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ISC CISSP Practice Test 7

Question 60

Engineers complain that a security standard prescribes tool-specific click sequences that become invalid each release. A designer proposes: Make every click sequence a permanent board-level policy amendment. What is the MOST significant security deficiency in this proposal?

  1. Urgency does not authorize untraceable control override or unlimited sensitive-data copies.
  2. Outcome-focused standards allow technically different implementations when assurance is comparable.
  3. Temporary exceptions must be risk-owned and prevent permanent uncontrolled bypass.
  4. Slow governance approval for operating instructions impedes safe updates.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Slow governance approval for operating instructions impedes safe updates. This is the direct weakness in the proposed action.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This is a limitation elsewhere: A staff member needs a one-time exception to use an unapproved portable drive during a critical recovery effort. It does not explain the deficiency of the specified proposed approach.

B:

This explains a later shift in requirements (A software team introduces a new technology that meets the same security objective differently.), not the failure of the current proposal.

C:

This is an advantage of another design (Require authorized exception approval, least privilege, compensating controls and recorded expiry.), not the particular flaw of Make every click sequence a permanent board-level policy amendment.

Question 61

Engineers complain that a security standard prescribes tool-specific click sequences that become invalid each release. The organization has now implemented this response: Separate the stable mandatory control standard from maintained operational procedures. Which observation would MOST directly demonstrate that the security objective was met?

  1. A sampled configuration baseline maps each required parameter to its approved standard.
  2. An exception record ties the drive identifier, business justification, encryption and secure return to the request.
  3. An approved change ticket for Separate the stable mandatory control standard from maintained operational procedures. without a completed verification result.
  4. Procedure versions demonstrate controlled updates while the underlying standard remains unchanged.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Procedure versions demonstrate controlled updates while the underlying standard remains unchanged. This validates that standards define required outcomes; procedures describe changeable operational steps.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This demonstrates controls in another circumstance: A company publishes a board-approved statement that all critical systems must be protected, but teams implement inconsistent password settings.

B:

This other observation is relevant to: A staff member needs a one-time exception to use an unapproved portable drive during a critical recovery effort.

C:

An approved change without an executed test cannot prove operating effectiveness. The needed evidence is Procedure versions demonstrate controlled updates while the underlying standard remains unchanged.

Question 62

A previous security situation was: Engineers complain that a security standard prescribes tool-specific click sequences that become invalid each release. Now the requirement changes: A software team introduces a new technology that meets the same security objective differently. Which NEW action BEST answers the changed need?

  1. Separate the stable mandatory control standard from maintained operational procedures.
  2. Make every click sequence a permanent board-level policy amendment.
  3. Procedure versions demonstrate controlled updates while the underlying standard remains unchanged.
  4. Review and approve an equivalent control design against the unchanged standard.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Outcome-focused standards allow technically different implementations when assurance is comparable. The revised action is Review and approve an equivalent control design against the unchanged standard.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This is the appropriate response to the original situation: Standards define required outcomes; procedures describe changeable operational steps. It does not directly meet the new condition.

B:

This remains inappropriate: Slow governance approval for operating instructions impedes safe updates.

C:

This is a record of how the initial safeguard would be checked, not an action implementing the newly requested condition: Procedure versions demonstrate controlled updates while the underlying standard remains unchanged.

Question 63

A staff member needs a one-time exception to use an unapproved portable drive during a critical recovery effort. What should the security manager recommend as the MOST appropriate response to the current requirement?

  1. Assess a compliant approved workflow rather than renewing emergency exceptions indefinitely.
  2. Separate the stable mandatory control standard from maintained operational procedures.
  3. Require authorized exception approval, least privilege, compensating controls and recorded expiry.
  4. Tell the employee to disregard written controls because the request is urgent.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Temporary exceptions must be risk-owned and prevent permanent uncontrolled bypass. This directly addresses the stated situation.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This is appropriate for a later condition (The same drive is proposed for recurring weekly work after recovery finishes.), but it does not directly resolve the initial need. Routine operations call for a sustainable approved standard and secure process.

B:

This response addresses a different condition: Engineers complain that a security standard prescribes tool-specific click sequences that become invalid each release. The present case requires the measure described by Require authorized exception approval, least privilege, compensating controls and recorded expiry.

D:

Urgency does not authorize untraceable control override or unlimited sensitive-data copies. The proposal would not be defensible for this case.

