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CSX CYBERSECURITY
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM PREP |150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS | RATED A+ |
NEW!!
Three common controls used to protect the availability of information
are - ANSWER- - Redundancy
- Backups
- access controls
Governance has several goals, including - ANSWER- Providing
strategic direction, Ensuring that objectives are achieved, Verifying that
organizational resources are being used appropriately, Ascertaining
whether risk is being managed properly.
According to the NIST framework, which of the following are
considered key functions necessary for the protection of digital assets? -
ANSWER- - Protect,
- Recover
- Identify
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The best definition for cybersecurity? - ANSWER- Protecting
information assets by addressing threats to information that is processed,
stored or transported by interworked information systems
Cybersecurity role that is charged with the duty of managing incidents
and remediation? - ANSWER- Cybersecurity management
The core duty of cybersecurity is to identify, respond and manage -
ANSWER- risk to an organization's digital assets.
A threat - ANSWER- is anything capable of acting against an asset in a
manner that can cause harm.
A asset - ANSWER- is something of value worth protecting.
A vulnerability - ANSWER- is a weakness in the design,
implementation, operation or internal controls in a process that could be
exploited to violate the system security
The path or route used to gain access to the target asset is known as a -
ANSWER- attack vector
In an attack, the container that delivers the exploit to the target is called -
ANSWER- payload
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Policies - ANSWER- communicate required and prohibited activities
and behaviors.
Rootkit - ANSWER- is a class of malware that hides the existence of
other malware by modifying the underlying operating system.
Procedures - ANSWER- provide details on how to comply with policies
and standards.
Guidelines - ANSWER- contain step-by-step instructions to carry out
procedures.
Malware - ANSWER- also called malicious code, is software designed
to gain access to targeted computer systems, steal information or disrupt
computer operations.
Standards - ANSWER- are used to interpret policies in specific
situations.
Patches - ANSWER- are solutions to software programming and coding
errors.
Identity Management - ANSWER- includes many components such as
directory services, authentication and authorization services, and user
management capabilities such as provisioning and deprovisioning.
CSX CYBERSECURITY
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM PREP |150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS | RATED A+ |
NEW!!
Three common controls used to protect the availability of information
are - ANSWER- - Redundancy
- Backups
- access controls
Governance has several goals, including - ANSWER- Providing
strategic direction, Ensuring that objectives are achieved, Verifying that
organizational resources are being used appropriately, Ascertaining
whether risk is being managed properly.
According to the NIST framework, which of the following are
considered key functions necessary for the protection of digital assets? -
ANSWER- - Protect,
- Recover
- Identify
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The best definition for cybersecurity? - ANSWER- Protecting
information assets by addressing threats to information that is processed,
stored or transported by interworked information systems
Cybersecurity role that is charged with the duty of managing incidents
and remediation? - ANSWER- Cybersecurity management
The core duty of cybersecurity is to identify, respond and manage -
ANSWER- risk to an organization's digital assets.
A threat - ANSWER- is anything capable of acting against an asset in a
manner that can cause harm.
A asset - ANSWER- is something of value worth protecting.
A vulnerability - ANSWER- is a weakness in the design,
implementation, operation or internal controls in a process that could be
exploited to violate the system security
The path or route used to gain access to the target asset is known as a -
ANSWER- attack vector
In an attack, the container that delivers the exploit to the target is called -
ANSWER- payload
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Policies - ANSWER- communicate required and prohibited activities
and behaviors.
Rootkit - ANSWER- is a class of malware that hides the existence of
other malware by modifying the underlying operating system.
Procedures - ANSWER- provide details on how to comply with policies
and standards.
Guidelines - ANSWER- contain step-by-step instructions to carry out
procedures.
Malware - ANSWER- also called malicious code, is software designed
to gain access to targeted computer systems, steal information or disrupt
computer operations.
Standards - ANSWER- are used to interpret policies in specific
situations.
Patches - ANSWER- are solutions to software programming and coding
errors.
Identity Management - ANSWER- includes many components such as
directory services, authentication and authorization services, and user
management capabilities such as provisioning and deprovisioning.
