I am happy to inform you all that I passed the CISSP exam yesterday 31 Jan 2026!!! It was a great experience. I really appreciate this platform and people on the platform that helped me in solidifying the CISSP mindset from numerous exam practices. At 100 question the test engine stopped and advised me to complete a survey!!! at that time I had 90min left on the clock!!! I really paced myself on the test!!! My advice: ALWAYS THINK LIKE A MANAGER!!! IF I CAN DO IT YOU CAN DO BETTER!!!

A financial institution uses continuous control monitoring to support regulatory examinations. During a supervisory review, regulators challenge whether reported control effectiveness constitutes “reasonable assurance,” given that testing criteria, thresholds, and exception handling are defined by the same team operating the controls. Leadership wants defensible assurance without dismantling automation. What is the MOST appropriate action to take NEXT? A. Rotate control owners periodically to reduce familiarity bias B. Establish independent assurance criteria and validation over monitoring logic C. Increase sampling depth and testing frequency across automated controls D. Supplement dashboards with annual external audit attestations Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!

I felt like such a robot 🤖 posting the question this morning. I needed to say hello to all our wonderful members!! Okay, okay, the question... A company deploys a zero trust network where every request is authenticated, authorized, and encrypted. During an incident, investigators cannot reconstruct attack paths because traffic patterns are indistinguishable once inside the fabric. Security wants forensic clarity without weakening zero trust principles. What is the MOST appropriate architectural adjustment? A. Decrypt and inspect all internal traffic at centralized gateways B. Implement per request cryptographic identity and flow labeling C. Increase east west traffic logging at network choke points D. Reintroduce internal trust zones to simplify attribution Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!

During an active breach investigation, the incident response team discovers indicators suggesting a third party service provider may be the initial intrusion vector. Legal warns that premature notification could expose the company to liability, while operations wants immediate coordination to contain spread. What is the MOST appropriate action to take NEXT? A. Notify the service provider immediately with full technical findings B. Isolate affected integrations and preserve evidence before notification C. Escalate directly to law enforcement to avoid vendor disputes D. Delay all action until legal approves external communication Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!

An enterprise deploys agentic AI systems that autonomously collect data from internal systems and external sources to answer executive queries. Over time, agents begin retaining intermediate data and derived insights to improve future performance. Legal cannot determine what regulated data is being stored or reused. Leadership wants minimal friction. What is the MOST appropriate action to take FIRST? A. Encrypt all agent retained data using enterprise key management B. Perform a data inventory and classification of agent memory and outputs C. Restrict agents to real time queries with no local persistence D. Update contracts with AI vendors to address derived data ownership Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!