Explanation/Reference:
Source: TIPTON, Harold F & KRAUSE, MICKI, Information Security Management Handbook, 4th Edition, Volume 2, 2001, CRC Press, NY, Pages 166-167.

Section: Risk, Response and Recovery
Explanation/Reference:
The Full Backup Method is primarily run when time and tape space permits, and is used for the system archive or baselined tape sets.
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 69.

In an input validation error, the input received by a system is not properly
checked, resulting in a vulnerability that can be exploited by sending a certain input sequence. There are two important types of input validation errors: buffer overflows (input received is longer than expected input length) and boundary condition error (where an input received causes the system to exceed an assumed boundary). A race condition occurs when there is a delay between the time when a system checks to see if an operation is allowed by the security model and the time when the system actually performs the operation. In an access validation error, the system is vulnerable because the access control mechanism is faulty. In an exceptional condition handling error, the system somehow becomes vulnerable due to an exceptional condition that has arisen.
Source: DUPUIS, Clement, Access Control Systems and Methodology CISSP Open Study Guide, version 1.0, march 2002 (page 105).

Section: Risk, Response and Recovery
Explanation/Reference:
Because computer-generated records normally fall under the category of hearsay evidence because they cannot be proven accurate and reliable this can be a problem.
Under the U.S. Federal Rules of Evidence, hearsay evidence is generally not admissible in court. This inadmissibility is known as the hearsay rule, although there are some exceptions for how, when, by whom and in what circumstances data was collected.
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, John Wiley & Sons, 2001, Chapter 9: Law, Investigation, and Ethics (page 310).
IMPORTANT NOTE:
For the purpose of the exam it is very important to remember the Business Record exemption to the Hearsay Rule. For example: if you create log files and review them on a regular basis as part of a business process, such files would be admissable in court and they would not be considered hearsay because they were made in the course of regular business and it is part of regular course of business to create such record.
Here is another quote from the HISM book:
Business Record Exemption to the Hearsay Rule
Federal Rules of Evidence 803(6) allow a court to admit a report or other business document made at or near the time by or from information transmitted by a person with knowledge, if kept in the course of regularly conducted business activity, and if it was the regular practice of that business activity to make the [report or document], all as shown by testimony of the custodian or other qualified witness, unless the source of information or the method or circumstances of preparation indicate lack of trustworthiness.
To meet Rule 803(6) the witness must:
* Have custody of the records in question on a regular basis.
* Rely on those records in the regular course of business.
* Know that they were prepared in the regular course of business.
Audit trails meet the criteria if they are produced in the normal course of business. The process to produce the output will have to be proven to be reliable. If computer-generated evidence is used and admissible, the court may order disclosure of the details of the computer, logs, and maintenance records in respect to the system generating the printout, and then the defense may use that material to attack the reliability of the evidence. If the audit trails are not used or reviewed – at least the exceptions (e.g., failed log-on attempts) – in the regular course of business, they do not meet the criteria for admissibility.
Federal Rules of Evidence 1001(3) provide another exception to the hearsay rule. This rule allows a memory or disk dump to be admitted as evidence, even though it is not done in the regular course of business. This dump merely acts as statement of fact. System dumps (in binary or hexadecimal) are not hearsay because they are not being offered to prove the truth of the contents, but only the state of the computer.
BUSINESS RECORDS LAW EXAMPLE:
The business records law was enacted in 1931 (PA No. 56). For a document to be admissible under the statute, the proponent must show: (1) the document was made in the regular course of business; (2) it was the regular course of business to make the record; and (3) the record was made when the act, transaction, or event occurred, or shortly thereafter (State v. Vennard, 159 Conn. 385, 397 (1970); Mucci v. LeMonte, 157 Conn. 566, 570 (1969). The failure to establish any one of these essential elements renders the document inadmissible under the statute (McCahill v. Town and Country Associates, Ltd. , 185 Conn. 37 (1981); State v.
Peary, 176 Conn. 170 (1978); Welles v. Fish Transport Co. , , 123 Conn. 49 (1937).
The statute expressly provides that the person who made the business entry does not have to be unavailable as a witness and the proponent does not have to call as a witness the person who made the record or show the person to be unavailable (State v. Jeustiniano, 172 Conn. 275 (1977).
The person offering the business records as evidence does not have to independently prove the trustworthiness of the record. But, there is no presumption that the record is accurate; the record’s accuracy and weight are issues for the trier of fact (State v. Waterman, 7 Conn. App. 326 (1986); Handbook of Connecticut Evidence, Second Edition, § 11. 14. 3).
Reference: http://search.cga.state.ct.us/dtsearch_lpa.asp?cmd=getdoc&DocId=16833&Index=I%3A%5Czindex
%5C1995&HitCount=0&hits=&hc=0&req=&Item=712

