Free Practice Questions for ISC CCSP Exam

Hex GBL is a reference to a computer part in Terry Pratchett’s fictional Discworld universe. The rest are not.

TLS uses the handshake protocol to establish and negotiate the TLS connection, and it uses the record protocol for the secure transmission of data.

A virtual area network (VLAN) allows the logical separation and isolation of networks and IP spaces to provide enhanced security and controls.

Federation pertains to authenticating systems between different organizations.

Although the initial phase is called "create," it can also refer to modification. In essence, any time data is considered "new," it is in the create phase. This can come from data that is newly created, data that is imported into a system and is new to that system, or data that is already present and modified into a new form or value. Modifying the metadata does not change the actual data.

ISO/IEC 27050 strives to establish an internationally accepted standard for eDiscovery processes and best practices. It encompasses all steps of the eDiscovery process: identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, analysis, and the final production of the requested data.

A virtual area network (VLAN) can span any networks within a data center, or it can span across different physical locations and data centers.

A virtual machine is ultimately an image file residing a file system. Because of this, even when a virtual machine is "powered off," it is still susceptible to attacks and modification. A physical server that is powered off would not be susceptible to attacks.

The value of data itself has nothing to do with it being considered a part of contractual

Power distribution units are internal to a data center and supply power to internal components such as racks, appliances, and cooling systems. As such, they are considered an internal redundancy.

The cloud service business manager is responsible for overseeing business plans and customer relationships as well as processing financial transactions.

When a key management system is outside of the cloud environment hosting the application, availability is a primary concern because any access issues with the encryption keys will render the entire application unusable.

Once a storage LUN is allocated to a virtual machine, the operating system of that virtual machine will format, manage, and control the file system and security of the data on that LUN.

Local, physical access in a data center is done via KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switches.

The standards put out by Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) primarily cover complex cabling designs and setups for data centers, but also include specifications on power, energy efficiency, and hot/cold aisle setups.