Access Control in Computer Security

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What is the primary function of access control?

To manage access to and use of resources by users (correct)

To quarantine suspicious files for analysis

To detect and remove malware

To assign classification or clearance level labels

What does DAC stand for?

Data Authentication and Correction

Digital Access Control

Data Authentication Code

Discretionary Access Control (correct)

What is the primary purpose of antivirus software?

To detect and remove malicious software (correct)

To assign job labels with permissions

To control access to system resources

To monitor network communications

How does MAC restrict access?

By limiting access to subjects with equal or superior labels Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary to have the best chance of detecting known forms of malware?

Keeping AV software detection databases current Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of RBAC?

To control access through job labels with permissions Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary method used by most anti-virus products to detect malicious code?

Pattern recognition or signature matching Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a security breach that enables an attacker to gain access or control over a system for an extended period of time?

Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for anything that is used in and is necessary to the completion of a business task?

Asset Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of proving an individual is a claimed identity?

Authentication Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the security mechanism determining and enforcing what authenticated users are authorized to do within a computer system?

Authorization Signup and view all the answers

What is the type of access control that manages access using labels of classification or clearance on both subjects and objects?

Mandatory Access Control (MAC) Signup and view all the answers

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What is the primary function of access control?

What does DAC stand for?

What is the primary purpose of antivirus software?

How does MAC restrict access?

What is necessary to have the best chance of detecting known forms of malware?

What is the purpose of RBAC?

What is the primary method used by most anti-virus products to detect malicious code?

What is the term for a security breach that enables an attacker to gain access or control over a system for an extended period of time?

What is the term for anything that is used in and is necessary to the completion of a business task?

What is the process of proving an individual is a claimed identity?

What is the term for the security mechanism determining and enforcing what authenticated users are authorized to do within a computer system?

What is the type of access control that manages access using labels of classification or clearance on both subjects and objects?

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