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. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Modifications to the base configuration (A)</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 (B)</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 (C)</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 (B)</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 (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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