Explanation/Reference:
A Sensitivity label must contain at least one classification and one category set.
Category set and Compartment set are synonyms, they mean the same thing. The sensitivity label must contain at least one Classification and at least one Category. It is common in some environments for a single item to belong to multiple categories. The list of all the categories to which an item belongs is called a compartment set or category set.
The following answers are incorrect:
the item’s classification. Is incorrect because you need a category set as well.
the item’s category. Is incorrect because category set and classification would be both be required.
The item’s need to know. Is incorrect because there is no such thing. The need to know is indicated by the catergories the object belongs to. This is NOT the best answer.
Reference(s) used for this question:
OIG CBK, Access Control (pages 186 – 188)
AIO, 3rd Edition, Access Control (pages 162 – 163)
AIO, 4th Edittion, Access Control, pp 212-214.
Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_Access_Control

Section: Access Control
Explanation/Reference:
Is a means of being able to track user actions. Through the use of audit logs and other tools the user actions are recorded and can be used at a later date to verify what actions were performed.
Accountability is the ability to identify users and to be able to track user actions.
The following answers are incorrect:
Documented design as laid out in the Common Criteria. Is incorrect because the Common Criteria is an international standard to evaluate trust and would not be a factor in System Accountability.
Authorization. Is incorrect because Authorization is granting access to subjects, just because you have authorization does not hold the subject accountable for their actions.
Formal verification of system design. Is incorrect because all you have done is to verify the system design and have not taken any steps toward system accountability.
References:
OIG CBK Glossary (page 778)

Section: Access Control
Explanation/Reference:
Detective/Technical measures include intrusion detection systems and automatically-generated violation reports from audit trail information. These reports can indicate variations from “normal” operation or detect known signatures of unauthorized access episodes. In order to limit the amount of audit information flagged and reported by automated violation analysis and reporting mechanisms, clipping levels can be set.
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 35.

Explanation/Reference:
Access Control Techniques
Discretionary Access Control
Mandatory Access Control
Lattice Based Access Control
Rule-Based Access Control
Role-Based Access Control
Source: DUPUIS, Clement, Access Control Systems and Methodology, Version 1, May 2002, CISSP Open Study Group Study Guide for Domain 1, Page 13.

Frame relay uses a public switched network to provide Wide Area Network
(WAN) connectivity.
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the
Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 73.

The port numbers are divided into three ranges: the Well Known Ports, the Registered Ports, and the Dynamic and/or Private Ports. The range for assigned “Well Known” ports managed by the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) is 0-1023.
Source: iana.org: port assignments.

Explanation/Reference:
CHAP: A protocol that uses a three way hanbdshake The server sends the client a challenge which includes a random value(a nonce) to thwart replay attacks. The client responds with the MD5 hash of the nonce and the password.
The authentication is successful if the client’s response is the one that the server expected.
Reference: Page 450, OIG 2007.
CHAP protects the password from eavesdroppers and supports the encryption of communication.
Reference: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 44.

Section: Access Control
Explanation/Reference:
Access badges are more relevant to physical security rather than remote access.
“Justification for remote access” is incorrect. Justification for remote access is a relevant concern.
“Auditing of activities” is incorrect. Auditing of activites is an imporant aspect to assure that malicious or unauthorized activities are not occuring.
“Regular review of access privileges” is incorrect. Regular review of remote accept privileges is an important management responsibility.
References:
AIO3, pp. 547 – 548

Explanation/Reference:
An issue with signature-based ID is that only attack signatures that are stored in their database are detected.
New attacks without a signature would not be reported. They do require constant updates in order to maintain their effectiveness.
Reference used for this question:
KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 49.

