CISSP Topics Mastery Quiz

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1. Security and Risk Management 16%

1.1 Professional Ethics 1.2 Security Concepts (CIA) 1.3 Governance Principles 1.4 Legal & Compliance 1.5 Investigation Types 1.6 Policies & Guidelines 1.7 Business Continuity 1.8 Personnel Security 1.9 Risk Management 1.10 Threat Modeling 1.11 Supply Chain (SCRM) 1.12 Awareness & Training

2. Asset Security 10%

2.1 Asset Classification 2.2 Asset Handling 2.3 Secure Provisioning 2.4 Data Lifecycle 2.5 Asset Retention 2.6 Compliance & Controls

3. Security Architecture & Engineering 13%

3.1 Engineering Processes 3.2 Security Models 3.3 Control Selection 3.4 System Capabilities 3.5 Vulnerability Mitigation 3.6 Cryptography 3.7 Cryptanalytic Attacks 3.8 Site & Facility Design 3.9 Physical Controls 3.10 System Lifecycle

4. Communication & Network Security 13%

4.1 Network Architecture 4.2 Secure Components 4.3 Secure Communication

5. Identity & Access Management 13%

5.1 Physical/Logical Access 5.2 Authentication Strategy 5.3 Federated Identity 5.4 Auth Mechanisms 5.5 Identity Lifecycle 5.6 Auth Systems

6. Security Assessment & Testing 12%

6.1 Audit Strategies 6.2 Control Testing 6.3 Data Collection 6.4 Test Analysis & Reporting 6.5 Security Audits

7. Security Operations 13%

7.1 Investigations 7.2 Logging/Monitoring 7.3 Configuration Management 7.4 Operations Concepts 7.5 Resource Protection 7.6 Incident Management 7.7 Detection/Prevention 7.8 Patch Management 7.9 Change Management 7.10 Recovery Strategies 7.11 Disaster Recovery 7.12 DR Testing 7.13 BCP Planning 7.14 Physical Security 7.15 Personnel Safety

8. Software Development Security 10%

8.1 Security in SDLC 8.2 Dev Ecosystems 8.3 Security Effectiveness 8.4 Acquired Software 8.5 Secure Coding Standards