Cyberspace Components and Law Enforcement Jurisdictions Quiz

Physical Devices and Jurisdictions

• Physical devices such as PCs, networks, wires, grids, and routers are located within jurisdictions/authorities, which is important for law enforcement when searching for devices used to run criminal enterprises and cybercrimes.

Cyberspace Layers

• Cyberspace consists of four layers:
  • Physical layer: consists of physical devices such as PCs, networks, wires, grids, and routers.
  • Logic layer: defines and creates the platform nature of the Internet, built out of components that provide services for users, such as social media, content, shopping, etc.
  • Information layer: includes the creation and distribution of information and interaction between users, where users can create and access information, including music, books, videos, and pictures.
  • Personal layer: not further described in the provided text.

Information Security

• Information Security is defined as protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction to provide integrity, confidentiality, and availability.
• Information Security includes the broad areas of:
  • Information security management
  • Computer and data security
  • Network security

Cybersecurity

• Cybersecurity is the protection of valuable resources stored and connected to the network, covering human behaviors to technological procedures.
• Cybersecurity domains include:
  • Security Engineering
  • Framework and Standard
  • Data Security
  • Software Security
  • Component Security
  • Connection Security
  • System Security
  • Human Security
  • Organizational Security
  • Societal Security

Cybersecurity Domains

• Security Engineering includes:
  • Security Architecture
  • Access Control
  • Cloud Security
  • Data Protection
  • Network Design
  • Secure Application Development
  • System Integration
  • Cryptography
• Framework and Standard includes:
  • Physical Security
  • Risk Assessment
  • Governance
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Security Operations
  • User Education
  • Career Development

Cyberattacks

• A cyberattack is getting access to legitimate systems illegally and establishing control over them to carry out malicious activities.
• Cybersecurity components include:
  • Regulating physical access and controlling malicious intrusion.

Cybersecurity Professionals

• Cybersecurity professionals must be informed and flexible to identify and manage potential new threats effectively, such as advanced persistent threats (APTs).
• APTs are attacks by an adversary who possesses sophisticated levels of expertise and significant resources, allowing the attacker to create opportunities to achieve its objectives using multiple attack vectors.