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ISC CISSP Practice Test 74

Question 730

A field technician transports plaintext backup drives between regional offices using personal luggage. The organization has now implemented this response: Use approved encrypted media, custody tracking and secure carrier handling. Which observation would MOST directly demonstrate that the security objective was met?

  1. An approved change ticket for Use approved encrypted media, custody tracking and secure carrier handling. without a completed verification result.
  2. Transfer records map each serial to encryption status, couriers and receipt verification.
  3. A test infected sample is blocked at the trusted-zone boundary.
  4. A crisis exercise reaches designated internal and external contacts with approved messages.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Transfer records map each serial to encryption status, couriers and receipt verification. This validates that portable media can be lost or intercepted regardless of endpoint network defenses.

Incorrect Answers

A:

An approved change without an executed test cannot prove operating effectiveness. The needed evidence is Transfer records map each serial to encryption status, couriers and receipt verification.

C:

This demonstrates controls in another circumstance: A lab uses shared removable devices across malware analysis and trusted production networks.

D:

This other observation is relevant to: A data center's recovery plan lists systems but omits who communicates with customers, regulators and employees during a major outage.

Question 731

A previous security situation was: A field technician transports plaintext backup drives between regional offices using personal luggage. Now the requirement changes: A transport bag goes missing before the receiving office signs the transfer. Which NEW action BEST answers the changed need?

  1. Transfer records map each serial to encryption status, couriers and receipt verification.
  2. Invoke loss response, key exposure analysis and applicable notification decisions.
  3. Use approved encrypted media, custody tracking and secure carrier handling.
  4. Label the drives confidential but leave contents unencrypted and untracked.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

A missing shipment introduces incident duties even if good transport practices were planned. The revised action is Invoke loss response, key exposure analysis and applicable notification decisions.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This is a record of how the initial safeguard would be checked, not an action implementing the newly requested condition: Transfer records map each serial to encryption status, couriers and receipt verification.

C:

This is the appropriate response to the original situation: Portable media can be lost or intercepted regardless of endpoint network defenses. It does not directly meet the new condition.

D:

This remains inappropriate: Labels alone do not enforce confidentiality or establish who had custody.

Question 732

A lab uses shared removable devices across malware analysis and trusted production networks. What should the security manager recommend as the MOST appropriate response to the current requirement?

  1. Restrict removable media and provide approved sanitized transfer procedures between trust zones.
  2. Allow unrestricted USB use because the facilities are in the same building.
  3. Use a dedicated controlled transfer station with scanning and release approval.
  4. Use approved encrypted media, custody tracking and secure carrier handling.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Cross-domain physical media can transfer malicious code or leak data. This directly addresses the stated situation.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Physical proximity does not eliminate logical network trust differences. The proposal would not be defensible for this case.

C:

This is appropriate for a later condition (An approved research result must move to a production documentation server.), but it does not directly resolve the initial need. Legitimate cross-zone communication requires a verified release path.

D:

This response addresses a different condition: A field technician transports plaintext backup drives between regional offices using personal luggage. The present case requires the measure described by Restrict removable media and provide approved sanitized transfer procedures between trust zones.

Question 733

A ransomware alert shows active lateral spread between employee endpoints and file servers. Which recommendation should the security leader make FIRST to address the stated objective?

  1. Restore prioritized services from verified clean copies and monitor for recurrence.
  2. Activate the incident plan, isolate affected segments and preserve evidence before recovery actions.
  3. Restore infected hosts into the same unrestricted network while encryption continues.
  4. Network telemetry shows lateral connections stopped, scope documented and decision timelines preserved.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Rapid containment limits ongoing damage while maintaining a basis for investigation and decisions. The scenario is: A ransomware alert shows active lateral spread between employee endpoints and file servers.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This addresses a distinct subsequent requirement: Forensic triage later confirms containment and verifies clean immutable backups are available. Once the threat is contained, controlled recovery and reinfection monitoring become the next objective.

C:

Premature recovery without containment invites reinfection and additional impact. The rejected action is: Restore infected hosts into the same unrestricted network while encryption continues.

