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ISC2 CCSP Exam Syllabus Topics:

Topic	Details
Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design (17%)
Understand Cloud Computing Concepts	- Cloud Computing Definitions - Cloud Computing Roles (e.g., cloud service customer, cloud service provider, cloud service partner, cloud service broker) - Key Cloud Computing Characteristics (e.g., on-demand self-service, broad network access, multi-tenancy, rapid elasticity and scalability, resource pooling, measured service) - Building Block Technologies (e.g., virtualization, storage, networking, databases, orchestration)
Describe Cloud Reference Architecture	- Cloud Computing Activities - Cloud Service Capabilities (e.g., application capability types, platform capability types, infrastructure capability types - Cloud Service Categories (e.g., Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS)) - Cloud Deployment Models (e.g., public, private, hybrid, community) - Cloud Shared Considerations (e.g., interoperability, portability, reversibility, availability, security, privacy, resiliency, performance, governance, maintenance and versioning, service levels and Service Level Agreements (SLA), auditability, regulatory) - Impact of Related Technologies (e.g., machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), containers, quantum computing)
Understand Security Concepts Relevant to Cloud Computing	- Cryptography and Key Management - Access Control - Data and Media Sanitization (e.g., overwriting, cryptographic erase) - Network Security (e.g., network security groups) - Virtualization Security (e.g., hypervisor security, container security - Common Threats
Understand Design Principles of Secure Cloud Computing	- Cloud Secure Data Lifecycle - Cloud based Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC) planning - Cost Benefit Analysis - Functional Security Requirements (e.g., portability, interoperability, vendor lock-in) - Security Considerations for Different Cloud Categories (e.g., Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS))
Evaluate Cloud Service Providers	- Verification Against Criteria (e.g., International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 27017, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)) - System/subsystem Product Certifications (e.g., Common Criteria (CC), Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2)
Cloud Data Security (19%)
Describe Cloud Data Concepts	- Cloud Data Life Cycle Phases - Data Dispersion
Design and Implement Cloud Data Storage Architectures	- Storage Types (e.g. long term, ephemeral, raw-disk) - Threats to Storage Types
Design and Apply Data Security Technologies and Strategies	- Encryption and Key Management - Hashing - Masking - Tokenization - Data Loss Prevention (DLP) - Data Obfuscation - Data De-identification (e.g., anonymization)
Implement Data Discovery	- Structured Data - Unstructured Data
Implement Data Classification	- Mapping - Labeling - Sensitive data (e.g., Protected Health Information (PHI), Personally Identifiable Information (PII), card holder data)
Design and Implement Information Rights Management (IRM)	- Objectives (e.g., data rights, provisioning, access models) - Appropriate Tools (e.g., issuing and revocation of certificates)
Plan and Implement Data Retention, Deletion and Archiving Policies	- Data Retention Policies - Data Deletion Procedures and Mechanisms - Data Archiving Procedures and Mechanisms - Legal Hold
Design and Implement Auditability, Traceability and Accountability of Data Events	- Definition of Event Sources and Requirement of Identity Attribution - Logging, Storage and Analysis of Data Events - Chain of Custody and Non-repudiation
Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security (17%)
Comprehend Cloud Infrastructure Components	- Physical Environment - Network and Communications - Compute - Virtualization - Storage - Management Plane
Design a Secure Data Center	- Logical Design (e.g., tenant partitioning, access control) - Physical Design (e.g. location, buy or build) - Environmental Design (e.g., Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), multi-vendor pathway connectivity)
Analyze Risks Associated with Cloud Infrastructure	- Risk Assessment and Analysis - Cloud Vulnerabilities, Threats and Attacks - Virtualization Risks - Counter-measure Strategies
Design and Plan Security Controls	- Physical and Environmental Protection (e.g., on-premise) - System and Communication Protection - Virtualization Systems Protection - Identification, Authentication and Authorization in Cloud Infrastructure - Audit Mechanisms (e.g., log collection, packet capture)
Plan Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC)	- Risks Related to the Cloud Environment - Business Requirements (e.g., Recovery Time Objective (RTO), Recovery Point Objective (RPO), Recovery Service Level (RSL)) - Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Strategy - Creation, Implementation and Testing of Plan
Cloud Application Security (17%)
Advocate Training and Awareness for Application Security	- Cloud Development Basics - Common Pitfalls - Common Cloud Vulnerabilities
Describe the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Process	- Business Requirements - Phases and Methodologies
Apply the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	- Avoid Common Vulnerabilities During Development - Cloud-specific Risks - Quality Assurance - Threat Modeling - Software Configuration Management and Versioning
Apply Cloud Software Assurance and Validation	- Functional Testing - Security Testing Methodologies
Use Verified Secure Software	- Approved Application Programming Interfaces (API) - Supply-chain Management - Third Party Software Management - Validated Open Source Software
Comprehend the Specifics of Cloud Application Architecture	- Supplemental Security components (e.g., Web Application Firewall (WAF), Database Activity Monitoring (DAM), Extensible Markup Language (XML) firewalls, Application Programming Interface (API) gateway) - Cryptography - Sandboxing - Application Virtualization and Orchestration
Design Appropriate Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solutions	- Federated Identity - Identity Providers - Single Sign-On (SSO) - Multi-factor Authentication - Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
Cloud Security Operations (17%)