Scanning is definitively a very active attack. The attacker will make use of a
scanner to perform the attack, the scanner will send a very large quantity of packets to the
target in order to illicit responses that allows the attacker to find information about the
operating system, vulnerabilities, misconfiguration and more. The packets being sent are
sometimes attempting to identify if a known vulnerability exist on the remote hosts.
A passive attack is usually done in the footprinting phase of an attack. While doing your
passive reconnaissance you never send a single packet to the destination target. You
gather information from public databases such as the DNS servers, public information
through search engines, financial information from finance web sites, and technical
infomation from mailing list archive or job posting for example.
An attack can be active or passive.
An “active attack” attempts to alter system resources or affect their operation.
A “passive attack” attempts to learn or make use of information from the system but does
not affect system resources. (E.g., see: wiretapping.)
The following are all incorrect answers because they are all passive attacks:
Traffic Analysis – Is the process of intercepting and examining messages in order to deduce
information from patterns in communication. It can be performed even when the messages
are encrypted and cannot be decrypted. In general, the greater the number of messages
observed, or even intercepted and stored, the more can be inferred from the traffic. Traffic
analysis can be performed in the context of military intelligence or counter-intelligence, and
is a concern in computer security.
Eavesdropping – Eavesdropping is another security risk posed to networks. Because of the
way some networks are built, anything that gets sent out is broadcast to everyone. Under
normal circumstances, only the computer that the data was meant for will process that
information. However, hackers can set up programs on their computers called “sniffers”
that capture all data being broadcast over the network. By carefully examining the data,
hackers can often reconstruct real data that was never meant for them. Some of the most
damaging things that get sniffed include passwords and credit card information.
In the cryptographic context, Eavesdropping and sniffing data as it passes over a network are considered passive attacks because the attacker is not affecting the protocol, algorithm, key, message, or any parts of the encryption system. Passive attacks are hard to detect, so in most cases methods are put in place to try to prevent them rather than to detect and stop them. Altering messages, modifying system files, and masquerading as another individual are acts that are considered active attacks because the attacker is actually doing something instead of sitting back and gathering data. Passive attacks are usually used to gain information prior to carrying out an active attack.”
Wiretapping – Wiretapping refers to listening in on electronic communications on telephones, computers, and other devices. Many governments use it as a law enforcement tool, and it is also used in fields like corporate espionage to gain access to privileged information. Depending on where in the world one is, wiretapping may be tightly controlled with laws that are designed to protect privacy rights, or it may be a widely accepted practice with little or no protections for citizens. Several advocacy organizations have been established to help civilians understand these laws in their areas, and to fight illegal wiretapping.
Reference(s) used for this question:
HARRIS, Shon, All-In-One CISSP Certification Exam Guide, 6th Edition, Cryptography, Page 865 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_%28computing%29 and http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-wiretapping.htm and https://pangea.stanford.edu/computing/resources/network/security/risks.php and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_analysis

Explanation/Reference:
These people, as employees, are trusted to perform their duties honestly and not take advantage of the trust placed in them.
The following answers are incorrect:
They have had previous contact with law enforcement. Is incorrect because most often it is a person that holds a position of trust and this answer implies they have a criminal background. This type of individual is typically not in a position of trust within an organization.
They conspire with others. Is incorrect because they typically work alone, often as a form of retribution over a percieved injustice done to them.
They deviate from the accepted norms of society. Is incorrect because while the nature of fraudsters deviate from the norm, the fraudsters often hold a position of trust within the organization.

