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Question 1

Certification and Accreditation (C&A or CnA) is a process for implementing information security. It is a systematic procedure for evaluating, describing, testing, and authorizing systems prior to or after a system is in operation. Which of the following statements are true about Certification and Accreditation? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

A : creditation is a comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls in an information system

B : creditation is the official management decision given by a senior agency official to authorize operation of an information system

C : rtification is a comprehensive assessment of the management, operational, and technical security controls in an information system.

D : rtification is the official management decision given by a senior agency official to authorize operation of an information system.

Answer: B,C

Question 2

In which of the following DIACAP phases is residual risk analyzed?

A : ase 2

B : ase 3

C : ase 5

D : ase 1

E : Phase 4

Answer: A

Question 3

Della works as a security engineer for BlueWell Inc. She wants to establish configuration management and control procedures that will document proposed or actual changes to the information system. Which of the following phases of NIST SP 800-37 C&A methodology will define the above task?

A : curity Certification

B : curity Accreditation

C : itiation

D : ntinuous Monitoring

Answer: D

Question 4

Continuous Monitoring is the fourth phase of the security certification and accreditation process.

What activities are performed in the Continuous Monitoring process?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

A : atus reporting and documentation

B : curity control monitoring and impact analyses of changes to the information system

C : nfiguration management and control

D : curity accreditation documentation

E : curity accreditation decision

Answer: A,B,C

Question 5

According to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 8500.2, there are eight Information

Assurance (IA) areas, and the controls are referred to as IA controls. Which of the following are

among the eight areas of IA defined by DoD?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply

A : Security Design & Configuration

B : Enclave and Computing Environment

C : Vulnerability and Incident Management

D : formation systems acquisition, development, and maintenance

Answer: A,B,C

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