Module 1: Security Domains

Q: Fill in the blank: Security posture refers to an organization’s ability to react to change and manage its defense of _____ and critical assets.

• data 
• domains
• consequences
• gaps

Explanation: When we talk about an organization's security posture, we are referring to its capacity to respond to change and effectively manage its protection of data and vital assets.

Q: Which of the following examples are key focus areas of the security and risk management domain? Select three answers.

• Define security goals 
• Follow legal regulations
• Maintain business continuity 
• Conduct control testing

Explanation: As part of this process, the company must first create crystal-clear goals and targets for its various security activities. The company must ensure that it complies with all of the legal and regulatory standards to avoid incurring any legal fines and to ensure that it works within the boundaries of the law. The ability of an organization to continue performing important business tasks despite interruptions or catastrophes is a crucial component of organizational resilience.

Q: How does business continuity enable an organization to maintain everyday productivity?

• By ensuring return on investment
• By establishing risk disaster recovery plans 
• By exploiting vulnerabilities
• By outlining faults to business policies

Explanation: Through the establishment of risk catastrophe recovery strategies, business continuity allows a company to be productive on a day-to-day basis. The implementation of these strategies guarantees that the company will be able to promptly recover and restart vital business activities in the case of interruptions or catastrophes, hence reducing downtime and sustaining productivity for the organization. Taking this preventative strategy helps to protect against the possibility of dangers and guarantees that the business can continue to function efficiently even when faced with difficult conditions.

Q: Fill in the blank: According to the concept of shared responsibility, employees can help lower risk to physical and virtual security by _____. Select two answers.

• taking an active role 
• meeting productivity goals
• recognizing and reporting security concerns 
• limiting their communication with team members

Explanation: When it comes to security policies and standards, employees actively engage in and contribute to them. This includes things like following rules and reporting suspicious actions.It is the responsibility of employees to be attentive in spotting any security risks or concerns and to quickly report them to the relevant persons for swift investigation and resolution.

Q: A security analyst ensures that employees are able to review only the data they need to do their jobs. Which security domain does this scenario relate to?

• Communication and network security
• Identity and access management 
• Software development security
• Security assessment and testing

Explanation: For the purpose of the Identity and Access Management domain, the scenario in which a security analyst makes certain that workers are only able to examine the data that is necessary for them to do their duties is relevant. Managing the identities and access rights of persons inside an organization is the primary emphasis of this domain. The goal of this domain is to guarantee that users have the required access credentials to carry out their job tasks while also preventing illegal access to critical material.

Q: Which of the following activities may be part of establishing security controls? Select three answers.

• Implement multi-factor authentication
• Collect and analyze security data regularly 
• Evaluate whether current controls help achieve business goals 
• Monitor and record user requests

Explanation: Users are required to submit various forms of verification before gaining access to systems or data to comply with multi-factor authentication, which increases the level of security. Consistently gathering and examining data on security consistent collection and analysis of security data may assist in the identification of patterns, irregularities, and prospective security issues that may occur inside the company. The evaluation of whether or not the company's current security measures successfully support and align with the business objectives and goals of the organization is a critical step.

Q: When working in the software development security domain, which of the following are tasks that security team members may complete during various phases of the software development lifecycle? Select three answers.

• Initiating a secure design review                                  
• Participating in incident investigations
• Performing penetration testing 
• Conducting secure code reviews

Explanation: In the realm of software development security, the following are examples of tasks that members of the security team could be responsible for completing at different stages of the software development lifecycle:

Q: Which of the following statements accurately describe risk? Select all that apply.

• If compromised, a medium-risk asset may cause some damage to an organization’s finances.
• Website content or published research data are examples of low-risk assets.
• Organizations often rate risks at different levels: low, medium, and high. 
• If compromised, a high-risk asset is unlikely to cause financial damage.

Explanation: The information or resources that are considered low-risk assets are often those that, if they were compromised, would not have a substantial effect on the organization's operations or finances. When doing a risk assessment, it is common practice to classify hazards into several categories (low, medium, and high) according to the possible effects and the chance that they would occur.

Q: A business experiences an attack. As a result, a major news outlet reports the attack, which creates bad press for the organization. What type of consequence does this scenario describe?

• Loss of identity
• Increase in profits
• Lack of engagement
• Damage to reputation 

Explanation: As a result of the assault, this scenario explains the harm that came to the reputation of the individual. It is possible for a prominent news source to publish about a security breach or cyber assault that has affected a company, which may result in adverse publicity, a loss of confidence from consumers and stakeholders, and harm to the organization's image.

Q: Fill in the blank: In the Risk Management Framework (RMF), the _____ step might involve implementing a plan to change password requirements in order to reduce requests to reset employee passwords.

• implement 
• categorize
• prepare
• authorize

Explanation: During the implementation phase of the Risk Management Framework (RMF), it may be necessary to put into action a strategy to modify the requirements for passwords to limit the number of requests made by employees to reset their passwords. During this stage, the primary emphasis is on putting the intended security controls and procedures into effect as a component of risk management.

Q: Fill in the blank: Security _____ refers to an organization’s ability to manage its defense of critical assets and data, as well as its ability to react to change.

