ECCouncil 712-50 (EC-Council Certified CISO) Practice Test 49

Question 480

Operations cannot locate high-value equipment transferred between sites. What approach should the accountable team prioritize?

  1. CCTV retention governance
  2. Environmental sensor alarms
  3. Fire detection and clean-agent suppression
  4. Physical asset tagging
  5. Secure equipment disposal

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Asset tags and reconciled inventories support custody, maintenance, and incident investigation. By contrast, Secure equipment disposal is relevant when discarded storage devices may still contain sensitive customer records, not as a substitute for Physical asset tagging in this case.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Retention governance balances forensic need, privacy rules, access controls, and deletion schedules; that helps with the separate case where camera footage is collected but investigators cannot retrieve recordings for the required period, not with the issue that operations cannot locate high-value equipment transferred between sites.

B:

Temperature and humidity monitoring alerts when conditions approach equipment operating limits; this is pertinent when cooling failures could overheat servers before operators notice, in contrast with the actual gap where operations cannot locate high-value equipment transferred between sites.

C:

Appropriate sensors and engineered suppression reduce fire impact while protecting personnel safety; the condition under which it applies is that a critical equipment room needs early fire detection without relying on water discharge over electronics, unlike the condition in the question, where operations cannot locate high-value equipment transferred between sites.

E:

Sanitization or destruction appropriate to media type prevents recovery after disposal; the condition for this measure is that discarded storage devices may still contain sensitive customer records, whereas the current question concerns a case where operations cannot locate high-value equipment transferred between sites.

Question 481

An industrial group cannot consistently protect systems it has not identified. Unknown endpoints are connecting to production segments without recorded ownership. What action would satisfy this constraint most directly?

  1. Hardware discovery
  2. Business service dependency graph
  3. Cloud resource inventory
  4. Data flow mapping

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Discovery identifies devices so they can be assigned owners and appropriate controls. By contrast, Cloud resource inventory is relevant when short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools, not as a substitute for Hardware discovery in this case.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Dependency mapping links application, infrastructure, providers, and operational prerequisites; it helps when a critical service depends on infrastructure not listed in its recovery plan, whereas the present requirement arises because unknown endpoints are connecting to production segments without recorded ownership.

C:

Cloud-native inventory discovers provisioned resources and tracks configuration and ownership; that is relevant if short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools, but it does not directly resolve the need arising when unknown endpoints are connecting to production segments without recorded ownership.

D:

Data-flow maps show transfers, trust boundaries, locations, and protection obligations; the condition for this measure is that sensitive records move among services without documented processing boundaries, whereas the current question concerns a case where unknown endpoints are connecting to production segments without recorded ownership.

Question 482

A vulnerable embedded library may be present in many internally developed products. What approach should the accountable team prioritize?

  1. Software bill of materials
  2. Business service dependency graph
  3. Cloud resource inventory
  4. Data flow mapping

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

An SBOM lists software components and dependencies to aid exposure assessment. By contrast, Data flow mapping is relevant when sensitive records move among services without documented processing boundaries, not as a substitute for Software bill of materials in this case.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Dependency mapping links application, infrastructure, providers, and operational prerequisites; the condition for this measure is that a critical service depends on infrastructure not listed in its recovery plan, whereas the current question concerns a case where a vulnerable embedded library may be present in many internally developed products.

C:

Cloud-native inventory discovers provisioned resources and tracks configuration and ownership; that helps with the separate case where short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools, not with the issue that a vulnerable embedded library may be present in many internally developed products.

D:

Data-flow maps show transfers, trust boundaries, locations, and protection obligations; the alternative concern is that sensitive records move among services without documented processing boundaries, but the tested need stems from the fact that a vulnerable embedded library may be present in many internally developed products.

Question 483

Consider the following two outstanding needs: (1) unsupported servers remain online because there is no formal decommissioning owner; (2) short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools. Which TWO options directly satisfy these requirements? Choose TWO.

  1. Configuration baseline reconciliation
  2. Asset lifecycle retirement
  3. Hardware discovery
  4. Cloud resource inventory
  5. Asset criticality tiering

Explanation

Correct Answers

B:

For the requirement that unsupported servers remain online because there is no formal decommissioning owner, retirement workflows revoke access, migrate dependencies, sanitize data, and update inventory; Cloud resource inventory separately addresses the need that short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools.

