Security Auditing and Risk Management

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What is the primary purpose of a vulnerability assessment?

  • To identify, classify, and prioritize vulnerabilities (correct)
  • To develop a risk management framework
  • To monitor and review risks
  • To respond to security incidents

What is the first step in the incident response process?

  • Lessons learned
  • Detection (correct)
  • Eradication
  • Recovery

What type of vulnerability assessment would analyze system configurations and patch levels?

  • Host-based (correct)
  • Compliance-based
  • Network-based
  • Application-based

What is the name of the team that coordinates incident response activities?

<p>Incident Response Team (IRT) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What risk management framework is mentioned in the text?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of compliance scanning?

<p>To identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with regulations and industry standards (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a type of scan that checks system configurations against industry benchmarks?

<p>Configuration compliance scan (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of risk management?

<p>To identify, assess, and prioritize risks to minimize potential impacts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following tools is commonly used for vulnerability scanning?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the second step in the risk management process?

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

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Security Auditing

Compliance Scanning

  • Purpose: Identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with regulations and industry standards
  • Types of scans:
    • Network scans: Identify open ports, services, and potential vulnerabilities
    • Configuration compliance scans: Check system configurations against industry benchmarks
    • Vulnerability scans: Identify potential vulnerabilities in systems and applications
  • Tools: Nessus, OpenVAS,Qualys

Risk Management

  • Purpose: Identify, assess, and prioritize risks to minimize potential impacts
  • Risk management process:
    1. Identify risks: Identify potential threats and vulnerabilities
    2. Assess risks: Evaluate the likelihood and impact of identified risks
    3. Analyze risks: Determine the level of risk and prioritize accordingly
    4. Mitigate risks: Implement controls to reduce or eliminate risks
    5. Monitor risks: Continuously monitor and review risks
  • Risk management frameworks: NIST, ISO 27001, COSO

Vulnerability Assessment

  • Purpose: Identify, classify, and prioritize vulnerabilities in systems and applications
  • Types of vulnerability assessments:
    • Network-based: Identify open ports, services, and potential vulnerabilities
    • Host-based: Analyze system configurations and patch levels
    • Application-based: Identify vulnerabilities in web applications
  • Vulnerability classification:
    • High: Critical vulnerabilities requiring immediate attention
    • Medium: Important vulnerabilities requiring prompt attention
    • Low: Minor vulnerabilities requiring attention as resources allow

Incident Response

  • Purpose: Respond to and manage security incidents to minimize impacts
  • Incident response process:
    1. Detection: Identify potential security incidents
    2. Containment: Isolate affected systems and prevent further damage
    3. Eradication: Remove the root cause of the incident
    4. Recovery: Restore systems and data to a known good state
    5. Lessons learned: Document and review the incident response process
  • Incident response teams:
    • Incident response team (IRT): Coordinates incident response activities
    • Security operations center (SOC): Monitors and responds to security incidents

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