Question 64

A staff member needs a one-time exception to use an unapproved portable drive during a critical recovery effort. A designer proposes: Tell the employee to disregard written controls because the request is urgent. What is the MOST significant security deficiency in this proposal?

  1. Routine operations call for a sustainable approved standard and secure process.
  2. Policy sets direction; mandatory standards make that direction measurable and repeatable.
  3. Urgency does not authorize untraceable control override or unlimited sensitive-data copies.
  4. Unspecified implementation criteria produce uneven controls and untestable compliance claims.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Urgency does not authorize untraceable control override or unlimited sensitive-data copies. This is the direct weakness in the proposed action.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This explains a later shift in requirements (The same drive is proposed for recurring weekly work after recovery finishes.), not the failure of the current proposal.

B:

This is an advantage of another design (Publish enforceable technical standards and supporting procedures under the overarching policy.), not the particular flaw of Tell the employee to disregard written controls because the request is urgent.

D:

This is a limitation elsewhere: A company publishes a board-approved statement that all critical systems must be protected, but teams implement inconsistent password settings. It does not explain the deficiency of the specified proposed approach.

Question 65

A hospital seeks to buy a recovery site, yet no department has ranked clinical processes or agreed on acceptable downtime and data loss. Which recommendation should the security leader make FIRST to address the stated objective?

  1. Design and test the recovery architecture against the approved high-priority RTO and RPO.
  2. Conduct a business impact analysis with process owners and document dependencies, RTOs and RPOs.
  3. Purchase the most expensive hot site before interviewing clinical process owners.
  4. An approved BIA traces each critical clinical service to maximum tolerable outage, RTO, RPO and supporting dependencies.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Business requirements must establish recovery priorities before a costly recovery architecture can be selected. The scenario is: A hospital seeks to buy a recovery site, yet no department has ranked clinical processes or agreed on acceptable downtime and data loss.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This addresses a distinct subsequent requirement: A later exercise confirms the clinical records service requires near-immediate recovery and has a justified tight RPO. With objectives defined, architectural selection and tests can be evaluated against the business recovery needs.

C:

A recovery site chosen without business impact requirements may miss vital dependencies or waste resources. The rejected action is: Purchase the most expensive hot site before interviewing clinical process owners.

D:

This is useful evidence after implementation, rather than the FIRST recommended decision for this objective. An approved BIA traces each critical clinical service to maximum tolerable outage, RTO, RPO and supporting dependencies.

Question 66

A hospital seeks to buy a recovery site, yet no department has ranked clinical processes or agreed on acceptable downtime and data loss. A colleague instead proposes: "Purchase the most expensive hot site before interviewing clinical process owners." Which finding BEST explains why the proposal should be rejected?

  1. No evidence or governance records should be retained when evaluating this 1.7 decision.
  2. A recovery site chosen without business impact requirements may miss vital dependencies or waste resources.
  3. Its only deficiency is a missing executive signature, even if the design still fails the stated requirement.
  4. It is inadequate only because of a different later condition: A later exercise confirms the clinical records service requires near-immediate recovery and has a justified tight RPO.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

A recovery site chosen without business impact requirements may miss vital dependencies or waste resources. This directly invalidates the proposed action: Purchase the most expensive hot site before interviewing clinical process owners.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Destroying records would weaken oversight and cannot remedy the immediate technical or governance flaw: A recovery site chosen without business impact requirements may miss vital dependencies or waste resources.

C:

Approval alone cannot fix the specific weakness: A recovery site chosen without business impact requirements may miss vital dependencies or waste resources.

D:

The subsequent circumstance is separate and does not explain why this proposed action fails the initial case. With objectives defined, architectural selection and tests can be evaluated against the business recovery needs.

Question 67

A hospital seeks to buy a recovery site, yet no department has ranked clinical processes or agreed on acceptable downtime and data loss. After implementing "Conduct a business impact analysis with process owners and document dependencies, RTOs and RPOs.", what evidence BEST demonstrates that the intended security outcome is functioning?

