Practice Test CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional
The CISSP practice test trains you in managing an organization’s security posture.
Why should I take the CISSP exam?
The Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP certification exam validates your ability to effectively design, engineer, and manage the overall security posture of an organization. The CISSP certification is widely considered the gold standard and the most globally recognized Cybersecurity certification, and achieving this certification would demonstrate your security credentials, deep technical and managerial knowledge and experience. CISSP job roles include Chief Information Security Officer, Security Systems Administrator, Information Assurance Analyst, IT Security Engineer, and Senior IT Security Consultant. The prerequisites in terms of prior experience for taking the CISSP certification exam include working in at least two of the eight CISSP certification exam domains for a minimum period of five years.
The CISSP practice test includes two different modes: certification and practice mode. Certification mode allows you to assess your knowledge and discover your weak areas, with practice mode allowing you to focus on the areas that need development.
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Release Date: 06/2023
Job Role: IT Manager
Language: English
The CISSP practice test contains 375 questions and covers the following objectives:
Security and Risk Management – 55 questions
Understand, adhere to, and promote professional ethics
- (ISC)2 Code of Professional Ethics
- Organizational code of ethics
Understand and apply security concepts
- Confidentiality, integrity, and availability, authenticity and nonrepudiation
Evaluate and apply security governance principles
- Alignment of the security function to business strategy, goals, mission, and objectives
- Organizational processes (e.g., acquisitions, divestitures, governance committees)
- Organizational roles and responsibilities
- Security control frameworks
- Due care/due diligence
Determine compliance and other requirements
- Contractual, legal, industry standards, and regulatory requirements
- Privacy requirements
Understand legal and regulatory issues that pertain to information security in a holistic context
- Cybercrimes and data breaches
- Licensing and Intellectual Property (IP) requirements
- Import/export controls
- Transborder data flow
- Privacy
Understand requirements for investigation types (i.e., administrative, criminal, civil, regulatory, industry standards)
Develop, document, and implement security policy, standards, procedures, and guidelines
Identify, analyze, and prioritize Business Continuity (BC) requirements
- Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
- Develop and document the scope and the plan
Contribute to and enforce personnel security policies and procedures
- Candidate screening and hiring
- Employment agreements and policies
- Onboarding, transfers, and termination processes
- Vendor, consultant, and contractor agreements and controls
- Compliance policy requirements
- Privacy policy requirements
Understand and apply risk management concepts
- Identify threats and vulnerabilities
- Risk assessment/analysis
- Risk response
- Countermeasure selection and implementation
- Applicable types of controls (e.g., preventive, detective, corrective)
- Control assessments (security and privacy)
- Monitoring and measurement
- Reporting
- Continuous improvement (e.g., Risk maturity modeling)
- Risk frameworks
Understand and apply threat modeling concepts and methodologies 1.12 Apply Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) concepts
- Risks associated with hardware, software, and services
- Service level requirements
- Minimum security requirements
- Third-party assessment and monitoring
Establish and maintain a security awareness, education, and training program
- Methods and techniques to present awareness and training (e.g., social engineering, phishing, security champions, gamification)
- Periodic content reviews
- Program effectiveness evaluation
Asset Security – 38 questions
Identify and classify information and assets
- Data classification
- Asset Classification
Establish information and asset handling requirements 2.3 Provision resources securely
- Information and asset ownership
- Asset inventory (e.g., tangible, intangible)
- Asset management
2.4 Manage data lifecycle
- Data roles (i.e., owners, controllers, custodians, processors, users/subjects)
- Data collection
- Data location
- Data maintenance
- Data retention
- Data remanence
- Data destruction
Ensure appropriate asset retention (e.g., End-of-Life (EOL), End-of-Support (EOS)) 2.6 Determine data security controls and compliance requirements
- Data states (e.g., in use, in transit, at rest)
- Scoping and tailoring » Standards selection
- Data protection methods (e.g., Digital Rights Management (DRM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB))
Security Architecture and Engineering – 52 questions
Research, implement and manage engineering processes using secure design principles
- Threat modeling
- Keep it simple
- Least privilege
- Zero Trust
- Defense in depth
- Privacy by design
- Secure defaults
- Trust but verify
- Fail securely
- Shared responsibility
