CCSP Security Threats & Risk Management 5

Question 1

When conducting a security risk assessment, which step comes FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Identifying assets and their value

Answer

Asset identification and valuation is the foundational first step because you must know what you are protecting before you can assess threats or vulnerabilities.

Question 2

A cargo facility discovers that its X-ray equipment has been producing degraded images for weeks due to a software fault. From a risk perspective, this represents:

Accepted Answer

An undetected vulnerability that increased threat exposure during the failure period

Answer

An undetected equipment failure creates an unplanned vulnerability window, increasing the facility's actual threat exposure without awareness.

Question 3

Which term describes a coordinated effort by terrorist groups to probe security checkpoints through repeated low-level suspicious activity before launching a major attack?

Accepted Answer

Probing / surveillance attack

Answer

Probing or surveillance involves testing security responses with minor incidents to gather intelligence for planning a larger, more effective attack.

Question 4

What is the primary role of intelligence sharing between cargo screening facilities and law enforcement agencies in risk management?

Accepted Answer

To enable proactive identification and mitigation of emerging threats before they materialize

Answer

Intelligence sharing allows facilities to act on threat information before an attack occurs, enabling proactive rather than purely reactive security.

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes the concept of 'threat-based screening' used in cargo security?

Accepted Answer

Adjusting screening methods and intensity based on the assessed risk level of specific cargo, shippers, or routes

Answer

Threat-based screening allocates resources dynamically, applying more intensive measures where intelligence and risk factors indicate elevated threat levels.

(CCSP) Certified Cargo Screening Program Practice Test

(CCSP) Certified Cargo Screening Program Practice Test

CCSP Security Threats & Risk Management 5