CPE quiz

Question 1: The new chair of the (ISC)2 Board of Directors is from:
Correct Answer: Belgium
Question 2: The primary reason to use security metrics, according to Ben Mayrides of Acureti, is to:
Correct Answer: make sure that your information security program is meeting organizational objectives
Question 3: What is a major benefit of using security metrics:
Correct Answer: all of the above
Question 4: According to metrics expert Caroline Wong, who should dictate how you present information derived from security metrics:
Correct Answer: your audience
Question 5: According to J.J. Thompson of Rook Consulting, what accounts for some of the unrealistic expectations between SOCs and company executives:
Correct Answer: All of the above
Question 6: According to Thompson, the best security metrics focus on:
Correct Answer: New net vulnerabilities, including those risk-exempt or unresolved
Question 7: According to security consultant Kerry Anderson, which is NOT recommended in trying to find the root cause of a security issue:
Correct Answer: Focus on present, ongoing problems, not those that presented in the past
Question 8: According to the fictional television character Dr. Gregory House, Occam’s Razor refers to:
Correct Answer: The most likely explanation is that someone made a mistake
Question 9: According to a 2013 global workforce poll conducted by (ISC)2, Frost & Sullivan and Booze Allen Hamilton, the security professional in greatest demand across industries and nations is:
Correct Answer: Security analyst
Question 10: According to the same study, what was the top-ranked skill most important to an information security professional’s career and advancement:
Correct Answer: Broad understanding of the security field