CAS-001 · Question #247
A security engineer at a major financial institution is prototyping multiple secure network configurations. The testing is focused on understanding the impact each potential design will have on the…
The correct answer is A. Decommissioning the existing network smoothly, implementing maintenance and operations. The correct answer is A. The question asks specifically about security lifecycle concerns - the phases of planning, operating, maintaining, and retiring systems - not about the design properties of the network itself. Option A correctly identifies lifecycle-phase concerns…
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A security engineer at a major financial institution is prototyping multiple secure network configurations. The testing is focused on understanding the impact each potential design will have on the three major security tenants of the network. All designs must take into account the stringent compliance and reporting requirements for most worldwide financial institutions. Which of the following is the BEST list of security lifecycle related concerns related to deploying the final design?
Options
- ADecommissioning the existing network smoothly, implementing maintenance and operations
- BInteroperability with the Security Administration Remote Access protocol, integrity of the data at
- CResistance of the new network design to DDoS attacks, ability to ensure confidentiality of all data
- DDecommissioning plan for the new network, proper disposal protocols for the existing network
- EEnsuring smooth transition of maintenance resources to support the new network, updating all
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A58% (11)
- B11% (2)
- C21% (4)
- D5% (1)
- E5% (1)
Explanation
The correct answer is A. The question asks specifically about security lifecycle concerns - the phases of planning, operating, maintaining, and retiring systems - not about the design properties of the network itself. Option A correctly identifies lifecycle-phase concerns: smoothly decommissioning the existing network (end-of-life), establishing ongoing maintenance and operations procedures (operations phase), and meeting ongoing compliance and reporting requirements (a continuous lifecycle obligation for financial institutions). Options B and C describe design or technical properties (protocols, DDoS resistance). Option D confusingly refers to decommissioning the new network before it is deployed. Option E only partially covers lifecycle concerns.
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