Implement and Build Physical and Logical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment	- Hardware Specific Security Configuration Requirements (e.g., Basic Input Output System (BIOS), settings for virtualization and Trusted Platform Module (TPM), storage controllers, network controllers) - Installation and Configuration of Virtualization Management Tools - Virtual Hardware Specific Security Configuration Requirements (e.g., network, storage, memory, Central Processing Unit (CPU)) - Installation of Guest Operating System (OS) Virtualization Toolsets
Operate Physical and Logical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment	- Configure Access Control for Local and Remote Access (e.g., Secure Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM), console-based access mechanisms, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)) - Secure Network Configuration (e.g., Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN), Transport Layer Security (TLS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), Virtual Private Network (VPN)) - Operating System (OS) Hardening Through the Application of Baselines (e.g., Windows, Linux, VMware) - Availability of Stand-Alone Hosts - Availability of Clustered Hosts (e.g., Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS), Dynamic Optimization (DO), storage clusters, maintenance mode, High Availability) - Availability of Guest Operating System (OS)
Manage Physical and Logical Infrastructure for Cloud Environment	- Access Controls for Remote Access (e.g., Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), Secure Terminal Access, Secure Shell (SSH)) - Operating System (OS) Baseline Compliance Monitoring and Remediation - Patch Management - Performance and Capacity Monitoring (e.g., network, compute, storage, response time) - Hardware Monitoring (e.g., Disk, Central Processing Unit (CPU), fan speed, temperature) - Configuration of Host and Guest Operating System (OS) Backup and Restore Functions - Network Security Controls (e.g., firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), honeypots, vulnerability assessments, network security groups) - Management Plane (e.g., scheduling, orchestration, maintenance)
Implement Operational Controls and Standards (e.g., Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 20000-1)	- Change Management - Continuity Management - Information Security Management - Continual Service Improvement Management - Incident Management - Problem Management - Release Management - Deployment Management - Configuration Management - Service level Management - Availability Management - Capacity Management
Support Digital Forensics	- Forensic Data Collection Methodologies - Evidence Management - Collect, Acquire and Preserve Digital Evidence
Manage Communication with Relevant Parties	- Vendors - Customers - Partners - Regulators - Other Stakeholders
Manage Security Operations	- Security Operations Center (SOC) - Monitoring of Security Controls (e.g., firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), honeypots, vulnerability assessments, network security groups) - Log Capture and Analysis (e.g., Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), log management) - Incident Management
Legal, Risk and Compliance (13%)
Articulate Legal Requirements and Unique Risks within the Cloud Environment	- Conflicting International Legislation - Evaluation of Legal Risks Specific to Cloud Computing - Legal Framework and Guidelines - eDiscovery (e.g., International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 27050, Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Guidance) - Forensics Requirements
Understand Privacy Issues	- Difference Between Contractual and Regulated Private Data (e.g., Protected Health Information (PHI), Personally Identifiable Information (PII)) - Country-Specific Legislation Related to Private Data (e.g., Protected Health Information (PHI), Personally Identifiable Information (PII)) - Jurisdictional Differences in Data Privacy - Standard Privacy Requirements (e.g., International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 27018, Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR))
Understand Audit Process, Methodologies, and Required Adaptations for a Cloud Environment	- Internal and External Audit Controls - Impact of Audit Requirements - Identify Assurance Challenges of Virtualization and Cloud - Types of Audit Reports (e.g., Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE), Service Organization Control (SOC), International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE)) - Restrictions of Audit Scope Statements (e.g., Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE), International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE)) - Gap Analysis - Audit Planning - Internal Information Security Management System (ISMS) - Internal Information Security Controls System - Policies (e.g., organizational, functional, cloud computing) - Identification and Involvement of Relevant Stakeholders - Specialized Compliance Requirements for Highly-Regulated Industries (e.g., North American Electric Reliability Corporation/ Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC/CIP), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Payment Card Industry (PCI)) - Impact of Distributed Information Technology (IT) Model (e.g., diverse geographical locations and crossing over legal jurisdictions
Understand Implications of Cloud to Enterprise Risk Management	- Assess Providers Risk Management Programs (e.g., controls, methodologies, policies) - Difference Between Data Owner/Controller vs. Data Custodian/Processor (e.g., risk profile, risk appetite, responsibility) - Regulatory Transparency Requirements (e.g., breach notification, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)) - Risk Treatment (i.e., avoid, modify, share, retain) - Different Risk Frameworks - Metrics for Risk Management - Assessment of Risk Environment (e.g., service, vendor, infrastructure)
Understand Outsourcing and Cloud Contract Design	- Business Requirements (e.g., Service Level Agreement (SLA), Master Service Agreement (MSA), Statement of Work (SOW)) - Vendor Management - Contract Management (e.g., right to audit, metrics, definitions, termination, litigation, assurance, compliance, access to cloud/data, cyber risk insurance) - Supply-Chain Management (e.g., International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 27036)