D:

For the requirement that short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools, cloud-native inventory discovers provisioned resources and tracks configuration and ownership; Asset lifecycle retirement separately addresses the need that unsupported servers remain online because there is no formal decommissioning owner.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Reconciliation checks observed state against a controlled baseline and drives remediation; the alternative concern is that system records show an approved build but actual endpoint settings have drifted, but the tested need stems from the fact that unsupported servers remain online because there is no formal decommissioning owner; the other need in this item is that short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools.

C:

Discovery identifies devices so they can be assigned owners and appropriate controls; it would be a fit if unknown endpoints are connecting to production segments without recorded ownership, whereas the required response must deal with the fact that short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools.

E:

Criticality tiers reflect business consequence to inform protection and recovery investment; the condition under which it applies is that every device has the same recovery priority despite very different revenue and safety impacts, unlike the condition in the question, where unsupported servers remain online because there is no formal decommissioning owner; the other need in this item is that short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools.

Question 484

Sensitive records move among services without documented processing boundaries. What should the decision-maker choose?

  1. Asset lifecycle retirement
  2. Business service dependency graph
  3. Hardware discovery
  4. Data flow mapping

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Data-flow maps show transfers, trust boundaries, locations, and protection obligations. By contrast, Business service dependency graph is relevant when a critical service depends on infrastructure not listed in its recovery plan, not as a substitute for Data flow mapping in this case.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Retirement workflows revoke access, migrate dependencies, sanitize data, and update inventory; its proper use case is one in which unsupported servers remain online because there is no formal decommissioning owner, not one in which sensitive records move among services without documented processing boundaries.

B:

Dependency mapping links application, infrastructure, providers, and operational prerequisites; such an effect addresses a situation where a critical service depends on infrastructure not listed in its recovery plan rather than the situation where sensitive records move among services without documented processing boundaries.

C:

Discovery identifies devices so they can be assigned owners and appropriate controls; its proper use case is one in which unknown endpoints are connecting to production segments without recorded ownership, not one in which sensitive records move among services without documented processing boundaries.

Question 485

A critical service depends on infrastructure not listed in its recovery plan. What action would satisfy this constraint most directly?

  1. Business service dependency graph
  2. Cloud resource inventory
  3. Configuration baseline reconciliation
  4. Software bill of materials

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Dependency mapping links application, infrastructure, providers, and operational prerequisites. By contrast, Software bill of materials is relevant when a vulnerable embedded library may be present in many internally developed products, not as a substitute for Business service dependency graph in this case.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Cloud-native inventory discovers provisioned resources and tracks configuration and ownership; that helps with the separate case where short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools, not with the issue that a critical service depends on infrastructure not listed in its recovery plan.

C:

Reconciliation checks observed state against a controlled baseline and drives remediation; its proper use case is one in which system records show an approved build but actual endpoint settings have drifted, not one in which a critical service depends on infrastructure not listed in its recovery plan.

D:

An SBOM lists software components and dependencies to aid exposure assessment; this provides its benefit when a vulnerable embedded library may be present in many internally developed products; the matter at hand is instead that a critical service depends on infrastructure not listed in its recovery plan.

Question 486

Every device has the same recovery priority despite very different revenue and safety impacts. What approach should the accountable team prioritize?

  1. Asset criticality tiering
  2. Software bill of materials
  3. Cloud resource inventory
  4. Business service dependency graph
  5. Configuration baseline reconciliation

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Criticality tiers reflect business consequence to inform protection and recovery investment. By contrast, Business service dependency graph is relevant when a critical service depends on infrastructure not listed in its recovery plan, not as a substitute for Asset criticality tiering in this case.

Incorrect Answers

B:

An SBOM lists software components and dependencies to aid exposure assessment; the alternative concern is that a vulnerable embedded library may be present in many internally developed products, but the tested need stems from the fact that every device has the same recovery priority despite very different revenue and safety impacts.

C:

Cloud-native inventory discovers provisioned resources and tracks configuration and ownership; its proper use case is one in which short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools, not one in which every device has the same recovery priority despite very different revenue and safety impacts.

D:

Dependency mapping links application, infrastructure, providers, and operational prerequisites; this is pertinent when a critical service depends on infrastructure not listed in its recovery plan, in contrast with the actual gap where every device has the same recovery priority despite very different revenue and safety impacts.

E:

Reconciliation checks observed state against a controlled baseline and drives remediation; that is relevant if system records show an approved build but actual endpoint settings have drifted, but it does not directly resolve the need arising when every device has the same recovery priority despite very different revenue and safety impacts.

Question 487

Unsupported servers remain online because there is no formal decommissioning owner. What is the best-targeted intervention?