- Separation of Duties (SoD)
Understand the fundamental concepts of security models (e.g., Biba, Star Model, Bell-LaPadula)
Select controls based upon systems security requirements
Understand security capabilities of Information Systems (IS) (e.g., memory protection, Trusted Platform Module (TPM), encryption/decryption)
Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs, and solution elements
- Client-based systems
- Server-based systems
- Database systems
- Cryptographic systems
- Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
- Cloud-based systems (e.g., Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS))
- Distributed systems
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Microservices
- Containerization
- Serverless
- Embedded systems
- High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems
- Edge computing systems
- Virtualized systems
Select and determine cryptographic solutions
- Cryptographic life cycle (e.g., keys, algorithm selection)
- Cryptographic methods (e.g., symmetric, asymmetric, elliptic curves, quantum)
- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
- Key management practices
- Digital signatures and digital certificates
- Non-repudiation
- Integrity (e.g., hashing)
Understand methods of cryptanalytic attacks
- Brute force
- Fault injection
- Ciphertext only
- Timing
- Known plaintext
- Man-in-the-Middle (MITM)
- Frequency analysis
- Pass the hash
- Chosen ciphertext
- Kerberos exploitation
- Implementation attacks
- Ransomware
- Side-channel
Apply security principles to site and facility design
Design site and facility security controls
- Wiring closets/intermediate distribution facilities
- Server rooms/data centers
- Media storage facilities
- Evidence storage
- Restricted and work area security
- Utilities and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- Environmental issues
- Fire prevention, detection, and suppression
- Power (e.g., redundant, backup)
Communication and Network Security – 47 questions
Assess and implement secure design principles in network architectures
- Open System Interconnection (OSI) and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) models
- Internet Protocol (IP) networking (e.g., Internet Protocol Security (IPSec), Internet Protocol (IP) v4/6)
- Secure protocols
- Implications of multilayer protocols
- Converged protocols (e.g., Fiber Channel Over Ethernet (FCoE), Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP))
- Micro-segmentation (e.g., Software Defined Networks (SDN), Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN), Encapsulation, Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN))
- Wireless networks (e.g., Li-Fi, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, satellite)
- Cellular networks (e.g., 4G, 5G)
- Content Distribution Networks (CDN)
Secure network components
- Operation of hardware (e.g., redundant power, warranty, support)
- Network Access Control (NAC) devices
- Endpoint security
- Transmission media
Implement secure communication channels according to design
- Voice
- Multimedia collaboration
- Remote access
- Data communications
- Virtualized networks
- Third-party connectivity
Identity and Access Management (IAM) - 48 questions
Control physical and logical access to assets
- Information
- Facilities
- Systems
- Applications
- Devices
Manage identification and authentication of people, devices, and services
- Identity Management (IdM) implementation
- Federated Identity Management (FIM)
- Single/Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Credential management systems
- Accountability
- Single Sign On (SSO)
- Session management
- Just-In-Time (JIT)
- Registration, proofing, and establishment of identity
Federated identity with a third-party service
- On-premise
- Hybrid
- Cloud
Implement and manage authorization mechanisms
- Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Discretionary Access Control (DAC)
- Rule based access control
- Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)
- Mandatory Access Control (MAC)
- Risk based access control
Manage the identity and access provisioning lifecycle
- Account access review (e.g., user, system, service)
- Role definition (e.g., people assigned to new roles)
- Provisioning and deprovisioning (e.g., on /off boarding and transfers)
- Privilege escalation (e.g., managed service accounts, use of sudo, minimizing its use)
Implement authentication systems
- OpenID Connect (OIDC)/Open Authorization (Oauth)
- Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)/Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus (TACACS+)
- Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
- Kerberos
Security Assessment and Testing - 45 questions
Design and validate assessment, test, and audit strategies
- Internal
- External
- Third-party
Conduct security control testing
- Vulnerability assessment
- Misuse case testing
- Penetration testing
- Test coverage analysis
- Log reviews
- Interface testing
- Synthetic transactions
- Breach attack simulations
- Code review and testing
- Compliance checks
Collect security process data (e.g., technical and administrative)
- Account management
- Training and awareness
- Management review and approval
- Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC)
- Key performance and risk indicators
- Backup verification data
