security chapter 14 – Flashcards
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Audits serve to verify that the security protections enacted by an organization are being followed and that corrective actions can be swiftly implemented before an attacker exploits a vulnerability.
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True
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The first phase of the security policy cycle involves a vulnerability assessment.
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True
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What may be defined as the components required to identify, analyze, and contain an incident? Vulnerability response Incident response Risk response Threat response
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Incident response
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What kind of learners learn from taking notes, being at the front of the class, and watching presentations? Kinesthetic Auditory Spatial Visual
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Visual
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Generally considered to be the most important information security policies, what item below defines the actions a user may perform while accessing systems and networking equipment? Acceptable use policies Encryption policies Data loss policies VPN policies
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Acceptable use policies
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Most organizations follow a three-phase cycle in the development and maintenance of a security policy.
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True
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What concept below is at the very heart of information security? threat mitigation risk management
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risk
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What kind of policy outlines how organizations use personal information it collects? VPN network encryption privacy
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privacy
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A person's fundamental beliefs and principals, which are used to define what is good, and how to distinguish right from wrong, are collectively called a person's: Morals Values Ethics Standards
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Values
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The objective of incident management is to restore normal operations as quickly as possible with the least possible impact on either the business or the users.
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true
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What are values that are attributed to a system of beliefs that help the individual distinguish right from wrong called? Morals Ethics Standards Morays
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Morals
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A due process policy is a policy that defines the actions users may perform while accessing systems and networking equipment.
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False
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Which type of network below uses a direct connection between users, and involves each device simultaneously acting as a client and a server? Peer Client-server P2P Share
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P2P
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What type of learner tends to sit in the middle of the class and learns best through lectures and discussions? Visual Auditory Kinesthetic Spatial
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Auditory
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Select below the option that best describes a policy: A collection of requirements specific to the system or procedure that must be met by everyone A collection of suggestions that should be implemented A list of all items that have a positive economic value A document that outlines specific requirements or rules that must be met
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A document that outlines specific requirements or rules that must be met
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Websites that group individuals and organizations into clusters or groups based on some sort of affiliation are considered to be what type of websites? social networking social engineering social management social control
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social networking
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What is the name for a framework and corresponding functions required to enable incident response and incident handling within an organization? Incident reporting Incident management Incident handling Incident planning
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Incident management
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Due to the potential impact of changes that can affect all users in a organization, and considering that security vulnerabilities can arise from uncoordinated changes, what should an organization create to oversee changes? change management team incident response team security control team compliance team
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change management team
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What is the most common type of P2P network? Kazaa Bittorrent eDonkey Sneakernet
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Bittorrent
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A collection of suggestions that should be implemented are referred to as a: security policy baseline guideline security procedure
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guideline
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The "framework" and functions required to enable incident response and incident handling within an organization
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Incident management
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Risk control type that covers the operational procedures to limit risk.
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Operational Risk Control Type
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A risk control type that involves using technology to control risk
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Technical risk control type
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A methodology for making modifications to a system and keeping track of those changes.
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Change Management
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The expected monetary loss every time a risk occurs.
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Single Loss Expectancy (SLE)
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A security policy that outlines how the organization uses personal information it collects.
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privacy policy
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An event that in the beginning is considered to be a risk yet turns out to not be one.
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False positive
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A policy that defines the actions users may perform while access systems and networking equipment
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Acceptable use policy
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A network that does not have servers, so each device simultaneously functions as both a client and a server to all other devices connected to the network.
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Peer-to-peer Network
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An event that does not appear to be a risk but actually turns out to be one.
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False negative
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Which term below describes the art of helping an adult learn?
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andragogical
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Policies that include statements regarding how an employee's information technology resources will be addressed are part of a:
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security-related human resource policy
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What type of learner learns best through hands-on approaches?
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Kinesthetic
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What can be defined as the study of what a group of people understand to be good and right behavior and how people make those judgments?
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Ethics
