Information Technology Contingency Planning
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What is an important component of the risk management process for organizations depending on information systems and networks?

  • Trending analysis of past computer security incidents (correct)
  • Employee vacation scheduling
  • Regular hardware upgrades
  • Budget allocation for incident response training
  • Which of the following is the purpose of configuration management in an information system or network?

  • Identification, inventory, and documentation of configurations (correct)
  • Training employees on incident response procedures
  • Regularly changing system administrators
  • Setting up firewalls
  • What does a well-defined incident response capability help organizations with?

  • Delaying incident detection to assess long-term impact
  • Maximizing destruction for insurance claims
  • Detecting incidents rapidly and minimizing loss (correct)
  • Increasing the number of incidents for statistical analysis
  • How are configuration management and change management related in managing information systems?

    <p>Configuration management identifies current configurations, while change management addresses modifications.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does change management address in an information system or network?

    <p>Modifications to the base configuration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of maintaining a contingency plan in information security?

    <p>To ensure critical systems are always in a ready state for immediate use</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is risk management considered a cyclic and fundamental part of continuous improvement in information security?

    <p>To balance operating and economic costs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the security certification and accreditation process in information systems?

    <p>To ensure ongoing monitoring of security controls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is continuous monitoring considered an essential component of any security program?

    <p>To check the status of security controls on an ongoing basis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key objective of periodic reviews for maintaining a contingency plan?

    <p>To ensure currency of system components and dependencies</p> Signup and view all the answers

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