Alternative Components Security Solutions Quiz

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What is a crucial consideration when implementing alternative components to avoid dependencies according to the text?

Relying heavily on dynamic access infrastructure

Deriving access credentials only from SSO

Ensuring they have a wide feature set

Reliability requiring different security solutions (correct)

Why can't remote access credentials depend on typical credential services?

They are issued proactively on a fixed schedule

They use federated identity providers exclusively

The dependencies they rely on may be unavailable (correct)

They depend on emergency access technologies

What risk management tradeoff is mentioned in the text regarding the lifetime of access credentials?

Choosing short-term credentials to avoid outages

Issuing credentials on demand at the start of an outage

Expanding credentials' lifetime to exceed anticipated outages (correct)

Balancing feature set with convenience

Regarding emergency access, what challenge arises if credentials are issued proactively on a fixed schedule?

Outages coinciding with credential expiration Signup and view all the answers

How does the text describe the situation when remote access credentials rely on alternative components that avoid dependencies?

Equally strong security policies, though less convenient Signup and view all the answers

What is a key consideration when providing alternatives to dynamic components for network access?

Ensuring periodic updates maintain routing and authorization Signup and view all the answers

What is a critical aspect of Google's zero trust properties in their corporate network?

Automated trust assessments of every employee device Signup and view all the answers

Why did Google implement alternate credentials and authentication algorithms for its corporate network?

To address the failure of critical dependencies and ensure employee access Signup and view all the answers

What is an essential aspect of organizational resilience to network access outages?

Implementing sufficient monitoring to detect access issues Signup and view all the answers

How do dedicated network connections with static network access controls help with network security?

By providing a more stable and controlled access environment Signup and view all the answers

What may happen if responders do not prioritize the end-to-end usability of emergency access technologies?

Responders may not know how to use the technologies in an emergency. Signup and view all the answers

How can human confusion under stress impact the effectiveness of breakglass tools?

It can render the tools ineffective. Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized as a key factor in improving organizational resilience to outages?

Minimizing the distinction between normal and emergency processes Signup and view all the answers

What may obstruct all access when integrating low-dependency alternatives?

Human confusion under stress and rarely used processes Signup and view all the answers

Why does centralizing on a single platform like Chrome at Google help with remote access?

To minimize the distinction between normal and emergency processes Signup and view all the answers

What are some alternatives to the extreme approaches of rolling forward new versions for self-updating components?

Using deny lists, Security Version Numbers (SVNs), and Rotating signing keys Signup and view all the answers

Why is it recommended to introduce one functionality at a time when managing the security/reliability tradeoffs for self-updating components?

To identify bugs or corner cases effectively Signup and view all the answers

How can deny lists be used to prevent known bad versions from being reactivated?

By including the deny list in the component itself Signup and view all the answers

What role do Security Version Numbers (SVNs) play in high-velocity responses?

Facilitating quick upgrades to newer versions Signup and view all the answers

Why are MASVNs useful for organizations aiming for high availability and resilience?

To ensure the minimum acceptable security level is maintained Signup and view all the answers