D:

This is useful evidence after implementation, rather than the FIRST recommended decision for this objective. Network telemetry shows lateral connections stopped, scope documented and decision timelines preserved.

Question 734

A ransomware alert shows active lateral spread between employee endpoints and file servers. A colleague instead proposes: "Restore infected hosts into the same unrestricted network while encryption continues." Which finding BEST explains why the proposal should be rejected?

  1. No evidence or governance records should be retained when evaluating this 7.6 decision.
  2. Premature recovery without containment invites reinfection and additional impact.
  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: Forensic triage later confirms containment and verifies clean immutable backups are available.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Premature recovery without containment invites reinfection and additional impact. This directly invalidates the proposed action: Restore infected hosts into the same unrestricted network while encryption continues.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Destroying records would weaken oversight and cannot remedy the immediate technical or governance flaw: Premature recovery without containment invites reinfection and additional impact.

C:

Approval alone cannot fix the specific weakness: Premature recovery without containment invites reinfection and additional impact.

D:

The subsequent circumstance is separate and does not explain why this proposed action fails the initial case. Once the threat is contained, controlled recovery and reinfection monitoring become the next objective.

Question 735

A payment service shows evidence of stolen API tokens being used to make unauthorized transactions. The team must implement a defensible safeguard AND demonstrate that it works. Which TWO entries form that control-and-evidence pair? (Select TWO.)

  1. Activate incident response, revoke exposed tokens, contain access and preserve transaction evidence.
  2. Post-revocation test calls fail and transaction events remain traceable in protected logs.
  3. Delete all transaction records before notifying stakeholders.
  4. Repair the integration, rotate impacted secrets and monitor for reuse.
  5. Validate containment, preserve access evidence and coordinate impact and notification assessment.

Explanation

Correct Answers

A:

Correct control. Ongoing token abuse must be stopped while scope and impacts are investigated.

B:

Correct verification. The specific evidence is: Post-revocation test calls fail and transaction events remain traceable in protected logs.

Incorrect Answers

C:

Evidence destruction obstructs fraud investigation and regulatory accountability.

D:

This concerns a later and different need: The investigation confirms a vulnerable client integration caused token leakage. Eradication addresses the compromise path after immediate token containment.

E:

The proposed control fits another scenario: A cloud storage misconfiguration publicly exposed customer documents for a short period and the service owner reclosed access. It does not directly address this scenario's primary requirement.

Question 736

A ransomware alert shows active lateral spread between employee endpoints and file servers. After implementing "Activate the incident plan, isolate affected segments and preserve evidence before recovery actions.", what evidence BEST demonstrates that the intended security outcome is functioning?

  1. A declaration that no incident has been reported, without exercising the relevant control.
  2. A meeting record that the alternate design "Restore prioritized services from verified clean copies and monitor for recurrence." was discussed but never tested.
  3. Network telemetry shows lateral connections stopped, scope documented and decision timelines preserved.
  4. A note proposing to test this exact 7.6 measure in a future quarter.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Network telemetry shows lateral connections stopped, scope documented and decision timelines preserved. This verifies the original requirement because rapid containment limits ongoing damage while maintaining a basis for investigation and decisions.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Absence of reported incidents is not a controlled validation of the requirement. A stronger proof is: Network telemetry shows lateral connections stopped, scope documented and decision timelines preserved.

B:

Discussion of a different design does not demonstrate the deployed control. Once the threat is contained, controlled recovery and reinfection monitoring become the next objective.

D:

An unexecuted future plan does not prove current effectiveness for the stated 7.6 objective. The evidence should include: Network telemetry shows lateral connections stopped, scope documented and decision timelines preserved.

Question 737

The organization previously faced this problem: A ransomware alert shows active lateral spread between employee endpoints and file servers. Its requirement then changes: Forensic triage later confirms containment and verifies clean immutable backups are available. Which revised action BEST meets the new requirement?