  1. Configuration baseline reconciliation
  2. Asset criticality tiering
  3. Business service dependency graph
  4. Asset lifecycle retirement

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Retirement workflows revoke access, migrate dependencies, sanitize data, and update inventory. By contrast, Asset criticality tiering is relevant when every device has the same recovery priority despite very different revenue and safety impacts, not as a substitute for Asset lifecycle retirement in this case.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Reconciliation checks observed state against a controlled baseline and drives remediation; that helps with the separate case where system records show an approved build but actual endpoint settings have drifted, not with the issue that unsupported servers remain online because there is no formal decommissioning owner.

B:

Criticality tiers reflect business consequence to inform protection and recovery investment; this is pertinent when every device has the same recovery priority despite very different revenue and safety impacts, in contrast with the actual gap where unsupported servers remain online because there is no formal decommissioning owner.

C:

Dependency mapping links application, infrastructure, providers, and operational prerequisites; it would be a fit if a critical service depends on infrastructure not listed in its recovery plan, whereas the required response must deal with the fact that unsupported servers remain online because there is no formal decommissioning owner.

Question 488

System records show an approved build but actual endpoint settings have drifted. What should the decision-maker choose?

  1. Software bill of materials
  2. Cloud resource inventory
  3. Configuration baseline reconciliation
  4. Data flow mapping

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Reconciliation checks observed state against a controlled baseline and drives remediation. By contrast, Cloud resource inventory is relevant when short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools, not as a substitute for Configuration baseline reconciliation in this case.

Incorrect Answers

A:

An SBOM lists software components and dependencies to aid exposure assessment; the condition for this measure is that a vulnerable embedded library may be present in many internally developed products, whereas the current question concerns a case where system records show an approved build but actual endpoint settings have drifted.

B:

Cloud-native inventory discovers provisioned resources and tracks configuration and ownership; it would be a fit if short-lived cloud workloads are created outside traditional inventory tools, whereas the required response must deal with the fact that system records show an approved build but actual endpoint settings have drifted.

D:

Data-flow maps show transfers, trust boundaries, locations, and protection obligations; deploying it would matter if sensitive records move among services without documented processing boundaries, but the deciding issue here is that system records show an approved build but actual endpoint settings have drifted.

Question 489

A metropolitan transit authority is establishing enterprise continuity capabilities. Units disagree whether they must maintain continuity plans for important public services. What is the best-targeted intervention?

  1. Continuity supplier dependency review
  2. Business continuity policy
  3. Business continuity management system
  4. Crisis management team

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

A continuity policy sets scope, ownership, objectives, and governance expectations across functions. By contrast, Business continuity management system is relevant when continuity plans exist independently without recurring review, testing, and improvement, not as a substitute for Business continuity policy in this case.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Dependency review exposes common failure modes that would disable both normal and alternate operations; its proper use case is one in which a fallback service depends on the same telecom carrier as the primary system, not one in which units disagree whether they must maintain continuity plans for important public services.

C:

A management system integrates governance, assessments, exercises, assurance, and continual improvement; deploying it would matter if continuity plans exist independently without recurring review, testing, and improvement, but the deciding issue here is that units disagree whether they must maintain continuity plans for important public services.

D:

A cross-functional crisis team coordinates enterprise priorities beyond technical recovery; the condition under which it applies is that a citywide outage involves public safety, communications, transport, and IT decisions, unlike the condition in the question, where units disagree whether they must maintain continuity plans for important public services.

Question 490

Continuity plans exist independently without recurring review, testing, and improvement. What should the decision-maker choose?

  1. Continuity supplier dependency review
  2. Continuity plan activation criteria
  3. Business continuity policy
  4. Business continuity management system

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

A management system integrates governance, assessments, exercises, assurance, and continual improvement. By contrast, Continuity plan activation criteria is relevant when operations cannot decide when a disruption merits switching to alternate procedures, not as a substitute for Business continuity management system in this case.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Dependency review exposes common failure modes that would disable both normal and alternate operations; this is pertinent when a fallback service depends on the same telecom carrier as the primary system, in contrast with the actual gap where continuity plans exist independently without recurring review, testing, and improvement.

B:

Activation criteria use defined impact and duration thresholds to trigger the plan; the condition under which it applies is that operations cannot decide when a disruption merits switching to alternate procedures, unlike the condition in the question, where continuity plans exist independently without recurring review, testing, and improvement.

C:

A continuity policy sets scope, ownership, objectives, and governance expectations across functions; the condition under which it applies is that units disagree whether they must maintain continuity plans for important public services, unlike the condition in the question, where continuity plans exist independently without recurring review, testing, and improvement.

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