A company processes sensitive cardholder information that is stored in an internal production database and accessed by internet-facing web servers. The company's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is concerned with the risks related to sensitive data exposure and wants to implement tokenization of sensitive information at the record level. The company implements a one-to-many mapping of primary credit card numbers to temporary credit card numbers.Which of the following should the CISO consider in a tokenization system?
Answer(s): C
A network administrator receives a ticket regarding an error from a remote worker who is trying to reboot a laptop. The laptop has not yet loaded the operating system, and the user is unable to continue the boot process. The administrator is able to provide the user with a recovery PIN, and the user is able to reboot the system and access the device as needed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the error?
Answer(s): D
A security engineer is concerned about the threat of side-channel attacks. The company experienced a past attack that degraded parts of a SCADA system, causing a fluctuation to 20,000rpm from its normal operating range. As a result, the part deteriorated more quickly than the mean time to failure. A further investigation revealed the attacker was able to determine the acceptable rpm range, and the malware would then fluctuate the rpm until the part failed. Which of the following solutions would be BEST to prevent a side-channel attack in the future?
Answer(s): B
Which of the following is the primary reason that a risk practitioner determines the security boundary prior to conducting a risk assessment?
Answer(s): A
A security architect must mitigate the risks from what is suspected to be an exposed, private cryptographic key. Which of the following is the BEST step to take?
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