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Questions and Answers
What is the purpose of intrusion detection system?
What is the purpose of intrusion detection system?
- To prevent attacks by black holing the traffic
- To take action to prevent attacks
- To alert someone about the attack (correct)
- To patch and update systems
What is the main concern with intrusion prevention systems?
What is the main concern with intrusion prevention systems?
- They are ineffective against all types of attacks
- They require constant manual intervention
- They are very expensive to implement
- They may lead to false positives (correct)
Why is patch management important for system security?
Why is patch management important for system security?
- It reduces the cost of implementing security measures
- It ensures that systems are always up to date (correct)
- It prevents all types of cyber attacks
- It eliminates the need for intrusion detection systems
How can redundancy contribute to system availability?
How can redundancy contribute to system availability?
What was the consequence of Equifax's failure to patch their systems?
What was the consequence of Equifax's failure to patch their systems?
What is the purpose of RAID in system setup?
What is the purpose of RAID in system setup?
Why do most servers have hot swappable hard drives?
Why do most servers have hot swappable hard drives?
What is the main advantage of having redundant traffic paths in a network setup?
What is the main advantage of having redundant traffic paths in a network setup?
How does senior management's demand for 'a hundred percent, never' on server downtime challenge IT professionals?
How does senior management's demand for 'a hundred percent, never' on server downtime challenge IT professionals?
Why is testing patches in a test bed important before implementation?
Why is testing patches in a test bed important before implementation?
In what scenario would redundancy be less critical for a server setup?
In what scenario would redundancy be less critical for a server setup?
What are the core principles that the rest of the course will go back to?
What are the core principles that the rest of the course will go back to?
Why does the author mention that confidentiality is not a huge problem for their website?
Why does the author mention that confidentiality is not a huge problem for their website?
What happens if there's excessive integrity checks on the data?
What happens if there's excessive integrity checks on the data?
What is the opposite of confidentiality?
What is the opposite of confidentiality?
What is the opposite of integrity according to the text?
What is the opposite of integrity according to the text?
If data or systems are either destroyed or rendered inaccessible, what does the text refer to it as?
If data or systems are either destroyed or rendered inaccessible, what does the text refer to it as?
What is the right mix needed to protect whatever you're protecting?
What is the right mix needed to protect whatever you're protecting?
If there's too much availability, what can suffer according to the text?
If there's too much availability, what can suffer according to the text?
What do we get if we encrypt and digitally sign a message according to the text?
What do we get if we encrypt and digitally sign a message according to the text?
What are the opposite principles to the CIA triad according to the text?
What are the opposite principles to the CIA triad according to the text?
What makes IT security so fundamental according to the text?
What makes IT security so fundamental according to the text?
What is the basis of IT security according to the text?
What is the basis of IT security according to the text?
What is the main goal of availability?
What is the main goal of availability?
What type of attack could affect availability by flooding the system with excessive connections?
What type of attack could affect availability by flooding the system with excessive connections?
How might a disgruntled staff member impact availability?
How might a disgruntled staff member impact availability?
What could lead to system crashes and affect availability?
What could lead to system crashes and affect availability?
In what scenario might a physical attack impact availability?
In what scenario might a physical attack impact availability?
