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A network administrator is Attackers often target important assets like
responsible for securing a large databases, servers, or applications.
organization's network. The
administrator wants to identify
potential threats by analyzing
network traffic and routine activities.
The network administrator believes
that focusing on business-critical
assets is the most important focus
area for threat hunting.
Which of the following is a reason to
prioritize this focus area?
answer
Business-critical assets often have
weak passwords or open ports that
attackers can exploit.
Attackers often target important
assets like databases, servers, or
applications.
Misconfigurations in IT systems can
create vulnerabilities that attackers
can exploit.
Isolated networks are often more
secure, but attackers still exploit their
vulnerabilities.
,A small information technology Configuration management
department is trying to reorganize
and prioritize future projects. Senior
management in the company now
requires the IT department to track
and control changes.
What can the department use to
benchmark its operations?
answer
Risk scores
Service-level objectives
Mitigation
Configuration management
,A large retail company notifies its To provide a step-by-step guide on how to
incident response team in response respond to a security incident and ensure the
to a recent security incident. The continuity of critical business functions
team then activates the incident
response plan (IRP) and business
continuity plan (BCP). After they
resolve the incident, they conduct a
lessons-learned review.
What is the purpose of an incident
response plan (IRP) and business
continuity plan (BCP) in
cybersecurity incident response and
management?
answer
To educate employees on how to
prevent and respond to future
security incidents
To provide a step-by-step guide on
how to respond to a security incident
and ensure the continuity of critical
business functions
To conduct a forensic analysis of the
incident to determine the root cause
and identify the responsible party
To restore affected systems and data
to their pre-incident state
, Which of the following components Alerts
are the SIEM's way of letting the IT
team know that a pre-established
parameter is not within the
acceptable range?
answer
Trends
Sensors
Alerts
Dashboard
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Terms in this set (238)
A network administrator is Attackers often target important assets like
responsible for securing a large databases, servers, or applications.
organization's network. The
administrator wants to identify
potential threats by analyzing
network traffic and routine activities.
The network administrator believes
that focusing on business-critical
assets is the most important focus
area for threat hunting.
Which of the following is a reason to
prioritize this focus area?
answer
Business-critical assets often have
weak passwords or open ports that
attackers can exploit.
Attackers often target important
assets like databases, servers, or
applications.
Misconfigurations in IT systems can
create vulnerabilities that attackers
can exploit.
Isolated networks are often more
secure, but attackers still exploit their
vulnerabilities.
,A small information technology Configuration management
department is trying to reorganize
and prioritize future projects. Senior
management in the company now
requires the IT department to track
and control changes.
What can the department use to
benchmark its operations?
answer
Risk scores
Service-level objectives
Mitigation
Configuration management
,A large retail company notifies its To provide a step-by-step guide on how to
incident response team in response respond to a security incident and ensure the
to a recent security incident. The continuity of critical business functions
team then activates the incident
response plan (IRP) and business
continuity plan (BCP). After they
resolve the incident, they conduct a
lessons-learned review.
What is the purpose of an incident
response plan (IRP) and business
continuity plan (BCP) in
cybersecurity incident response and
management?
answer
To educate employees on how to
prevent and respond to future
security incidents
To provide a step-by-step guide on
how to respond to a security incident
and ensure the continuity of critical
business functions
To conduct a forensic analysis of the
incident to determine the root cause
and identify the responsible party
To restore affected systems and data
to their pre-incident state
, Which of the following components Alerts
are the SIEM's way of letting the IT
team know that a pre-established
parameter is not within the
acceptable range?
answer
Trends
Sensors
Alerts
Dashboard
