ISC Exam Questions

which situation would TEMPEST risks and technologies be of MOST interest?

In which situation would TEMPEST risks and technologies be of MOST interest?

A.
Where high availability is vital.

B.
Where the consequences of disclose are very high.

C.
Where countermeasures are easy to implement

D.
Where data base integrity is crucial

Explanation:
Emanation eavesdropping. Receipt and display of information, which is resident on
computers or terminals, through the interception of radio frequency (RF) signals generated by
those computers or terminals. The US government established a program called TEMPEST that
addressed this problem by requiring a shielding and other emanation-reducing mechanisms to be
employed on computers processing sensitive and classified government information. . -Ronald
Krutz The CISSP PREP Guide (gold edition) pg 416