chain of custody.
- Assume labels alone will stop a visitor from taking the drives.
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:End-of-life custody must be maintained through shipment and disposal. The revised action is Use sealed documented transport and verified destruction certificates.
Incorrect Answers
A:This is a record of how the initial safeguard would be checked, not an action implementing the newly requested condition: Spot inventory and entry logs reconcile drive locations to authorized custodians.
C:This is the appropriate response to the original situation: Classification controls extend to physical custody and access to media. It does not directly meet the new condition.
D:This remains inappropriate: Markings communicate handling rules but do not impose access barriers.
Question 167
Customer support staff print restricted account records but leave them in a shared printer tray overnight. What should the security manager recommend as the MOST appropriate response to the current requirement?
- Implement approved secure-release printing and immediate custody and disposal procedures.
- Enforce a stronger database password policy and ignore printouts.
- Use trackable courier chain of custody and receipt confirmation.
- Maintain secure locked storage with inventory, authorized checkout and chain of custody.
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:Physical output can expose classified data even when the digital system is access-controlled. This directly addresses the stated situation.
Incorrect Answers
B:Database passwords do not protect unattended paper at a shared printer. The proposal would not be defensible for this case.
C:This is appropriate for a later condition (The team needs to send a signed hardcopy to a legal office.), but it does not directly resolve the initial need. Protected external document transfer changes the custody pathway.
D:This response addresses a different condition: A lab stores labeled confidential removable drives on an unattended open shelf with public visitor access. The present case requires the measure described by Implement approved secure-release printing and immediate custody and disposal procedures.
Question 168
Customer support staff print restricted account records but leave them in a shared printer tray overnight. A designer proposes: Enforce a stronger database password policy and ignore printouts. What is the MOST significant security deficiency in this proposal?
- Database passwords do not protect unattended paper at a shared printer.
- An NDA does not encrypt transit or establish secure recipient authentication.
- Protected external document transfer changes the custody pathway.
- Sensitive data handling must respect classification and externally approved transport controls.
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:Database passwords do not protect unattended paper at a shared printer. This is the direct weakness in the proposed action.
Incorrect Answers
B:This is a limitation elsewhere: A pharmaceutical team emails high-sensitivity clinical records to a supplier using an unapproved file-transfer site. It does not explain the deficiency of the specified proposed approach.
C:This explains a later shift in requirements (The team needs to send a signed hardcopy to a legal office.), not the failure of the current proposal.
D:This is an advantage of another design (Use a contract-approved encrypted transfer channel and verify recipient authorization.), not the particular flaw of Enforce a stronger database password policy and ignore printouts.
Question 169
Customer support staff print restricted account records but leave them in a shared printer tray overnight. The organization has now implemented this response: Implement approved secure-release printing and immediate custody and disposal procedures. Which observation would MOST directly demonstrate that the security objective was met?
- Walk-through tests show unclaimed print jobs cannot be obtained by unauthorized staff.
- Spot inventory and entry logs reconcile drive locations to authorized custodians.
- Transfer logs show approved destination, encryption, recipient validation and delivery acknowledgements.
- An approved change ticket for Implement approved secure-release printing and immediate custody and disposal procedures. without a completed verification result.
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:Walk-through tests show unclaimed print jobs cannot be obtained by unauthorized staff. This validates that physical output can expose classified data even when the digital system is access-controlled.
Incorrect Answers
B:This demonstrates controls in another circumstance: A lab stores labeled confidential removable drives on an unattended open shelf with public visitor access.
C:This other observation is relevant to: A pharmaceutical team emails high-sensitivity clinical records to a supplier using an unapproved file-transfer site.
D:An approved change without an executed test cannot prove operating effectiveness. The needed evidence is Walk-through tests show unclaimed print jobs cannot be obtained by unauthorized staff.
Question 170
A previous security situation was: Customer support staff print restricted account records but leave them in a shared printer tray overnight. Now the requirement changes: The team needs to send a signed hardcopy to a legal office. Which NEW action BEST answers the changed need?
- Use trackable courier chain of custody and receipt confirmation.
- Implement approved secure-release printing and immediate custody and disposal procedures.
- Enforce a stronger database password policy and ignore printouts.
- Walk-through tests show unclaimed print jobs cannot be obtained by unauthorized staff.
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:Protected external document transfer changes the custody pathway. The revised action is Use trackable courier chain of custody and receipt confirmation.
Incorrect Answers
B:This is the appropriate response to the original situation: Physical output can expose classified data even when the digital system is access-controlled. It does not directly meet the new condition.
C:This remains inappropriate: Database passwords do not protect unattended paper at a shared printer.
D:This is a record of how the initial safeguard would be checked, not an action implementing the newly requested condition: Walk-through tests show unclaimed print jobs cannot be obtained by unauthorized staff.