  1. Restore infected hosts into the same unrestricted network while encryption continues.
  2. Keep the original 7.6 policy unchanged, and defer the newly identified requirement without a risk decision.
  3. Restore prioritized services from verified clean copies and monitor for recurrence.
  4. Activate the incident plan, isolate affected segments and preserve evidence before recovery actions.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Once the threat is contained, controlled recovery and reinfection monitoring become the next objective. The appropriate revised action is: Restore prioritized services from verified clean copies and monitor for recurrence.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The earlier rejected approach remains inappropriate. Premature recovery without containment invites reinfection and additional impact.

B:

The new requirement needs an accountable response, not automatic deferral. Once the threat is contained, controlled recovery and reinfection monitoring become the next objective.

D:

This addresses the original situation: Rapid containment limits ongoing damage while maintaining a basis for investigation and decisions. It does not directly meet the changed requirement: Forensic triage later confirms containment and verifies clean immutable backups are available.

Question 738

A payment service shows evidence of stolen API tokens being used to make unauthorized transactions. A designer proposes: Delete all transaction records before notifying stakeholders. What is the MOST significant security deficiency in this proposal?

  1. Eradication addresses the compromise path after immediate token containment.
  2. Incident actions must prioritize life safety as well as limiting malicious spread.
  3. Evidence destruction obstructs fraud investigation and regulatory accountability.
  4. Uncoordinated shutdown can cause direct patient harm and obstruct emergency services.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Evidence destruction obstructs fraud investigation and regulatory accountability. This is the direct weakness in the proposed action.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This explains a later shift in requirements (The investigation confirms a vulnerable client integration caused token leakage.), not the failure of the current proposal.

B:

This is an advantage of another design (Coordinate safety-aware containment with clinical owners while preserving critical care continuity.), not the particular flaw of Delete all transaction records before notifying stakeholders.

D:

This is a limitation elsewhere: A hospital has confirmed malware on clinical workstations but systems also support active patient care. It does not explain the deficiency of the specified proposed approach.

Question 739

A payment service shows evidence of stolen API tokens being used to make unauthorized transactions. The organization has now implemented this response: Activate incident response, revoke exposed tokens, contain access and preserve transaction evidence. Which observation would MOST directly demonstrate that the security objective was met?

  1. A response timeline records ACL change, relevant downloads and legal review decisions.
  2. An approved change ticket for Activate incident response, revoke exposed tokens, contain access and preserve transaction evidence. without a completed verification result.
  3. Post-revocation test calls fail and transaction events remain traceable in protected logs.
  4. The case report distinguishes verified events, inferred sequence and unavailable evidence.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Post-revocation test calls fail and transaction events remain traceable in protected logs. This validates that ongoing token abuse must be stopped while scope and impacts are investigated.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This other observation is relevant to: A cloud storage misconfiguration publicly exposed customer documents for a short period and the service owner reclosed access.

B:

An approved change without an executed test cannot prove operating effectiveness. The needed evidence is Post-revocation test calls fail and transaction events remain traceable in protected logs.

D:

This demonstrates controls in another circumstance: A malicious actor alters log forwarding during an intrusion and responders initially lack a full event timeline.

Question 740

A previous security situation was: A payment service shows evidence of stolen API tokens being used to make unauthorized transactions. Now the requirement changes: The investigation confirms a vulnerable client integration caused token leakage. Which NEW action BEST answers the changed need?

  1. Delete all transaction records before notifying stakeholders.
  2. Post-revocation test calls fail and transaction events remain traceable in protected logs.
  3. Repair the integration, rotate impacted secrets and monitor for reuse.
  4. Activate incident response, revoke exposed tokens, contain access and preserve transaction evidence.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Eradication addresses the compromise path after immediate token containment. The revised action is Repair the integration, rotate impacted secrets and monitor for reuse.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This remains inappropriate: Evidence destruction obstructs fraud investigation and regulatory accountability.

B:

This is a record of how the initial safeguard would be checked, not an action implementing the newly requested condition: Post-revocation test calls fail and transaction events remain traceable in protected logs.

D:

This is the appropriate response to the original situation: Ongoing token abuse must be stopped while scope and impacts are investigated. It does not directly meet the new condition.

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