cert
cert-1
cert-2

Pass ISC CISSP Exam in First Attempt Guaranteed!

Get 100% Latest Exam Questions, Accurate & Verified Answers to Pass the Actual Exam!
30 Days Free Updates, Instant Download!

cert-5
cert-6
CISSP Exam - Verified By Experts
CISSP Premium Bundle
$29.98

CISSP Premium Bundle

$79.99
$109.97
  • Premium File 484 Questions & Answers. Last update: Nov 13, 2026
  • Training Course 62 Video Lectures
  • Study Guide 2003 Pages
 
$109.97
$79.99
accept 162 downloads in last 7 days
block-screenshots
Purchase ISC CISSP Exam Training Products Individually
ISC CISSP Premium File
Premium File 484 Q&A
$76.99$69.99
ISC CISSP Video Training Course
Training Course 62 Lectures
$21.99 $19.99
ISC CISSP PDF Study Guide
Study Guide 2003 Pages
$21.99 $19.99
ISC CISSP Practice Test 88

Question 870

A previous security situation was: A vendor claims zero vulnerabilities in software, but the client needs credible evidence for purchasing decisions. Now the requirement changes: A critical flaw is subsequently disclosed in a purchased component. Which NEW action BEST answers the changed need?

  1. Evidence review documents sample coverage, outstanding risk and contractual obligations.
  2. Require remediation deadlines and track residual exposure under supplier management.
  3. Request scoped assessment methods, limits, independent evidence and remediation history.
  4. Accept a single marketing score as conclusive proof of security effectiveness.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Discovery after purchase shifts from assurance selection to active vulnerability response. The revised action is Require remediation deadlines and track residual exposure under supplier management.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This is a record of how the initial safeguard would be checked, not an action implementing the newly requested condition: Evidence review documents sample coverage, outstanding risk and contractual obligations.

C:

This is the appropriate response to the original situation: No tool or test can guarantee absence of all vulnerabilities; assurance depends on credible coverage. It does not directly meet the new condition.

D:

This remains inappropriate: A marketing claim lacks sufficient test scope and defensible evidence.

Question 871

A business unit plans to deploy an open-source CRM add-on with broad database access, unclear license conditions and no maintenance history. Which recommendation should the security leader make FIRST to address the stated objective?

  1. Install the add-on immediately because public source code means it is automatically safe and compliant.
  2. The procurement record includes license review, version/SBOM, threat assessment and approved access restrictions.
  3. Plan replacement or a time-bound compensating-control exception with explicit risk ownership.
  4. Assess licensing, maintainer support, component vulnerabilities and data access before procurement approval.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Acquired-software due diligence must address supply chain, legal, security and operational sustainability. The scenario is: A business unit plans to deploy an open-source CRM add-on with broad database access, unclear license conditions and no maintenance history.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Source availability does not establish secure maintenance, proper licensing or least-privilege access. The rejected action is: Install the add-on immediately because public source code means it is automatically safe and compliant.

B:

This is useful evidence after implementation, rather than the FIRST recommended decision for this objective. The procurement record includes license review, version/SBOM, threat assessment and approved access restrictions.

C:

This addresses a distinct subsequent requirement: The approved component later reaches end of support while it still handles sensitive customer data. End-of-support exposure requires a new lifecycle decision beyond the original acquisition review.

Question 872

A business unit plans to deploy an open-source CRM add-on with broad database access, unclear license conditions and no maintenance history. A colleague instead proposes: "Install the add-on immediately because public source code means it is automatically safe and compliant." Which finding BEST explains why the proposal should be rejected?

  1. Its only deficiency is a missing executive signature, even if the design still fails the stated requirement.
  2. It is inadequate only because of a different later condition: The approved component later reaches end of support while it still handles sensitive customer data.
  3. No evidence or governance records should be retained when evaluating this 8.4 decision.
  4. Source availability does not establish secure maintenance, proper licensing or least-privilege access.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Source availability does not establish secure maintenance, proper licensing or least-privilege access. This directly invalidates the proposed action: Install the add-on immediately because public source code means it is automatically safe and compliant.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Approval alone cannot fix the specific weakness: Source availability does not establish secure maintenance, proper licensing or least-privilege access.

B:

The subsequent circumstance is separate and does not explain why this proposed action fails the initial case. End-of-support exposure requires a new lifecycle decision beyond the original acquisition review.

C:

Destroying records would weaken oversight and cannot remedy the immediate technical or governance flaw: Source availability does not establish secure maintenance, proper licensing or least-privilege access.

