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Information Security Specialist Interview Questions

When you're interviewing for a job as an information security specialist, you typically answer technical questions about how you keep electronic information secure and private. The interviewer typically wants to assess your communication and problem-solving skills as well as your ability to be self-motivated in a high-stress environment.

Top Information Security Specialist Interview Questions & How To Answer

Question 1

Question #1: What are some of the best security features a company can implement?

How to answer
How to answer: With this open-ended question, the interviewer will decipher how well you understand the industry and technology used. While there are several features available, your knowledge about different features can make a lasting impression.
Question 2

Question #2: Describe an instance when you dealt with a serious breach of security.

How to answer
How to answer: It's important to highlight that you can respond to immediate issues with urgency while also maintaining a calm work environment. Acknowledge that breaches an happen, but focus on your response. Give specific examples of how you used problem-solving skills and collaborated with others to fix the issue. The employer will want to know that you can work well with others while applying critical thinking skills on your own.
Question 3

Question #3: How would you strengthen user authentication?

How to answer
How to answer: As an information security specialist, it's your job to prevent unauthorized use of your company's operating systems. It's important to show your familiarity with failsafe authentication protocols, so give examples and discuss how you would implement them for the company.

3,557 information security specialist interview questions shared by candidates

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Cyber Security and IT Services Apprenticeship

Interviewed at Lloyds Banking Group

3.6★
Dec 21, 2017

- What your friends and family know you for - how would they describe you to a stranger? - What you enjoy doing, and what you are like at your best - The achievements you have made and how you made them - What a ‘great’ day looks like for you - when did you last go home energised, and why was that? - Activities that you do not particularly enjoy, and why.

• Web Security Solutions – Cisco Iron port, Websense Threat Intel. • Log Logic (Log Monitoring of all devices in the Network. Log collector) • Dell secure works (IDS/IPS. Firewall, N/W related event monitoring IPS Sensor) • Bit9 – Carbon Black IPS Sensor monitoring for ACE insurance US • IBM Mainframe Basic tasks • Putty oracle Basic tasks
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Information Security Analyst

Interviewed at NatWest Group

4★
Nov 12, 2015

• Web Security Solutions – Cisco Iron port, Websense Threat Intel. • Log Logic (Log Monitoring of all devices in the Network. Log collector) • Dell secure works (IDS/IPS. Firewall, N/W related event monitoring IPS Sensor) • Bit9 – Carbon Black IPS Sensor monitoring for ACE insurance US • IBM Mainframe Basic tasks • Putty oracle Basic tasks

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