 

NEW QUESTION 255
The different cloud service models have varying levels of responsibilities for functions and operations depending with the model's level of service.
In which of the following models would the responsibility for patching lie predominantly with the cloud customer?

• A. DaaS
• B. SaaS
• C. IaaS
• D. PaaS

Answer: C

Explanation:
With Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), the cloud customer is responsible for deploying and maintaining its own systems and virtual machines. Therefore, the customer is solely responsible for patching and any other security updates it finds necessary. With Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Desktop as a Service (DaaS), the cloud provider maintains the infrastructure components and is responsible for maintaining and patching them.

 

NEW QUESTION 256
Tokenization requires at least ____ database(s).
Response:

• A. Three
• B. One
• C. Four
• D. Two

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 257
What is a standard configuration and policy set that is applied to systems and virtual machines called?

• A. Baseline
• B. Hardening
• C. Redline
• D. Standardization

Answer: A

Explanation:
Explanation
The most common and efficient manner of securing operating systems is through the use of baselines. A baseline is a standardized and understood set of base configurations and settings. When a new system is built or a new virtual machine is established, baselines will be applied to a new image to ensure the base configuration meets organizational policy and regulatory requirements.

 

NEW QUESTION 258
When an API is being leveraged, it will encapsulate its data for transmission back to the requesting party or service.
What is the data encapsulation used with the SOAP protocol referred to as?

• A. Packet
• B. Envelope
• C. Object
• D. Payload

Answer: B

Explanation:
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) encapsulates its information in what is known as a SOAP envelope. It then leverages common communications protocols for transmission. Object is a type of cloud storage, but also a commonly used term with certain types of programming languages.
Packet and payload are terms that sound similar to envelope but are not correct in this case.

 

NEW QUESTION 259
In a federated identity arrangement using a trusted third-party model, who is the identity provider and who is the relying party?

• A. Each member organization/each member organization
• B. The users of the various organizations within the federations within the federation/a CASB
• C. A contracted third party/the various member organizations of the federation
• D. Each member organization/a trusted third party

Answer: C

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
In a trusted third-party model of federation, each member organization outsources the review and approval task to a third party they all trust. This makes the third party the identifier (it issues and manages identities for all users in all organizations in the federation), and the various member organizations are the relying parties (the resource providers that share resources based on approval from the third party).

 

NEW QUESTION 260
A main objective for an organization when utilizing cloud services is to avoid vendor lock-in so as to ensure flexibility and maintain independence.
Which core concept of cloud computing is most related to vendor lock-in?