Question 873

A business unit plans to deploy an open-source CRM add-on with broad database access, unclear license conditions and no maintenance history. After implementing "Assess licensing, maintainer support, component vulnerabilities and data access before procurement approval.", what evidence BEST demonstrates that the intended security outcome is functioning?

  1. A note proposing to test this exact 8.4 measure in a future quarter.
  2. A declaration that no incident has been reported, without exercising the relevant control.
  3. A meeting record that the alternate design "Plan replacement or a time-bound compensating-control exception with explicit risk ownership." was discussed but never tested.
  4. The procurement record includes license review, version/SBOM, threat assessment and approved access restrictions.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

The procurement record includes license review, version/SBOM, threat assessment and approved access restrictions. This verifies the original requirement because acquired-software due diligence must address supply chain, legal, security and operational sustainability.

Incorrect Answers

A:

An unexecuted future plan does not prove current effectiveness for the stated 8.4 objective. The evidence should include: The procurement record includes license review, version/SBOM, threat assessment and approved access restrictions.

B:

Absence of reported incidents is not a controlled validation of the requirement. A stronger proof is: The procurement record includes license review, version/SBOM, threat assessment and approved access restrictions.

C:

Discussion of a different design does not demonstrate the deployed control. End-of-support exposure requires a new lifecycle decision beyond the original acquisition review.

Question 874

The organization previously faced this problem: A business unit plans to deploy an open-source CRM add-on with broad database access, unclear license conditions and no maintenance history. Its requirement then changes: The approved component later reaches end of support while it still handles sensitive customer data. Which revised action BEST meets the new requirement?

  1. Assess licensing, maintainer support, component vulnerabilities and data access before procurement approval.
  2. Install the add-on immediately because public source code means it is automatically safe and compliant.
  3. Keep the original 8.4 policy unchanged, and defer the newly identified requirement without a risk decision.
  4. Plan replacement or a time-bound compensating-control exception with explicit risk ownership.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

End-of-support exposure requires a new lifecycle decision beyond the original acquisition review. The appropriate revised action is: Plan replacement or a time-bound compensating-control exception with explicit risk ownership.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This addresses the original situation: Acquired-software due diligence must address supply chain, legal, security and operational sustainability. It does not directly meet the changed requirement: The approved component later reaches end of support while it still handles sensitive customer data.

B:

The earlier rejected approach remains inappropriate. Source availability does not establish secure maintenance, proper licensing or least-privilege access.

C:

The new requirement needs an accountable response, not automatic deferral. End-of-support exposure requires a new lifecycle decision beyond the original acquisition review.

Question 875

An enterprise buys a commercial off-the-shelf payroll tool whose support contract lacks vulnerability handling or security update terms. What should the security manager recommend as the MOST appropriate response to the current requirement?

  1. Assess vendor support, incident obligations, update cadence and protected data flows before acquisition.
  2. Assume purchasing commercial software transfers all breach responsibility to the vendor.
  3. Plan supported migration or a controlled short-term risk exception.
  4. Assess vendor agreements, data use limits, retention, cross-border flows and supplier security before onboarding.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

COTS procurement must account for ongoing vulnerability and supplier response capability. This directly addresses the stated situation.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Buyer obligations for data and configuration remain regardless of licensing. The proposal would not be defensible for this case.

C:

This is appropriate for a later condition (The vendor announces discontinuation of the software line.), but it does not directly resolve the initial need. Product retirement creates a lifecycle risk beyond initial vendor assessment.

D:

This response addresses a different condition: A hospital sends protected health data to a new AI-powered managed analytics service without understanding subprocessor access. The present case requires the measure described by Assess vendor support, incident obligations, update cadence and protected data flows before acquisition.

Question 876

An enterprise buys a commercial off-the-shelf payroll tool whose support contract lacks vulnerability handling or security update terms. A designer proposes: Assume purchasing commercial software transfers all breach responsibility to the vendor. What is the MOST significant security deficiency in this proposal?

  1. Buyer obligations for data and configuration remain regardless of licensing.
  2. Public accessibility does not waive copyright or open-source license terms.
  3. Product retirement creates a lifecycle risk beyond initial vendor assessment.
  4. Software acquisition decisions include obligations to distribute, attribute and maintain code.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Buyer obligations for data and configuration remain regardless of licensing. This is the direct weakness in the proposed action.

Incorrect Answers

B:

This is a limitation elsewhere: A project chooses an open-source authentication library whose license conflicts with the company's commercial redistribution model. It does not explain the deficiency of the specified proposed approach.

C:

This explains a later shift in requirements (The vendor announces discontinuation of the software line.), not the failure of the current proposal.

