IS 607: Intro to Information/Cyber Security

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What is the maximum value for any octet in an IPv4 IP address

255

A successful change control program should include the following elements to ensure the quality of the change control process: peer review, documentation, and back-out plans.

True

During the planning and execution phases of an audit, an auditor will most likely review risk analysis output.

True

Fencing and mantraps are examples of physical controls.

True

The goal of a command injection is to execute commands on a host operating system

True

During which phase of the access control process does the system answer the question "What can the requester access"?

Authorization

Alan withdraws cash from an ATM belonging to Bank X that is coming from his account with Bank Y. What is Alan's relationship with Bank X?

Consumer

Alan withdraws cash from an ATM belonging to Bank X that is coming from his account with Bank Y. What is Alan's relationship with Bank Y?

Customer

Which technology category would NOT likely be the subject of a standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)?

Encryption

A packet filtering firewall remembers information about the status of a network communication

False

A private key cipher is also called an asymmetric key cipher

False

An SOC1 report primarily focuses on security

False

Deterrent controls identify that a threat has landed in your system.

False

Mandatory vacations minimize risk by rotating employees among various systems or duties.

False

Most enterprises are well prepared for a disaster should one occur.

False

Product cipher is an encryption algorithm that has no corresponding decryption algorithm

False

Regarding security controls, the four most common permission levels are poor, permissive, prudent, and paranoid

False

Removable storage is a software application that allows an organization to monitor and control business data on a personally owned device

False

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) applies to the financial activities of both consumers and privately held companies

False

The auto industry has not yet implemented the Internet of Things (IoT).

False

The first step in the risk management process is to monitor and control deployed countermeasures

False

Voice pattern bio-metrics are accurate for authentication because voices can't easily be replicated by computer software.

False

Wardialers are becoming more frequently used given the rise of Voice over IP (VoIP)

False

Brian would like to conduct a port scan against his systems to determine how they look from an attacker's viewpoint. What tool can he use for this purpose?

Nmap

Beth must purchase firewalls for several network circuits used by her organization. Which one circuit will have the highest possible network throughput?

OC-12

Which of the following is an example of a logical access control?

Password

Which element of the security policy framework requires approval from upper management and applies to the entire organization?

Policy

Violet deploys an intrusion prevention system (IPS) on her network as a security control. What type of control has Violet deployed?

Preventative

What type of organizations are required to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act?

Publicly traded companies

What is NOT a symmetric encryption algorithm

Rivest-Shamir-Adelman (RSA)

Which of the following is NOT one of the four fundamental principles outlined by the Internet Society that will drive the success of IoT innovation?

Secure

Tomahawk Industries develops weapons control systems for the military. The company designed a system that requires two different officers to enter their access codes before allowing the system to engage. Which principle of security is this following?

Separation of duties

Gwen is investigating an attack. An intruder managed to take over the identity of a user who was legitimately logged into Gwen's company's website by manipulating Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) headers. Which type of attack likely took place?

Session hijacking

In which type of attack does the attacker attempt to take over an existing connection between two systems

Session hijacking

Which set of characteristics describes the Caesar cipher accurately?

Symmetric, stream, substitution

A salt value is a set of random characters you can combine with an actual input key to create the encryption key.

True

A successful business impact analysis (BIA) maps the context, the critical business functions, and the processes on which they rely.

True

Content-dependent access control requires the access control mechanism to look at the data to decide who should get to see it.

True

Defense in depth is the practice of layering defenses to increase overall security and provide more reaction time to respond to incidents

True

Examples of major disruptions include extreme weather, application failure, and criminal activity.

True

Payment Card Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 3.2 defines 12 requirements for compliance, organized into six groups called control objectives.

True

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used for network device monitoring, alarm, and performance.

True

Standards are used when an organization has selected a solution to fulfill a policy goal.

True

The recovery point objective (RPO) can come from the business impact analysis or sometimes from a government mandate, such as banking laws.

True

Which activity manages the baseline settings for a system or device?

Configuration control

Breanne's system was infected by malicious code after she installed an innocent-looking solitaire game that she downloaded from the Internet. What type of malware did she likely encounter?

Trojan horse

Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) is a storage networking standard used to link data storage devices to networks using IP for its transport layer.

True

Some vending machines are equipped with a cellular phone network antenna for secure credit card transaction processing.

True

The term risk methodology refers to a list of identified risks that results from the risk-identification process

True

Which one of the following is typically used during the identification phase of a remote access connection?

Username

What wireless security technology contains significant flaws and should never be used?

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) developed the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, which can be used as a self-assessment tool for identifying a bank or financial institution's cyber security maturity.

True

Joey would like to find a solution that allows real-time document sharing and editing between teams. Which technology would best suit her needs?

Collaboration

Brian needs to design a control that prevents piggybacking, only allowing one person to enter a facility at a time. What type of control would best meet this need?

Mantraps

Florian recently purchased a set of domain names that are similar to those of legitimate websites and used the newly purchased sites to host malware. Which type of attack is Florian using?

Typosquatting

Ron is the IT director at a medium-sized company and is constantly bombarded by requests from users who want to select customized mobile devices. He decides to allow users to purchase their own devices. Which type of policy should Ron implement to include the requirements and security controls for this arrangement?

BYOD

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) was formed in 1918 through the merger of five engineering societies and three government agencies.

True

When should an organization's managers have an opportunity to respond to the findings in an audit?

Mangers should include their responses to the draft audit report in the final audit report.

What series of Special Publications does the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) produce that covers information systems security activities

800

Which item in a BYOD policy helps resolve intellectual property issues that may arise as the result of business use of personal devices ?

Data ownership

Barry discovers that an attacker is running an access point in a building adjacent to his company. The access point is broadcasting the security set identifier (SSID) of an open network owned by the coffee shop in his lobby. Which type of attack is likely taking place?

Evil twin

Which one of the following is an example of a direct cost that might result from a business disruption?

Facility repair

Anthony is responsible for tuning his organization's intrusion detection system. He notices that the system reports an intrusion alert each time that an administrator connects to a server using Secure Shell (SSH). What type of error is occurring?

False positive error

An IT security policy framework is like an outline that identifies where security controls should be used.

True

Implementing and monitoring risk responses are part of the risk management process.

True

In an incremental backup, you start with a full backup when network traffic is light. Then, each night, you back up only that day's changes.

True

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was formed in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union to develop international standards for the emerging telegraph communications industry.

True

The idea that users should be granted only the levels of permissions they need in order to perform their duties is called the principle of least privilege.

True

Using a secure logon and authentication process is one of the six steps used to prevent malware

True

Bob has a high-volume virtual private network (VPN). He would like to use a device that would best hangle the required processing power. What type of device should he use?

VPN concentrator


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