Took my exam yesterday and it cut me off after the 100 question mark. I filled up the endorsement form and the waiting game begins. Special thanks to @Vincent Primiani for building such a supportive, encouraging community.

A company migrates sensitive business data to a shared analytics environment used by multiple departments. Data accuracy issues emerge, but no single group can authorize correction because ownership is unclear. Leadership wants faster decisions without creating a centralized bottleneck. What is the MOST appropriate governance action to take FIRST? A. Assign a single enterprise data steward for all analytics data B. Define data ownership and decision authority at the dataset level C. Implement stricter change control over analytics transformations D. Increase audit logging for data modifications and access Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!

A company uses red team exercises to validate detection and response capabilities. After several successful simulations, leadership concludes incident readiness is high. An independent review finds that scenarios are reused and defenders have begun anticipating tactics. Management wants realistic assurance without increasing test frequency. What is the MOST appropriate change to make? A. Rotate red team members to reduce defender familiarity B. Introduce threat informed testing with adaptive scenario design C. Increase reliance on automated attack simulation tools D. Separate detection and response teams during exercises Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!

A regulated organization designs a system where business users submit high value transactions through an application, while a separate service validates and commits them. Auditors later find administrators could bypass the application and update records directly in the database. Management wants assurance this cannot occur again. What is the MOST appropriate architectural control to implement NEXT? A. Stronger privileged user authentication and session recording B. Mandatory access control enforced at the database layer C. Constrained interfaces with enforced well formed transactions D. Increased database activity monitoring and alerting Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!

Following a major security incident, the board asks management to demonstrate that security investments over the past two years were aligned to enterprise risk, not just technical best practices. Metrics show control maturity, but not business impact reduction. What is the MOST appropriate action to take NEXT? A. Map historical security controls to compliance framework requirements B. Reframe security reporting around risk scenarios and loss exposure C. Commission an external benchmark against industry peers D. Increase board level security training and awareness sessions Come back for the answer tomorrow, or study more now!