D:

This is an advantage of another design (Perform legal license and security maintenance review before incorporating the component.), not the particular flaw of Assume purchasing commercial software transfers all breach responsibility to the vendor.

Question 877

An enterprise buys a commercial off-the-shelf payroll tool whose support contract lacks vulnerability handling or security update terms. The organization has now implemented this response: Assess vendor support, incident obligations, update cadence and protected data flows before acquisition. Which observation would MOST directly demonstrate that the security objective was met?

  1. Contract tests and due-diligence evidence establish update and notification commitments.
  2. Provider reviews map data uses and subprocessors to approved restrictions and evidence.
  3. A recorded approval maps component license requirements to planned product distribution.
  4. An approved change ticket for Assess vendor support, incident obligations, update cadence and protected data flows before acquisition. without a completed verification result.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Contract tests and due-diligence evidence establish update and notification commitments. This validates that cOTS procurement must account for ongoing vulnerability and supplier response capability.

Incorrect Answers

B:

This demonstrates controls in another circumstance: A hospital sends protected health data to a new AI-powered managed analytics service without understanding subprocessor access.

C:

This other observation is relevant to: A project chooses an open-source authentication library whose license conflicts with the company's commercial redistribution model.

D:

An approved change without an executed test cannot prove operating effectiveness. The needed evidence is Contract tests and due-diligence evidence establish update and notification commitments.

Question 878

A previous security situation was: An enterprise buys a commercial off-the-shelf payroll tool whose support contract lacks vulnerability handling or security update terms. Now the requirement changes: The vendor announces discontinuation of the software line. Which NEW action BEST answers the changed need?

  1. Plan supported migration or a controlled short-term risk exception.
  2. Assess vendor support, incident obligations, update cadence and protected data flows before acquisition.
  3. Assume purchasing commercial software transfers all breach responsibility to the vendor.
  4. Contract tests and due-diligence evidence establish update and notification commitments.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Product retirement creates a lifecycle risk beyond initial vendor assessment. The revised action is Plan supported migration or a controlled short-term risk exception.

Incorrect Answers

B:

This is the appropriate response to the original situation: COTS procurement must account for ongoing vulnerability and supplier response capability. It does not directly meet the new condition.

C:

This remains inappropriate: Buyer obligations for data and configuration remain regardless of licensing.

D:

This is a record of how the initial safeguard would be checked, not an action implementing the newly requested condition: Contract tests and due-diligence evidence establish update and notification commitments.

Question 879

A project chooses an open-source authentication library whose license conflicts with the company's commercial redistribution model. What should the security manager recommend as the MOST appropriate response to the current requirement?

  1. Use the library without license review because source code is freely downloadable.
  2. Evaluate forking, mitigation or replacement based on technical and legal risk.
  3. Assess vendor support, incident obligations, update cadence and protected data flows before acquisition.
  4. Perform legal license and security maintenance review before incorporating the component.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Software acquisition decisions include obligations to distribute, attribute and maintain code. This directly addresses the stated situation.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Public accessibility does not waive copyright or open-source license terms. The proposal would not be defensible for this case.

B:

This is appropriate for a later condition (A vulnerability in the approved library is published without an upstream patch.), but it does not directly resolve the initial need. Maintenance gaps change operational choices beyond original licensing review.

C:

This response addresses a different condition: An enterprise buys a commercial off-the-shelf payroll tool whose support contract lacks vulnerability handling or security update terms. The present case requires the measure described by Perform legal license and security maintenance review before incorporating the component.

Question 880

A project chooses an open-source authentication library whose license conflicts with the company's commercial redistribution model. A designer proposes: Use the library without license review because source code is freely downloadable. What is the MOST significant security deficiency in this proposal?

  1. Transport encryption does not govern provider access, retention or secondary processing.
  2. Maintenance gaps change operational choices beyond original licensing review.
  3. Outsourced processing creates privacy and third-party risks requiring defined governance.
  4. Public accessibility does not waive copyright or open-source license terms.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Public accessibility does not waive copyright or open-source license terms. This is the direct weakness in the proposed action.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This is a limitation elsewhere: A hospital sends protected health data to a new AI-powered managed analytics service without understanding subprocessor access. It does not explain the deficiency of the specified proposed approach.

B:

This explains a later shift in requirements (A vulnerability in the approved library is published without an upstream patch.), not the failure of the current proposal.

C:

This is an advantage of another design (Assess vendor agreements, data use limits, retention, cross-border flows and supplier security before onboarding.), not the particular flaw of Use the library without license review because source code is freely downloadable.

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Practice Tests