ISFS

ISFS practice questions, page 3 of 3, with answer review and explanations.

Question 11

What is an example of a security incident?

  1. The lighting in the department no longer works.
  2. A member of staff loses a laptop.
  3. You cannot set the correct fonts in your word processing software.
  4. A file is saved under an incorrect name.

Question 12

Which of the following measures is a corrective measure?

  1. Incorporating an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) in the design of a computer centre
  2. Installing a virus scanner in an information system
  3. Making a backup of the data that has been created or altered that day
  4. Restoring a backup of the correct database after a corrupt copy of the database was written over the original

Question 13

We can acquire and supply information in various ways. The value of the information depends on whether it is reliable. What are the reliability aspects of information?

  1. Availability, Information Value and Confidentiality
  2. Availability, Integrity and Confidentiality
  3. Availability, Integrity and Completeness
  4. Timeliness, Accuracy and Completeness

Question 14

Your company has to ensure that it meets the requirements set down in personal data protection legislation. What is the first thing you should do?

  1. Make the employees responsible for submitting their personal data.
  2. Translate the personal data protection legislation into a privacy policy that is geared to the company and the contracts with the customers.
  3. Appoint a person responsible for supporting managers in adhering to the policy.
  4. Issue a ban on the provision of personal information.

Question 15

What sort of security does a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) offer?

  1. It provides digital certificates which can be used to digitally sign documents. Such signatures irrefutably determine from whom a document was sent.
  2. Having a PKI shows customers that a web-based business is secure.
  3. By providing agreements, procedures and an organization structure, a PKI defines which person or which system belongs to which specific public key.
  4. A PKI ensures that backups of company data are made on a regular basis.