Competitive Intelligence and Operations Security Laws Quiz
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Which type of attack utilizes credible scenarios to lure people into disclosing sensitive information?

  • Denial of Service
  • Malware
  • Phishing
  • Pretexting (correct)

    • Which security vulnerability does security awareness training help reduce?

  • Password misuses (correct)
  • Malware infections
  • Unauthorized access
  • Data breaches

    • Which part of a security awareness program locks down sensitive information before exiting?

  • Data encryption policy
  • Clean desk policy (correct)
  • Incident response policy
  • Access control policy

    • What is a major category of physical threats?

    <p>Gases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of asset control reports undesirable events?

    <p>Detective controls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are two considerations when choosing a location for a data center?

    <p>Access to the interstate highway system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a protocol for securing communications?

    <p>SSH</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Wireshark?

    <p>Packet sniffing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are two advantages of using VPNs (Virtual Private Networks)?

    <p>Access to secure networks from remote sites</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of intrusion detection system (IDS) compares the present state of traffic to a baseline measurement of normal data to detect unusual traffic patterns?

    <p>Anomaly-based IDS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which law of operations security emphasizes the importance of identifying critical information?

    <p>Second law of operations security</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Competitive counterintelligence refers to the practice of managing intelligence-gathering activities directed at which entity?

    <p>Organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is used to describe the sensitive data or assets on which a company is based and everything else depends?

    <p>Critical information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the operations security process, which two steps are included?

    <p>Develop methods to mitigate threats and vulnerabilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does risk assessment determine in the operations security process?

    <p>Risks requiring concern</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is metadata?

    <p>Data that provides additional details about other data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first law of operations security?

    <p>If you don’t know what to protect, how do you know you are protecting it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does competitive intelligence involve?

    <p>Gathering and analyzing intelligence to support business decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of competitive counterintelligence?

    <p>To manage intelligence-gathering activities directed at competitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of critical information in an organization?

    <p>To serve as the foundation for the organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

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