Principles of Information Assurance Midterm

subject

A computer is the __________ of an attack when it is used to conduct an attack against another computer

digital malfeasance

A crime involving digital media, computer technology, or related components is best called an act of _____.

Controls have been bypassed, controls have proven ineffective, controls have failed

A fundamental difference between a BIA and risk management is that risk management focuses on identifying threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks to determine which controls can protect information, while the BIA assumes that _____.

Assessment

A threat _____ is an evaluation of the threats to information assets, including a determination of their likelihood of occurrence and potential impact of an attack.

Alert roster

A(n) _____ is a document containing contact information for the people to be notified in the event of an incident.

"Knowing yourself" means identifying, examining, and understanding the threats facing the organization's information assets.

False

A disaster is any adverse event that could result in loss of an information asset or assets but does not currently threaten the viability of the entire organization.

False

An advance-fee fraud attack involves the interception of cryptographic elements to determine keys and encryption algorithms.

False

Incident detail assessment determines the impact from a breach of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on information and information assets.

False

Network Security focuses on the protection of Physical items, objects, or areas from unauthorized access and misuse

False

Risk mitigation is the process of assigning a risk rating or score to each information asset.

False

The operational plan documents the organization's intended long-term direction and efforts for the next several years.

False

The primary mission of information security is to ensure that systems and their content retain their confidentiality.

False

With the removal of copyright protection mechanisms, software can be easily and legally distributed and installed.

False

A short-term interruption in electrical power availability is known as a

Fault

__________________ is NOT a unique function of information security management?

Hardware

Controls

Human error or failure often can be prevented with training, ongoing awareness activities, and _____.

RAID, disk-to-disk-to-cloud

Most common data backup schemes involve _____.

(firewalls, proxy servers, access controls) ALL OF THE ABOVE

Redundancy can be implemented at a number of points throughout the security architecture, such as in _____.

Appitite

Risk _____ defines the quantity and nature of risk that organizations are willing to accept as they evaluate the tradeoffs between perfect security and unlimited accessibility.

blueprint

SP 800-14, Generally Accepted Principles and Practices for Securing Information Technology Systems, provides best practices and security principles that can direct the security team in the development of a security _____.

Need for Information Security

The EISP component of _____ provides information on the importance of information security in the organization and the legal and ethical obligation to protect critical information about customers, employees, and markets.

TCP

The _____ hijacking attack uses IP spoofing to enable an attacker to impersonate another entity on the network.

Mean time to failure (MTTF)

The average amount of time until the next hardware failure.

likelihood

The probability that a specific vulnerability within an organization will be attacked by a threat is known as _____.

Physical Security

The protection of tangible items, objects, or areas from unauthorized access or misuse is known as ___________.

Information Security

The protection of the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets, whether in storage, processing, or transmission, via the application of policy, education, training, and awareness, and technology is known as___________.

people

The spheres of security are the foundation of the security framework and illustrate how information is under attack from a variety of sources, with far fewer protection layers between the information and potential attackers on the _____ side of the organization.

A data custodian works directly with data owners and is responsible for the storage, maintenance, and protection of the information

True

Business impact analysis is a preparatory activity common to both CP and risk management.

True

Exposure factor is the expected percentage of loss that would occur from a particular attack.

True

Good security programs begin and end with policy.

True

Some policies may also need a sunset clause indicating their expiration date.

True

Technical Mechanisms like digital watermarks and embedded code, copyright codes, and even the intentional placement of bad sectors on software media have been used to deter or prevent the theft of software intellectual property

True

The organization should adopt naming standards that do not convey information to potential system attackers.

True

The security framework is a more detailed version of the security blueprint.

True

Using a service bureau is a BC strategy in which an organization contracts with a service agency to provide a facility for a fee.

True

a breach of possession may not always result in a breach of confidentiality

True

External

Understanding the _____ context means understanding the impact of elements such as the business environment, the legal/regulatory/compliance environment, as well as the threat environment.

Organizations of every size and purpose

Which type of organizations should prepare for the unexpected?

service agreement

_____ is a contractual document guaranteeing certain minimal levels of service provided by a vendor

Spyware

_____ is any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge.

SysSPs

_____ often function as standards or procedures to be used when configuring or maintaining systems.

Acceptance

_____ risk treatment is a strategy to do nothing to protect a vulnerability and to accept the outcome of its exploitation.

ARO

_____ signifies how often you expect a specific type of attack to occur.

direct attack

a server would experience ________ when a hacker compromises it to acquire information via a remote location using a network connection.

Rainbow Table

a table of hash values and their corresponding plaintext values used to look up password values if an attacker is able to steal a system's encrypted password file is known as a _________________.

The Bottom-up approach to information security has a higher probability of success than the top-down approach

false

Data users

individuals who control and are responsible for the security and use of a particular set of information

Information Technology Management and Professionals

the community of interest made up of IT managers and skilled professionals in systems design, programming, networks, and other related disciplines is called ______________.