• A. Interoperability
• B. Scalability
• C. Reversibility
• D. Portability

Answer: D

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Portability is the ability for a cloud customer to easily move their systems, services, and applications among different cloud providers. By avoiding reliance on proprietary APIs and other vendor-specific cloud features, an organization can maintain flexibility to move among the various cloud providers with greater ease. Reversibility refers to the ability for a cloud customer to quickly and easy remove all their services and data from a cloud provider. Interoperability is the ability to reuse services and components for other applications and uses. Scalability refers to the ability of a cloud environment to add or remove resources to meet current demands.

 

NEW QUESTION 261
Which of the following methods is often used to obscure data from production systems for use in test or development environments?
Response:

• A. Classification
• B. Encryption
• C. Tokenization
• D. Masking

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 262
Which of the following roles involves testing, monitoring, and securing cloud services for an organization?

• A. Cloud service administrator
• B. Cloud service integrator
• C. Cloud service user
• D. Cloud service business manager

Answer: A

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
The cloud service administrator is responsible for testing cloud services, monitoring services, administering security for services, providing usage reports on cloud services, and addressing problem reports

 

NEW QUESTION 263
All of these are reasons an organization may want to consider cloud migration except:
Response:

• A. Reduced personnel costs
• B. Elimination of risks
• C. Increased efficiency
• D. Reduced operational expenses

Answer: B

 

NEW QUESTION 264
Which type of controls are the SOC Type 1 reports specifically focused on?

• A. PII
• B. Privacy
• C. Integrity
• D. Financial

Answer: D

Explanation:
Explanation
SOC Type 1 reports are focused specifically on internal controls as they relate to financial reporting.

 

NEW QUESTION 265
Which networking concept in a cloud environment allows for network segregation and isolation of IP spaces?

• A. WAN
• B. VLAN
• C. LAN
• D. PLAN

Answer: B

Explanation:
A virtual area network (VLAN) allows the logical separation and isolation of networks and IP spaces to provide enhanced security and controls.

 

NEW QUESTION 266
Which cloud deployment model is MOST likely to offer free or very cheap services to users?

• A. Public
• B. Community
• C. Hybrid
• D. Private

Answer: A

Explanation:
Public clouds offer services to anyone, regardless of affiliation, and are the most likely to offer free services to users. Examples of public clouds with free services include iCloud, Dropbox, and OneDrive.
Private cloud models are designed for specific customers and for their needs, and would not offer services to the public at large, for free or otherwise. A community cloud is specific to a group of similar organizations and would not offer free or widely available public services. A hybrid cloud model would not fit the specifics of the question.

 

NEW QUESTION 267
Which of the following are attributes of cloud computing?

• A. Minimal management effort and shared resources
• B. High cost and unique resources
• C. Limited access and service provider interaction
• D. Rapid provisioning and slow release of resources

Answer: A

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.

 

NEW QUESTION 268
What does a cloud customer purchase or obtain from a cloud provider?

• A. Customers
• B. Servers
• C. Services
• D. Hosting

Answer: C

Explanation:
No matter what form they come in, "services" are obtained or purchased by a cloud customer from a cloud service provider. Services can come in many forms--virtual machines, network configurations, hosting setups, and software access, just to name a few. Hosting and servers--or, with a cloud, more appropriately virtual machines--are just two examples of "services" that a customer would purchase from a cloud provider.
"Customers" would never be a service that's purchased.

 

NEW QUESTION 269
What is a key capability or characteristic of PaaS?

• A. Support for a single programming language
• B. Ability to manually scale
• C. Support for a homogenous environment
• D. Ability to reduce lock-in

