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CISSP Security Architecture And Design

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1. Which describe a condition when RAM and Secondary storage are used together?






2. The Biba Model - _____________: A subject cannot read data from a lower Integrity level " No Read Down"






3. Succesfully Evaluated products are placed on?






4. An organization within the National Security Agency (NSA) is responsible for Evaluating computer systems and products. The Trusted Product Evaluation program (TPEP) oversees the testing by approved entities of commercial products against a specific s






5. If an operating system permits executable objects to be used sequentially by multiple users without a refresh of the objects - what security problem is most likely to exist?






6. Which is an ISO standard product evaluation criteria that supersedes several different criteria






7. B1 is also called "Labeled Security" and each data object must have a classification label and each subject a clearance label. On each access attempt - the classification and clearance are checked to verify that the access is permissible.






8. When a computer uses more than one CPU in parallel to execute instructions is known as?






9. Audit data must be captured and protected to enforce accountability






10. All users have a clearance for and a formal need to know about - all data processed with the system.






11. The combination of RAM - Cache and the Processor Registers






12. Discretionary protection






13. A channel within a computer system or network that is designed for the authorized transfer of information is identified as a(n)?






14. The reference monitor - in accordance with the security policy - ____________ that are made in the access control database.






15. The TCB is the ________________ within a computer system that work together to enforce a security policy.






16. The biggest difference between System High Security Mode and Dedicated Security Mode is: ______.






17. Bell-LaPadula model was proposed for enforcing access control in _____________________.






18. A Policy based control. All objects and systems have a sensitivity level assigned to them






19. n this class more granularity is provided in each protection mechanism - and the programming code that is not necessary to support the security policy is excluded.






20. Should always trace to individuals responsible for observing and recording the data






21. The total(sum)combination of protection mechanisms within a computer system. The TCB includes hardware - software - and firmware.






22. The C2 evaluation class of the _________________ offers controlled access protection.






23. A is a form of EPROM - but its data storage can be erased and modified electrically by onboard programming circuitry and signals.






24. The subject must have Need to Know for ONLY the information they are trying to access.






25. The Biba Model - ______________: A subject cannot request service (invoke) to subjects of higher integrity






26. Accreditation is also defined as an ____________________ by a designated authority that an information system is approved to operate in a particular security configuration with a prescribed set of safeguards






27. In an automated system ________________ could be achieved by: A computer system designed to identify individuals responsible for any input.






28. Can be erased - modified and upgraded.






29. What Orange Book security rating is reserved for systems that have been evaluated but fail to meet the criteria and requirements of the higher divisions?






30. The Orange book requires protection against two_____________ - which are these Timing and Storage






31. In access control terms - the word "dominate" refers to ___________.






32. A type of memory used for High-speed writing and reading activities.






33. Users are trusted but a certain level of accountability is required. C2 over is seen as the most reasonable class for commmercial applications - but the level of protection is still relatively weak.






34. The process of Evaluating the security stance of the software or system against a selected set of standards or policies. This may precede accreditation but is not a required precursor.






35. Mandatory Access requires that _____________ be attached to all objects.






36. The Biba model (introduced in 1977) - The Sutherland model (published in 1986) - The Brewer-Nash model (published in 1989)






37. If a system initializes in a secure state and all allowed state transitions are secure - the every subsequent state will be secure no matter what inputs occur.






38. To ensure that the Trusted Computing Base is not tampered with during shipment or installation.






39. Contains the beginning address






40. What is called the formal acceptance of the adequacy of a system's overall security by management?






41. Remaining parts of the operating system






42. In B2 Subjects and devices requre labels and the system must NOT allow ________. No Trapdoors exists.






43. A domain of trust that shares a single security policy and single management






44. Ensuring thta information does not flow from a higher security lever to a lower level in the Bell-LaPadula Model is referred to as ___________________ - which would take place through a "write down" operation. (An actual compromise occurs if and when






45. What prevents a process from accessing another process' data?






46. A set of objects that a subject is able to access






47. The Biba Model adresses _____________________.






48. According to the Orange Book - trusted facility management is not required for which security levels?






49. When a computer spends more time moving data from one small portion of memory to another THAN Actually processing the data






50. Based on The Bell-LaPadula model - because it allows for multilevel security to be integrated into the code.