Course Disaster Recovery Management

Test Week 5 Midterm Exam

Started 2/8/14 11:38 AM

Submitted 2/8/14 1:38 PM

Status Completed

Attempt Score

30 out of 50 points

Time Elapsed 2 hours, 0 minute out of 2 hours.

Instructions The midterm consists of 50 questions. You will have up to 2 hours to complete it. Good Luck.

Question 1

1 out of 1 points

A(n) ____ is an object, person, or other entity that is a potential risk of loss to an asset.

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threat

Correct Answer:

threat

Question 2

1 out of 1 points

The term ____ refers to a broad category of electronic and human activities in which an unauthorized individual gains access to the information an organization is trying to protect.

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trespass

Correct Answer:

false

trespass

Question 3

1 out of 1 points

____ of risk is the choice to do nothing to protect an information asset and to accept the outcome of its potential exploitation.

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Acceptance

Correct Answer:

Acceptance

Question 4

1 out of 1 points

Information assets have ____ when they are not exposed (while being stored, processed, or transmitted) to corruption, damage, destruction, or other disruption of their authentic states.

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integrity

Correct Answer:

integrity

Question 5

1 out of 1 points

____ is the risk control approach that attempts to reduce the impact caused by the exploitation of vulnerability through planning and preparation.

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Mitigation

Correct Answer:

Mitigation

Question 6

1 out of 1 points

A(n) ____ is an investigation and assessment of the impact that various attacks can have on the organization.

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business impact analysis (BIA)

Correct Answer:

business impact analysis (BIA)

Question 7

1 out of 1 points

A(n) ____ is any clearly identified attack on the organization’s information assets that would threaten the assets’ confidentiality, integrity, or availability.

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incident

Correct Answer:

incident

Question 8

1 out of 1 points

____ is the process of examining, documenting, and assessing the security posture of an organization’s information technology and the risks it faces.

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Risk identification

Correct Answer:

Risk identification

Question 9

1 out of 1 points

A ____ attack seeks to deny legitimate users access to services by either tying up a server’s available resources or causing it to shut down.

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DoS

Correct Answer:

DoS

Question 10

1 out of 1 points

An organization aggregates all local backups to a central repository and then backs up that repository to an online vendor, with a ____ backup strategy.

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disk-to-disk-to-cloud

Correct Answer:

disk-to-disk-to-cloud

Question 11

0 out of 1 points

A(n) ____ is often included in legal documents to ensure that a vendor is not liable for actions taken by a client.

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nondisclosure agreement

Correct Answer:

statement of indemnification

Question 12

0 out of 1 points

A ____ is a synonym for a virtualization application.

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virtual machine

Correct Answer:

hypervisor

Question 13

1 out of 1 points

A ____ is an agency that provides physical facilities in the event of a disaster for a fee.

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service bureau

Correct Answer:

service bureau

Question 14

1 out of 1 points

A ____ is a contractual document guaranteeing certain minimal levels of service provided by a vendor.

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service agreement

Correct Answer:

service agreement

Question 15

0 out of 1 points

A(n) ____ backup only archives the files that have been modified since the last backup.

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differential

Correct Answer:

incremental

Question 16

0 out of 1 points

Considered to be the traditional “lock and copy” approach to database backup, _____ require the database to be inaccessible while a backup is created to a local drive.

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continuous database protections

Correct Answer:

legacy backup applications

Question 17

1 out of 1 points

RAID 0 creates one logical volume across several available hard disk drives and stores the data using ____, in which data segments are written in turn to each disk drive in the array.

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disk striping

Correct Answer:

disk striping

Question 18

1 out of 1 points

____ uses a number of hard drives to store information across multiple drive units.

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RAID

Correct Answer:

RAID

Question 19

1 out of 1 points

The ____ job functions and organizational roles focus on costs of system creation and operation, ease of use for system users, timeliness of system creation, and transaction response time.

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information technology management and professionals

Correct Answer:

information technology management and professionals

Question 20

0 out of 1 points

To a large extent, incident response capabilities are part of a normal IT budget. The only area in which additional budgeting is absolutely required for incident response is the maintenance of ____.

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audit documentation

Correct Answer:

redundant equipment

Question 21

1 out of 1 points

The ____ is used to collect information directly from the end users and business managers.

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facilitated data-gathering session

Correct Answer:

facilitated data-gathering session

Question 22

1 out of 1 points

What is a common approach used in the discipline of systems analysis and design to understand the ways systems operate and to chart process flows and interdependency studies?

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systems diagramming

Correct Answer:

systems diagramming

Question 23

1 out of 1 points

The final component to the CPMT planning process is to deal with ____.

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budgeting for contingency operations

Correct Answer:

budgeting for contingency operations

Question 24

0 out of 1 points

Which of the following collects and provides reports on failed login attempts, probes, scans, denial-of-service attacks, and detected malware?

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scheduled reports

Correct Answer:

system logs

Question 25

0 out of 1 points

The ____ is the point in time by which systems and data must be recovered after an outage as determined by the business unit.

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recovery time objective

Correct Answer:

recovery point objective

Question 26

1 out of 1 points

Within an organization, a(n) ____ is a group of individuals who are united by shared interests or values and who have a common goal of making the organization function to meet its objectives.

