SecureBank Information Security Principles Quiz and Flashcards

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Which principle does SecureBank prioritize by safeguarding customer data, ensuring data accuracy, and guaranteeing access to services 24/7?

Principle 2: The Three Security Goals Are Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (correct)

Principle 4: When Left on Their Own, People Tend to Make the Worst Security Decisions

Principle 1: There Is No Such Thing as Absolute Security

Principle 3: Defense in Depth as Strategy

What is the focus of SecureBank in terms of achieving security?

To continuously improve and adapt to emerging threats (correct)

To invest in user education and training

To prioritize confidentiality, integrity, and availability

To achieve absolute security

What does Principle 3 of information security at SecureBank emphasize?

The impossibility of achieving absolute security

The three security goals of confidentiality, integrity, and availability

The need for multiple layers of security mechanisms (correct)

The importance of user education and training

Which principle acknowledges the impossibility of achieving absolute security?

Principle 1: There Is No Such Thing as Absolute Security Signup and view all the answers

What is SecureBank's strategy to protect against diverse threats?

Using multiple layers of security mechanisms Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of SecureBank's investment in user education and training?

To reduce human errors and ensure secure choices Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of requirements on which computer security depends, according to Principle 5?

Functional and assurance Signup and view all the answers

According to Principle 6, what does SecureBank rely on instead of secrecy for security?

Transparency Signup and view all the answers

What does Principle 7 emphasize as crucial for aligning security efforts with business objectives?

Risk management Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of security controls mentioned in Principle 8?

Corrective controls Signup and view all the answers

What does Principle 9 prioritize to minimize vulnerabilities arising from security mechanisms?

Simplicity Signup and view all the answers

According to Principle 10, what does SecureBank rely on for selling security instead of fear, uncertainty, and doubt?

Honesty and transparency Signup and view all the answers

What does Principle 11 acknowledge as necessary for adequately securing a system or facility, besides technology?

Policies and procedures Signup and view all the answers

According to Principle 12, what does the bank encourage the responsible disclosure of by cooperating with security researchers?

Vulnerabilities Signup and view all the answers

What does integrating the 12 principles of information security into its operations ensure for SecureBank?

Availability and confidentiality of services Signup and view all the answers

What does Principle 5 emphasize on focusing?

Both the functionality and assurance of security measures Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

SecureBank's Principles of Information Security

SecureBank prioritizes the principle of Availability by safeguarding customer data, ensuring data accuracy, and guaranteeing access to services 24/7.
The primary focus of SecureBank in terms of achieving security is on Protecting against Diverse Threats.

Principles of Information Security

Principle 3

Emphasizes Data Integrity and the importance of protecting data from unauthorized modification or deletion.

Principle 4

Acknowledges the Impossibility of Achieving Absolute Security and the need for continuous improvement.

Principle 5

Computer security depends on two types of requirements: Functional Requirements and Non-Functional Requirements.
Emphasizes the importance of Risk-Based Security.

Principle 6

SecureBank relies on Open Standards instead of secrecy for security.

Principle 7

Emphasizes the importance of Aligning Security Efforts with Business Objectives.

Principle 8

Mentions three types of security controls: Preventive, Detective, and Corrective controls. Encryption is not one of the types of security controls mentioned.

Principle 9

Prioritizes Minimizing Vulnerabilities arising from security mechanisms.

Principle 10

SecureBank relies on Transparency for selling security instead of fear, uncertainty, and doubt.

Principle 11

Acknowledges that Technology Alone is not sufficient for adequately securing a system or facility.

Principle 12

The bank encourages the Responsible Disclosure of vulnerabilities by cooperating with security researchers.

Integrating the 12 Principles

Integrating the 12 principles of information security into its operations ensures Effective Security for SecureBank.

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Explore how SecureBank leverages the 12 principles of information security to strengthen its security posture in the banking sector, while acknowledging the impossibility of achieving absolute security.

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