Mastering Cybersecurity

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Which term describes a strategy that employs multiple layers of security controls to protect against potential threats?

  • Incident response
  • Risk management
  • Compliance
  • Defense in depth (correct)

What does compliance refer to?

  • The ability of physical controls to protect resources
  • The ability of administrative controls to protect resources
  • The ability of logical controls to protect resources
  • Adherence to regulatory and industry requirements (correct)

Which types of controls are used to mitigate risk?

  • Defense in depth, incident response, and compliance
  • Compliance, risk management, and incident response
  • Physical, logical, and administrative (correct)
  • Risk management, physical, and logical

Which elements are included in risk management policies and procedures?

<p>Identification and assessment of risks (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the layers of a defense-in-depth strategy?

<p>Physical, logical, and administrative (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do physical, logical, and administrative controls compare in terms of protecting resources?

<p>A combination of all three controls is the most effective (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are cybersecurity tools classified according to the type of vulnerability they find/identify?

<p>Vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, and penetration testing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Defense in Depth

A strategy that employs multiple layers of security controls to protect against potential threats.

Compliance

Adherence to regulatory and industry requirements.

Types of Security Controls

Physical, logical, and administrative controls used to mitigate risk.

Risk Management Policies

Identification and assessment of risks.

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Defense-in-Depth Layers

Physical, logical, and administrative.

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Effective Security Control

A combination of all three controls is the most effective.

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Cybersecurity Tools Classes

Vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, and penetration testing.

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Study Notes

Security Strategies

  • Defense-in-depth strategy employs multiple layers of security controls to protect against potential threats.

Compliance

  • Compliance refers to adhering to a set of standards, regulations, or laws that ensure the integrity of an organization's systems and data.

Risk Management

  • Risk management involves using three types of controls to mitigate risk: physical, logical, and administrative controls.

Risk Management Policies and Procedures

  • Risk management policies and procedures include elements such as risk assessment, risk mitigation, risk monitoring, and risk review.

Defense-in-Depth Strategy

  • The layers of a defense-in-depth strategy include: network, host, application, and data layers.

Controls Comparison

  • Physical controls protect physical resources, logical controls protect digital resources, and administrative controls manage the use of resources.

Cybersecurity Tools

  • Cybersecurity tools are classified according to the type of vulnerability they find/identify: Network Vulnerability Scanners, Web Application Scanners, and Host-Based Scanners.

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