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community of interest

Correct Answer:

community of interest

Question 27

1 out of 1 points

One modeling technique drawn from systems analysis and design that can provide an excellent way to illustrate how a business functions is a(n) ____.:

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collaboration diagram

Correct Answer:

collaboration diagram

Question 28

0 out of 1 points

The training delivery method with the lowest cost to the organization is ____.

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on-the-job training

Correct Answer:

self-study (noncomputerized)

Question 29

0 out of 1 points

Incident analysis resources include network diagrams and lists of ____, such as database servers.

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protocol analyzers

Correct Answer:

critical assets

Question 30

1 out of 1 points

One of the primary responsibilities of the IRP team is to ensure that the ____ is prepared to respond to each incident it may face.

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Selected Answer:

CSIRT

Correct Answer:

CSIRT

Question 31

1 out of 1 points

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology recommends a set of tools for the CSIRT including incident reporting mechanisms with which users can report suspected incidents. At least one of these mechanisms should permit people to report incidents ____.

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Selected Answer:

anonymously

Correct Answer:

anonymously

Question 32

0 out of 1 points

A(n) ____ is a CSIRT team member, other than the team leader, who is currently performing the responsibilities of the team leader in scanning the organization’s information infrastructure for signs of an incident.

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Selected Answer:

forensic expert

Correct Answer:

IR duty officer

Question 33

1 out of 1 points

Should an incident begin to escalate, the CSIRT team leader continues to add resources and skill sets as necessary to attempt to contain and terminate the incident. The resulting team is called the ____ for this particular incident.

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Selected Answer:

reaction force

Correct Answer:

reaction force

Question 34

1 out of 1 points

The responsibility for creating an organization’s IR plan often falls to the ____.

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chief information security officer

Correct Answer:

chief information security officer

Question 35

1 out of 1 points

A(n) ____ is a detailed examination of the events that occurred, from first detection of an incident to final recovery.

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after-action review

Correct Answer:

after-action review

Question 36

0 out of 1 points

A(n) ____ is any system resource that is placed onto a functional system but has no normal use for that system. If it attracts attention, it is from unauthorized access and will trigger a notification or response.

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Selected Answer:

honeynet

Correct Answer:

honeytoken

Question 37

1 out of 1 points

Using a process known as ____, network-based IDPSs look for attack patterns by comparing measured activity to known signatures in their knowledge base to determine whether or not an attack has occurred or may be under way.

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signature matching

Correct Answer:

signature matching

Question 38

1 out of 1 points

____ are closely monitored network decoys serving that can distract adversaries from more valuable machines on a network; can provide early warning about new attack and exploitation trends; and can allow in-depth examination of adversaries during and after exploitation.

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Selected Answer:

Honeypots

Correct Answer:

Honeypots

Question 39

0 out of 1 points

The use of IDPS sensors and analysis systems can be quite complex. One very common approach is to use an open source software program called ____ running on an open source UNIX or Linux system that can be managed and queried from a desktop computer using a client interface.

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Selected Answer:

Match

Correct Answer:

Snort

Question 40

0 out of 1 points

When the measured activity is outside the baseline parameters in a behavior-based IDPS, it is said to exceed the ____ (the level at which the IDPS triggers an alert to notify the administrator).

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baseline level

Correct Answer:

clipping level

Question 41

0 out of 1 points

The ____ is a federal law that creates a general prohibition on the realtime monitoring of traffic data relating to communications.

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Selected Answer:

Electronic Communication Protection Act

Correct Answer:

Pen/Trap Statute

Question 42

0 out of 1 points

A(n) ____ , a type of IDPS that is similar to the NIDPS, reviews the log files generated by servers, network devices, and even other IDPSs.

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Selected Answer:

honeynet

Correct Answer:

log file monitor

Question 43

0 out of 1 points

Those services performed in response to a request or a defined event such as a help desk alert are called ____.

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proactive services

Correct Answer:

reactive services

Question 44

1 out of 1 points

The first step in building a CSIRT is to ____.

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obtain management support and buy-in

Correct Answer:

obtain management support and buy-in

Question 45

0 out of 1 points

Giving the IR team the responsibility for ____ is generally not recommended.

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advisory distribution

Correct Answer:

patch management

Question 46

1 out of 1 points

The ____ flow of information needed from the CSIRT to organizational and IT/InfoSec management is a critical communication requirement.

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Selected Answer:

upward

Correct Answer:

upward

Question 47

0 out of 1 points

When an organization completely outsources its IR work, typically to an on-site contractor, it is called a(n) ____ model.

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24/7

Correct Answer:

fully outsourced

Question 48

0 out of 1 points

The announcement of an operational CSIRT should minimally include ____.

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the IR policy statement

Correct Answer:

contact methods and numbers

Question 49

1 out of 1 points

The CSIRT must have a clear and concise ____ statement that, in a few sentences, unambiguously articulates what it will do.

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Selected Answer:

mission

Correct Answer:

mission

Question 50

0 out of 1 points

In the absence of the assigned team manager, the ____ should assume authority for overseeing and evaluating a provided service.

Answer

Selected Answer:

CSIRT leader

Correct Answer:

deputy team manager

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