Source: TIPTON, et. al, Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, 2007 edition, page 254.
And from the RSA web site, http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/node.asp?id=2214 :
The RSA cryptosystem is a public-key cryptosystem that offers both encryption and digital
signatures (authentication). Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman developed
the RSA system in 1977 [RSA78]; RSA stands for the first letter in each of its inventors’ last
names.
The RSA algorithm works as follows: take two large primes, p and q, and compute their
product n = pq; n is called the modulus. Choose a number, e, less than n and relatively
prime to (p-1)(q-1), which means e and (p-1)(q-1) have no common factors except 1. Find
another number d such that (ed – 1) is divisible by (p-1)(q-1). The values e and d are called
the public and private exponents, respectively. The public key is the pair (n, e); the private
key is (n, d). The factors p and q may be destroyed or kept with the private key.
It is currently difficult to obtain the private key d from the public key (n, e). However if one
could factor n into p and q, then one could obtain the private key d. Thus the security of the
RSA system is based on the assumption that factoring is difficult. The discovery of an easy
method of factoring would “break” RSA (see
Question 3
.1.3 and Question 2.3.3).
Here is how the RSA system can be used for encryption and digital signatures (in practice,
the actual use is slightly different; see Questions 3.1.7 and 3.1.8):
Encryption
Suppose Alice wants to send a message m to Bob. Alice creates the ciphertext c by
exponentiating: c = me mod n, where e and n are Bob’s public key. She sends c to Bob. To
decrypt, Bob also exponentiates: m = cd mod n; the relationship between e and d ensures
that Bob correctly recovers m. Since only Bob knows d, only Bob can decrypt this
message.
Digital Signature
Suppose Alice wants to send a message m to Bob in such a way that Bob is assured the
message is both authentic, has not been tampered with, and from Alice. Alice creates a
digital signature s by exponentiating: s = md mod n, where d and n are Alice’s private key.
She sends m and s to Bob. To verify the signature, Bob exponentiates and checks that the
message m is recovered: m = se mod n, where e and n are Alice’s public key.
Thus encryption and authentication take place without any sharing of private keys: each
person uses only another’s public key or their own private key. Anyone can send an
encrypted message or verify a signed message, but only someone in possession of the
correct private key can decrypt or sign a message.

Effective user involvement is the most critical factor in ensuring that the
application meets business objectives.
A great way of getting early input from the user community is by using Prototyping. The
prototyping method was formally introduced in the early 1980s to combat the perceived
weaknesses of the waterfall model with regard to the speed of development. The objective
is to build a simplified version (prototype) of the application, release it for review, and use
the feedback from the users’ review to build a second, better version.
This is repeated until the users are satisfied with the product. t is a four-step process:
initial concept,
design and implement initial prototype,
refine prototype until acceptable, and
complete and release final version.
There is also the Modified Prototype Model (MPM. This is a form of prototyping that is ideal for Web application development. It allows for the basic functionality of a desired system or component to be formally deployed in a quick time frame. The maintenance phase is set to begin after the deployment. The goal is to have the process be flexible enough so the application is not based on the state of the organization at any given time. As the organization grows and the environment changes, the application evolves with it, rather than being frozen in time.
Reference(s) used for this question:
Hernandez CISSP, Steven (2012-12-21). Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, Third Edition ((ISC)2 Press) (Kindle Locations 12101-12108 and 12099-12101). Auerbach Publications. Kindle Edition. and Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Certified Information Systems Auditor 2002 review manual, chapter 6: Business Application System Development, Acquisition, Implementation and Maintenance (page 296).

The (star) integrity axiom of the Biba access control model states that an object at one level of integrity is not permitted to modify an object of a higher level of integrity (no write up). Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, John Wiley & Sons, 2001, Chapter 5: Security Architectures and Models (page 205).

Explanation/Reference:
As it is an algorithm used for encryption and does not provide hashing functions , it is also commonly implemented ‘ Stream Ciphers ‘.
The other answers are incorrect because :
SHA-1 was designed by NIST and NSA to be used with the Digital Signature Standard (DSS). SHA was designed to be used in digital signatures and was developed when a more secure hashing algorithm was required for U.S. government applications.
MD2 is a one-way hash function designed by Ron Rivest that creates a 128-bit message digest value. It is not necessarily any weaker than the other algorithms in the “MD” family, but it is much slower.
MD5 was also created by Ron Rivest and is the newer version of MD4. It still produces a 128-bit hash, but the algorithm is more complex, which makes it harder to break.
Reference : Shon Harris , AIO v3 , Chapter – 8 : Cryptography , Page : 644 – 645