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CY-503 (A) · Biometric Techniques for Security/Important Questions

Biometric Techniques for Security (CY-503 (A)) - Important Questions

  1. Unit 57 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2023

    Explain in detail the types of malicious software.

    Direct past paper question from Unit 5 (Nov 2023).

  2. Unit 57 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2023

    Trusted Operating system.

    Direct past paper short question from Unit 5 (Nov 2023).

  3. Unit 514 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2023

    Discuss in detail Biometric Authentication.

    Core biometric topic referenced in analytics (asked in 2023).

  4. Unit 57 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2022

    Smart cards and Biometrics.

    Integration topic appearing in analytics (asked in 2022).

  5. Unit 510 Marks Medium Priority Asked: 2022

    Explain the concept of two-factor authentication with passwords and biometric tokens. Discuss strengths and weaknesses compared to single-factor systems.

    Focused question on two-factor authentication combining passwords and biometrics; aligns with heatmap topic.

  6. Unit 514 Marks Low Priority

    Compare fingerprint, iris and facial recognition techniques: describe characteristics, advantages, limitations and suitable deployment scenarios.

    High-value comparative question predicting standard exam pattern (not previously observed in past papers).

  7. Unit 514 Marks Low Priority

    Explain multi-biometric fusion: sensor, feature, score and decision level fusion with advantages and challenges.

    Technical question on multi-biometric fusion; recommended for depth (predicted).

  8. Unit 510 Marks Low Priority

    Describe the process for selecting an appropriate biometric for a given application and list key performance & privacy considerations.

    Application-selection and privacy considerations question (predicted high-importance topic).

  9. Unit 57 Marks Low Priority

    Explain tickets and tokens as authentication factors and how they can be combined with biometrics in multi-factor systems.

    Predicted question linking tokens/tickets with biometrics as authentication factors.

  10. Unit 514 Marks Low Priority

    Outline an implementation plan for a multi-biometric system, including sensor selection, enrollment protocol, matching strategy, fusion approach, evaluation metrics and deployment considerations.

    Comprehensive implementation planning question for multi-biometric systems (predicted, aligns with syllabus topics).

  11. Unit 510 Marks Low Priority

    Discuss executive decision processes for biometric deployment, including stakeholder analysis, cost-benefit, legal and privacy compliance, and risk assessment.

    Governance and decision-making question for biometric deployment (predicted).

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