CISSP Official Practice Tests by Mike Chapple, David Seidl

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30 Chapter 2 ■ Asset Security (Domain 2)



  1. What term describes data that remains after attempts have been made to remove the data?
    A. Residual bytes
    B. Data remanence
    C. Slack space
    D. Zero fill


For questions 14–16, please refer to the following scenario:

Your organization regularly handles three types of data: information that it shares with
customers, information that it uses internally to conduct business, and trade secret
information that offers the organization significant competitive advantages. Information
shared with customers is used and stored on web servers, while both the internal business
data and the trade secret information are stored on internal file servers and employee
workstations.


  1. What civilian data classifications best fit this data?
    A. Unclassified, confidential, top secret
    B. Public, sensitive, private
    C. Public, sensitive, proprietary
    D. Public, confidential, private

  2. What technique could you use to mark your trade secret information in case it was
    released or stolen and you need to identify it?
    A. Classification
    B. Symmetric encryption
    C. Watermarks
    D. Metadata

  3. What type of encryption should you use on the file servers for the proprietary data, and
    how might you secure the data when it is in motion?
    A. TLS at rest and AES in motion
    B. AES at rest and TLS in motion
    C. VPN at rest and TLS in motion
    D. DES at rest and AES in motion

  4. What does labeling data allow a DLP system to do?
    A. The DLP system can detect labels and apply appropriate protections.
    B. The DLP system can adjust labels based on changes in the classification scheme.
    C. The DLP system can notify the firewall that traffic should be allowed through.
    D. The DLP system can delete unlabeled data.

  5. Why is it cost effective to purchase high-quality media to contain sensitive data?
    A. Expensive media is less likely to fail.
    B. The value of the data often far exceeds the cost of the media.

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