  1. A meeting record that the alternate design "Design and test the recovery architecture against the approved high-priority RTO and RPO." was discussed but never tested.
  2. An approved BIA traces each critical clinical service to maximum tolerable outage, RTO, RPO and supporting dependencies.
  3. A note proposing to test this exact 1.7 measure in a future quarter.
  4. A declaration that no incident has been reported, without exercising the relevant control.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

An approved BIA traces each critical clinical service to maximum tolerable outage, RTO, RPO and supporting dependencies. This verifies the original requirement because business requirements must establish recovery priorities before a costly recovery architecture can be selected.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Discussion of a different design does not demonstrate the deployed control. With objectives defined, architectural selection and tests can be evaluated against the business recovery needs.

C:

An unexecuted future plan does not prove current effectiveness for the stated 1.7 objective. The evidence should include: An approved BIA traces each critical clinical service to maximum tolerable outage, RTO, RPO and supporting dependencies.

D:

Absence of reported incidents is not a controlled validation of the requirement. A stronger proof is: An approved BIA traces each critical clinical service to maximum tolerable outage, RTO, RPO and supporting dependencies.

Question 68

The organization previously faced this problem: A hospital seeks to buy a recovery site, yet no department has ranked clinical processes or agreed on acceptable downtime and data loss. Its requirement then changes: A later exercise confirms the clinical records service requires near-immediate recovery and has a justified tight RPO. Which revised action BEST meets the new requirement?

  1. Keep the original 1.7 policy unchanged, and defer the newly identified requirement without a risk decision.
  2. Design and test the recovery architecture against the approved high-priority RTO and RPO.
  3. Conduct a business impact analysis with process owners and document dependencies, RTOs and RPOs.
  4. Purchase the most expensive hot site before interviewing clinical process owners.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

With objectives defined, architectural selection and tests can be evaluated against the business recovery needs. The appropriate revised action is: Design and test the recovery architecture against the approved high-priority RTO and RPO.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The new requirement needs an accountable response, not automatic deferral. With objectives defined, architectural selection and tests can be evaluated against the business recovery needs.

C:

This addresses the original situation: Business requirements must establish recovery priorities before a costly recovery architecture can be selected. It does not directly meet the changed requirement: A later exercise confirms the clinical records service requires near-immediate recovery and has a justified tight RPO.

D:

The earlier rejected approach remains inappropriate. A recovery site chosen without business impact requirements may miss vital dependencies or waste resources.

Question 69

A food distributor has not identified which supplier integrations it needs to fulfill time-sensitive orders after a site outage. What should the security manager recommend as the MOST appropriate response to the current requirement?

  1. Prioritize recovery by server purchase price rather than effect on food-delivery commitments.
  2. Create a contingency arrangement and test fallback communications with that supplier.
  3. Escalate the gap and select a feasible tested recovery strategy tied to approved business tolerance.
  4. Map critical services, recovery time objectives and upstream/downstream dependencies in a business impact analysis.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Dependency mapping avoids restoring systems that cannot deliver business value without partners.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Hardware cost is not a valid proxy for process criticality or operational loss. The proposal would not be defensible for this case.

B:

This is appropriate for a later condition (Its sole refrigeration telemetry vendor later announces loss of a regional service.), but it does not directly resolve the initial need. Concentration in a single provider changes external continuity controls.

C:

This response addresses a different condition: A payment company records an RTO of two hours for clearing payments but a recovery design can restore only after eight hours. The present case requires the measure described by Map critical services, recovery time objectives and upstream/downstream dependencies in a business impact analysis.

Question 70

A food distributor has not identified which supplier integrations it needs to fulfill time-sensitive orders after a site outage. A designer proposes: Prioritize recovery by server purchase price rather than effect on food-delivery commitments. What is the MOST significant security deficiency in this proposal?

  1. An engineering team cannot quietly expand accepted downtime beyond approved business needs.
  2. Concentration in a single provider changes external continuity controls.
  3. A recovery plan must be judged against business-approved RTO instead of assumed infrastructure capability.
  4. Hardware cost is not a valid proxy for process criticality or operational loss.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Hardware cost is not a valid proxy for process criticality or operational loss. This is the direct weakness in the proposed action.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This is a limitation elsewhere: A payment company records an RTO of two hours for clearing payments but a recovery design can restore only after eight hours. It does not explain the deficiency of the specified proposed approach.

B:

This explains a later shift in requirements (Its sole refrigeration telemetry vendor later announces loss of a regional service.), not the failure of the current proposal.

C:

This is an advantage of another design (Escalate the gap and select a feasible tested recovery strategy tied to approved business tolerance.), not the particular flaw of Prioritize recovery by server purchase price rather than effect on food-delivery commitments.

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