ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist Practice Exam

Jonnie Karnath2023-08-15T08:06:24+00:00

The ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist exam is designed to test your knowledge of industrial cybersecurity concepts, principles, and best practices according to the ISA/IEC 62443 standard. To help you prepare for this exam, Certspots offers a free ISA-IEC-62443 practice exam. This exam is designed to simulate the actual exam, with questions covering topics such as risk assessment, network security, and incident response. By taking this ISA-IEC-62443 practice exam, you can test your knowledge and identify areas where you may need to study further.

The ISA-IEC-62443 practice exam is available online and can be taken at any time. It consists of 88 multiple-choice questions and provides immediate feedback on your answers. Whether you are preparing for the ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist exam or simply want to test your knowledge of industrial cybersecurity, this practice exam is a valuable resource.

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1. What are the two sublayers of Layer 2?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

HIDS and NIDS

LLC and MAC

OPC and DCOM

VLAN and VPN

2. Which is a common pitfall when initiating a CSMS program?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Organizational lack of communication

Failure to relate to the mission of the organization

Insufficient documentation due to lack of good follow-up

Immediate jump into detailed risk assessment

3. 1.Which of the following is an element of monitoring and improving a CSMS?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Increase in staff training and security awareness

Restricted access to the industrial control system to an as-needed basis

Significant changes in identified risk round in periodic reassessments

Review of system logs and other key data files

4. Which steps are part of implementing countermeasures?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Establish the risk tolerance and select common countermeasures.

Establish the risk tolerance and update the business continuity plan.

Select common countermeasures and update the business continuity plan.

Select common countermeasures and collaborate with stakeholders.

5. Which of the ISA 62443 standards focuses on the process of developing secure products?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

62443-1-1

62443-3-2

62443-3-3

62443-4-1

6. Which of the following is the underlying protocol for Ethernet/IP?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Building Automation and Control Network (BACnet)

Common Industrial Protocol

Highway Addressable Remote Transducer (HART)

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) for Process Control

7. How many security levels are in the ISASecure certification program?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

8. What is a feature of an asymmetric key?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Uses a continuous stream

Uses different keys

Shares the same key O

Has lower network overhead

9. Which is a role of the application layer?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Includes protocols specific to network applications such as email, file transfer, and reading data registers in a PLC

Includes user applications specific to network applications such as email, file transfer, and reading data registers in a PLC

Provides the mechanism for opening, closing, and managing a session between end-user application processes

Delivers and formats information, possibly with encryption and security

10. Which is an important difference between IT systems and IACS?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

The IACS security priority is integrity.

The IT security priority is availability.

IACS cybersecurity must address safety issues.

Routers are not used in IACS networks.

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11. Electronic security, as defined in ANSI/ISA-99.00.01:2007. includes which of the following? Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Security guidelines for the proper configuration of IACS computers and operating systems

Computers, networks, operating systems, applications, and other programmable configurable components of the system

Personnel, policies, and procedures related to the security of computers, networks. PLCs, and other programmable configurable components of the system

Security guidelines for the proper configuration of IACS PLCs and other programmable configurable components of the system

12. Which of the following attacks relies on a human weakness to succeed?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Denial-of-service

Phishing

Escalation-of-privileges

Spoofing

13. What does the abbreviation CSMS round in ISA 62443-2-1 represent?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Control System Management System

Control System Monitoring System

Cyber Security Management System

Cyber Security Monitoring System

14. Which steps are included in the ISA/IEC 62443 assess phase?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Cybersecurity requirements specification and detailed cyber risk assessment

Cybersecurity requirements specification and allocation of IACS assets to zones and conduits

Detailed cyber risk assessment and cybersecurity maintenance, monitoring, and management of change

Allocation of IACS assets to zones and conduits, and detailed cyber risk assessment

15. Which of the following are the critical variables related to access control? Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Reporting and monitoring

Account management and monitoring

Account management and password strength

Password strength and change frequency

16. Which is the BEST deployment system for malicious code protection?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Network segmentation

IACS protocol converters

Application whitelistinq (AWL) O

Zones and conduits

17. Which activity is part of establishing policy, organization, and awareness?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Communicate policies.

Establish the risk tolerance.

Identify detailed vulnerabilities.

Implement countermeasures.

18. What is a commonly used protocol for managing secure data transmission over a Virtual Private Network (VPN)?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

HTTPS

IPSec

MPLS

SSH

19. Which of the following is the BEST example of detection-in-depth best practices?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Firewalls and unexpected protocols being used

IDS sensors deployed within multiple zones in the production environment

Role-based access control and unusual data transfer patterns

Role-based access control and VPNs

20. Who must be included in a training and security awareness program?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Vendors and suppliers

Employees

All personnel

Temporary staff

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21. What is the name of the protocol that implements serial Modbus over Ethernet?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

MODBUS/CIP

MODBUS/Ethernet

MODBUS/Plus

MODBUS/TCP

22. What are the three main components of the ISA Secure Integrated Threat Analysis (ITA) Program? Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Software development security assurance, functional security assessment, and communications robustness testing

Software robustness security testing, functional software assessment assurance, and essential security functionality assessment

Communications robustness testing, functional security assurance, and software robustness communications

Communication speed, disaster recovery, and essential security functionality assessment

23. Which is a commonly used protocol for managing secure data transmission on the Internet? Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS)

Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption

Secure Telnet

Secure Sockets Layer

24. Which of the following is an industry sector-specific standard?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

ISA-62443 (EC 62443)

NIST SP800-82

API 1164

ISO 27001

25. Which statement is TRUE reqardinq application of patches in an IACS environment?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Patches should be applied as soon as they are available.

Patches should be applied within one month of availability.

Patches never should be applied in an IACS environment.

Patches should be applied based on the organization's risk assessment.

26. Which type of cryptographic algorithms requires more than one key?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Block ciphers

Stream ciphers

Symmetric (private) key

Asymmetric (public) key

27. Which is one of the PRIMARY goals of providing a framework addressing secure product development life-cycle requirements?

Available Choices (select all choices that are correct)

Aligned development process

Aligned needs of industrial users

Well-documented security policies and procedures

Defense-in-depth approach to designing

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