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What is the primary purpose of a vulnerability assessment?
What is the first step in the incident response process?
What type of vulnerability assessment would analyze system configurations and patch levels?
What is the name of the team that coordinates incident response activities?
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What risk management framework is mentioned in the text?
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What is the primary purpose of compliance scanning?
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Which of the following is a type of scan that checks system configurations against industry benchmarks?
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What is the primary goal of risk management?
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Which of the following tools is commonly used for vulnerability scanning?
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What is the second step in the risk management process?
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Study Notes
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:
- Identify risks: Identify potential threats and vulnerabilities
- Assess risks: Evaluate the likelihood and impact of identified risks
- Analyze risks: Determine the level of risk and prioritize accordingly
- Mitigate risks: Implement controls to reduce or eliminate risks
- 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:
- Detection: Identify potential security incidents
- Containment: Isolate affected systems and prevent further damage
- Eradication: Remove the root cause of the incident
- Recovery: Restore systems and data to a known good state
- 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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Test your knowledge of security auditing, risk management, and incident response. Learn about compliance scanning, vulnerability assessments, and incident response processes.
