CISSP-ISSEP · Question #81
What NIACAP certification levels are recommended by the certifier? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
The correct answer is B. Basic Security Review D. Comprehensive Analysis E. Detailed Analysis F. Minimum Analysis. NIACAP defines exactly four certification levels that a certifier may recommend, and options B, D, E, and F represent all four: Basic Security Review, Comprehensive Analysis, Detailed Analysis, and Minimum Analysis. These levels scale in rigor and depth, from a lightweight…
Question
What NIACAP certification levels are recommended by the certifier? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
Options
- ABasic System Review
- BBasic Security Review
- CMaximum Analysis
- DComprehensive Analysis
- EDetailed Analysis
- FMinimum Analysis
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A5% (2)
- B88% (37)
- C7% (3)
Explanation
NIACAP defines exactly four certification levels that a certifier may recommend, and options B, D, E, and F represent all four: Basic Security Review, Comprehensive Analysis, Detailed Analysis, and Minimum Analysis. These levels scale in rigor and depth, from a lightweight Basic Security Review to the most thorough Comprehensive Analysis, allowing the certifier to match the analysis intensity to the system's complexity and sensitivity.
Option A (Basic System Review) is a distractor because the correct term is Basic Security Review - "System" replaces "Security," making it a fabricated name not found in NIACAP.
Option C (Maximum Analysis) is also fabricated - NIACAP has no "Maximum" tier; the highest level is Comprehensive Analysis.
Memory tip: Remember the four real levels as a ladder - Basic → Minimum → Detailed → Comprehensive (BMD-C, or think "Build More Defense Comprehensively"). If an answer choice doesn't fit one of those four rungs, it's a distractor.
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