Answer: D

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
PaaS should have the following key capabilities and characteristics:
- Support multiple languages and frameworks: PaaS should support multiple programming languages and frameworks, thus enabling the developers to code in whichever language they prefer or the design requirements specify. In recent times, significant strides and efforts have been taken to ensure that open source stacks are both supported and utilized, thus reducing "lock-in" or issues with interoperability when changing CSPs.
- Multiple hosting environments: The ability to support a wide variety of underlying hosting environments for the platform is key to meeting customer requirements and demands. Whether public cloud, private cloud, local hypervisor, or bare metal, supporting multiple hosting environments allows the application developer or administrator to migrate the application when and as required. This can also be used as a form of contingency and continuity and to ensure the ongoing availability.
- Flexibility: Traditionally, platform providers provided features and requirements that they felt suited the client requirements, along with what suited their service offering and positioned them as the provider of choice, with limited options for the customers to move easily. This has changed drastically, with extensibility and flexibility now afforded to meeting the needs and requirements of developer audiences.
This has been heavily influenced by open source, which allows relevant plug-ins to be quickly and efficiently introduced into the platform.
- Allow choice and reduce lock-in: PaaS learns from previous horror stories and restrictions, proprietary meant red tape, barriers, and restrictions on what developers could do when it came to migration or adding features and components to the platform. Although the requirement to code to specific APIs was made available by the providers, they could run their apps in various environments based on commonality and standard API structures, ensuring a level of consistency and quality for customers and users.
- Ability to auto-scale: This enables the application to seamlessly scale up and down as required to accommodate the cyclical demands of users. The platform will allocate resources and assign these to the application as required. This serves as a key driver for any seasonal organizations that experience spikes and drops in usage.

 

NEW QUESTION 270
Which of the following is NOT an application or utility to apply and enforce baselines on a system?

• A. Chef
• B. Active Directory
• C. Puppet
• D. GitHub

Answer: D

Explanation:
Explanation
GitHub is an application for code collaboration, including versioning and branching of code trees. It is not used for applying or maintaining system configurations.

 

NEW QUESTION 271
Which of the following frameworks focuses specifically on design implementation and management?

• A. ISO 27017
• B. NIST 800-92
• C. HIPAA
• D. ISO 31000:2009

Answer: D

Explanation:
Explanation
ISO 31000:2009 specifically focuses on design implementation and management. HIPAA refers to health care regulations, NIST 800-92 is about log management, and ISO 27017 is about cloud specific security controls.

 

NEW QUESTION 272
Although the United States does not have a single, comprehensive privacy and regulatory framework, a number of specific regulations pertain to types of data or populations.
Which of the following is NOT a regulatory system from the United States federal government?

• A. PCI DSS
• B. HIPAA
• C. FISMA
• D. SOX

Answer: A

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) pertains to organizations that handle credit card transactions and is an industry-regulatory standard, not a governmental one. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was passed in 2002 and pertains to financial records and reporting, as well as transparency requirements for shareholders and other stakeholders. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed in 1996 and pertains to data privacy and security for medical records. FISMA refers to the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 and pertains to the protection of all US federal government IT systems, with the exception of national security systems.

 

NEW QUESTION 273
What principle must always been included with an SOC 2 report?

• A. Confidentiality
• B. Privacy
• C. Security
• D. Processing integrity

Answer: C

 

NEW QUESTION 274
Which of the following might make crypto-shredding difficult or useless?
Response:

• A. Cloud provider also managing the organization's keys
• B. External attackers
• C. Lack of physical access to the environment
• D. Lack of user training and awareness

Answer: A

 

NEW QUESTION 275
All of these are methods of data discovery, except:

• A. User-based
• B. Metadata-based
• C. Label-based
• D. Content-based

Answer: A

Explanation:
Explanation
All the others are valid methods of data discovery; user-based is a red herring with no meaning.

 

NEW QUESTION 276
Audits are either done based on the status of a system or application at a specific time or done as a study over a period of time that takes into account changes and processes.
Which of the following pairs matches an audit type that is done over time, along with the minimum span of time necessary for it?

• A. SOC Type 1, one year
• B. SOC Type 2, six months
• C. SOC Type 2, one year
• D. SOC Type 2, one month

Answer: B

Explanation:
SOC Type 2 audits are done over a period of time, with six months being the minimum duration. SOC Type 1 audits are designed with a scope that's a static point in time, and the other times provided for SOC Type 2 are incorrect.

 

NEW QUESTION 277
You are the security manager of a small firm that has just purchased a DLP solution to implement in your cloud-based production environment.
In order to increase the security value of the DLP, you should consider combining it with
____________.
Response:

• A. Digital rights management (DRM) and security event and incident management (SIEM) tools
• B. An investment in upgraded project management software
• C. Digital insurance policies
• D. The Uptime Institute's Tier certification

Answer: A

 

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