Analyze test output and generate report
- Remediation
- Exception handling
- Ethical disclosure
Conduct or facilitate security audits
- Internal
- External
- Third-party
Security Operations – 50 questions
Understand and comply with investigations
- Evidence collection and handling
- Reporting and documentation
- Investigative techniques
- Digital forensics tools, tactics, and procedures
- Artifacts (e.g., computer, network, mobile device)
Conduct logging and monitoring activities
- Intrusion detection and prevention
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Continuous monitoring
- Egress monitoring
- Log management
- Threat intelligence (e.g., threat feeds, threat hunting)
- User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
Perform Configuration Management (CM) (e.g., provisioning, baselining, automation)
Apply foundational security operations concepts
- Need-to-know/least privilege
- Job rotation
- Separation of Duties (SoD) and responsibilities
- Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Privileged account management
Apply resource protection
- Media management
- Media protection techniques
Conduct incident management
- Detection
- Recovery
- Response
- Remediation
- Mitigation
- Lessons learned
- Reporting
Operate and maintain detective and preventative measures
- Firewalls (e.g., next generation, web application, network)
- Sandboxing
- Honeypots/honeynets
- Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)
- Anti-malware
- Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) based tools
- Whitelisting/blacklisting
- Third-party provided security services
Implement and support patch and vulnerability management 7.9 Understand and participate in change management processes
Implement recovery strategies
- Backup storage strategies
- ystem resilience, High Availability (HA), Quality of Service (QoS), and fault tolerance
- Recovery site strategies
- Multiple processing sites
Implement Disaster Recovery (DR) processes
- Response
- Personnel
- Communications
- Assessment
- Restoration
- Training and awareness
- Lessons learned
Test Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP)
- Read-through/tabletop
- Walkthrough
- Simulation
- Parallel
- Full interruption
Participate in Business Continuity (BC) planning and exercises
Implement and manage physical security
- Perimeter security controls
- Internal security controls
Address personnel safety and security concerns
- Travel
- Security training and awareness
- Emergency management
- Duress
Software Development Security – 40 questions
Understand and integrate security in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, DevOps, DevSecOps)
- Maturity models (e.g., Capability Maturity Model (CMM), Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM))
- Operation and maintenance
- Change management
- Integrated Product Team (IPT)
Identify and apply security controls in software development ecosystems
- Programming languages
- Libraries
- Tool sets
- Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
- Runtime
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
- Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
- Software Configuration Management (SCM)
- Code repositories
- Application security testing (e.g., Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST))
Assess the effectiveness of software security
- Auditing and logging of changes
- Risk analysis and mitigation
Assess security impact of acquired software
- Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS)
- Open source
- Third-party
- Managed services (e.g., Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS))
Define and apply secure coding guidelines and standards
- Security weaknesses and vulnerabilities at the source-code level
- Security of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
- Secure coding practices
- Software-defined security
System Requirements
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Will studying with a MeasureUp practice test improve my chances of passing at the first attempt?
Yes. MeasureUp's practice tests have been specifically designed to help you both save time and pass at the first attempt. The test is fully customizable, allowing you to discover and focus on your weak areas. This makes the learning process quicker and smoother. Also, as the style, objectives, question type, and difficulty are the same as those found on the official exam, you can be confident that when you pass the practice test three times in Certification Mode, you are exam-ready.
What salary can I expect if I pass the CISSP exam?
On passing the CISSP exam, and if you are an experienced Cybersecurity analyst, you can expect to earn a salary in the United States of approximately $135,000.
Source: Certification Magazine.
Continue growing with MeasureUp’s learning material and explore (ISC)²'s certifications.
- CC: Certified in Cybersecurity
- CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional
- SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner
- CCSP: Certified Cloud Security Professional
- CGRC: Certified in Governance, Risk and Compliance
- CSSLP: Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional
- HCISPP: HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner
CISSP PRACTICE TEST
Why should you use our CISSP practice test?