• architecture
• hardening
• governance
• posture

Explanation: The capacity of an organization to manage its defense of key assets and data, as well as its ability to adapt to change, is defined as the security posture of the company. Furthermore, it involves the entire preparedness and efficacy of the security procedures and policies that a business has in place.

Q: Which of the following examples are key focus areas of the security and risk management domain? Select three answers.

• Store data properly
• Maintain business continuity 
• Mitigate risk 
• Follow legal regulations 

Explanation: The ability of an organization to continue performing important business tasks despite interruptions or catastrophes is a crucial component of organizational resilience.Reducing or mitigating possible risks to the organization's assets, operations, and reputation by identifying, evaluating, and putting into action actions such as these. The company must ensure that it complies with all of the legal and regulatory standards to avoid incurring any legal fines and to ensure that it works within the boundaries of the law.

Q: What term describes an organization’s ability to maintain its everyday productivity by establishing risk disaster recovery plans?

• Recovery
• Business continuity 
• Mitigation
• Daily defense

Explanation: Business continuity" is the word that represents the capacity of a company to continue its day-to-day activity by putting in place risk prevention and disaster recovery strategies. Preparing and putting into action measures to guarantee that essential business processes can continue to function during and after disruptive events or catastrophes is an essential part of business continuity planning. Among these measures is the implementation of recovery plans to minimize downtime and preserve production.

Q: A security analyst verifies users and monitors employees’ login attempts. The goal is to keep the business’s assets secure. Which security domain does this scenario describe?

• Communication and network security
• Security operations
• Security assessment and testing
• Identity and access management 

Explanation: Identity and Access Management is the domain that encompasses the scenario that was described, in which a security analyst validates users and watches workers' efforts to log in to maintain the security of the company's assets. To ensure that only authorized persons have adequate access to resources and systems inside an organization, this domain is primarily concerned with the management and control of user identities as well as the respective access permissions of those users.

Q: Fill in the blank: In the Risk Management Framework (RMF), the _____ step involves knowing how systems are operating and assessing whether or not those systems support the organization’s security goals.

• monitor
• implement
• categorize
• authorize

Explanation: During the monitoring stage of the Risk Management Framework (RMF), it is necessary to be aware of how the systems are functioning and to evaluate whether or not those systems are under the organization's specified security objectives. To ensure that security controls and systems continue to be successful in safeguarding organizational assets and accomplishing security goals, this stage focuses on continuously monitoring such controls and systems.

Q: What security concept involves all individuals in an organization taking an active role in reducing risk and maintaining security?

• Remote services
• Employee retention
• Secure coding
• Shared responsibility 

Explanation: Shared responsibility is a security concept that encourages all personnel within an organization to take an active part in minimizing risk and ensuring the business's compliance with security measures. This idea highlights that security is a collaborative endeavor in which everyone, from workers to management, has a part in being aware of and putting into practice security procedures to safeguard the assets and data of the business.

Q: A security analyst is asked to conduct a security audit to identify vulnerabilities. Which security domain is this task related to?

• Communication and network security
• Software development security
• Security assessment and testing 
• Security architecture and engineering

Explanation: Under the umbrella of the Security assessment and testing domain is the responsibility of carrying out a security audit to identify vulnerabilities. The purpose of this domain is to evaluate the security posture of systems, applications, and networks by conducting activities like as security audits, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and risk assessments. The goal of these activities is to discover and then mitigate any security vulnerabilities and weaknesses.

Q: Fill in the blank: When working in the software development security domain, security team members can use each phase of the software development _____ to conduct security reviews and ensure that security can be fully integrated into software products.

• operations
• sequencing
• lifecycle 
• handling

Explanation: In the context of the software development security sector, members of the security team can use each step of the software development lifecycle to carry out security evaluations and guarantee that security can be completely incorporated into software products. There are chances to address security issues at each step of the software development lifecycle, which spans all phases of software development, beginning with the original idea and continuing through deployment and maintenance.

Q: Which of the following statements accurately describe risk? Select all that apply.

• Another way to think of risk is the likelihood of a threat occurring.
• If compromised, a low-risk asset would have a severe negative impact on an organization’s ongoing reputation.
• If compromised, a medium-risk asset may cause some damage to an organization’s ongoing operations.
• A high-risk asset is any information protected by regulations or laws. 

Explanation: It is common practice to evaluate risk in terms of the probability or possibility that a danger will materialize and cause damage. If compromised, assets with a medium degree of risk offer a moderate danger to the continuing operations of an organization, which might possibly result in some amount of interruption or harm. Assets that are considered to be high-risk often consist of sensitive information that is protected by legal or regulatory safeguards. If this information were to be compromised, it may result in substantial repercussions such as legal fines or a loss of confidence.

Q: A business experiences an attack. As a result, its critical business operations are interrupted and it faces regulatory fines. What type of consequence does this scenario describe?

• Practical
• Reputation
• Identity
• Financial 

Explanation: The detailed scenario, in which a company is subjected to an assault, which results in the interruption of vital business activities and the imposition of regulatory penalties, largely explains the financial consequence. The monetary losses that are linked with this sort of consequence include fines, penalties, and the expenditures that are involved with resuming operations and dealing with the aftermath of the assault.