The MeasureUp CISSP practice test is the most realistic simulation of the actual certification exam on the market, giving you the perfect opportunity to pass the official CISSP exam the first time you sit it. With our Test Pass Guarantee, you can be sure of success, as we offer all of your money back if you were to fail the exam. The CISSP practice test has been created by leading experts in Cybersecurity.
Will the questions be the same as the actual exam?
Although the questions will emulate the official exam’s questions in terms of style, content, and level of difficulty, for reasons of copyright they will not be identical. This will allow you to fully understand the content you are studying so that, no matter how the questions are focused, you can be confident you are covering the same content and that you will have no problem in passing the exam.
How can I use an online Practice Test?
In a Practice Test there are two specific test-taking modes to prepare students for their certification: Certification Mode and Practice Mode.
- Practice Mode. This Mode allows users to highly customize their testing environment. They are able to select how many questions they want to include in their assessment, the maximum time for test completion, the possibility to randomize the question order, and select how and which questions will be shown in the test.
- Certification Mode. The Certification Mode provides a simulation of the real testing environment users will encounter when taking a certification exam. They are timed and do not allow users to request answers and explanations to questions until the end of the test.
CISSP CERTIFICATION EXAM
What is CISSP?
CISSP is one of ISC²’s flagship certifications. The CISSP certification demonstrates your credentials as an information security leader.
What does CISSP stand for?
CISSP stands for Certified Information Systems Security Professional.
How hard is the CISSP exam?
The CISSP certification exam is considered of advanced difficulty, and the majority of candidates do not pass (only 20%). You need five years’ relevant full-time experience working within two of the eight CISSP domains.
How much does the CISSP exam cost?
The registration fee for the CISSP exam is $749.
How can I get CISSP-certified?
- Review the CISSP exam domains carefully.
- Create a study plan for your preparation.
- Sign up for the MeasureUp practice tests. Our practice tests emulate the actual exam in terms of style, format, skill sets, question structure, and level of difficulty, and can be taken in two different formats: practice mode and certification mode.
- Practice, practice, practice! After looking at all the questions available in the test, checking the correct answers, reviewing the explanations regarding all the different answer options, and consulting the carefully chosen references, it is now time to use the test’s Certification Mode. This is the closest experience you’ll get to the real exam. And when you pass the Certification Mode twice in a row with a score of 90% or more, you know you are… Exam ready!
Is the CISSP certification worth it?
If you want to stand out from the crowd and earn a well-respected and globally recognized certification in Cybersecurity, then the CISSP is probably the most valuable certification you can pursue. Potential employers will instantly discern your high level of skill and knowledge.
How long is the CISSP exam?
The CISSP exam lasts four hours and has between 125 and 175 questions.
How long do I need to study for the CISSP exam?
How long you will need to study for the CISSP certification exam will depend on your prior level of experience and knowledge. In general, we recommend you spend around 30 minutes a day with our practice questions to optimize your preparation and, depending on your background, you may choose to schedule the exam several months in advance to ensure you leave yourself plenty of time to prepare properly.
How often is CISSP updated?
The CISSP certification exam is updated approximately every three years.
Does the CISSP certification expire?
Unless you recertify, your CISSP certification will expire three years after your certification date.
How many people have CISSP?
The pass rate for the CISSP certification exam is approximately 20%, so the majority of candidates taking the exam do not enjoy a successful outcome. For this reason, it is especially important to optimize your preparation using an expert practice test.
How similar is the CISSP to the Security+, CCSP, and SSCP?
Although there is overlap between the content domains that comprise the CISSP, the SSCP, and the CCSP, the CISSP is centered more on information systems security, whereas the CCSP’s specific focus is on cloud security. The SSCP is focused on the technical application of systems and network security concepts, whereas the CISSP was developed with technical leaders in mind. Conversely, CompTIA’s Security+ is of a similar nature to the SSCP with respect to difficulty and required technical knowledge, and expects candidates to have 2 years of work experience within IT as well as to have previously passed the Network+.