Principles of Information Security CH1

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Principles of Information Security Quiz

Test your knowledge on the fundamental concepts of information security with this comprehensive quiz. Covering a range of topics from historical projects to modern methodologies, this quiz is designed for anyone interested in enhancing their understanding of information security.

In this quiz, you will explore:

Historical foundations of information security
Key security principles and strategies
Modern methodologies for system development

23 Questions6 MinutesCreated by SecuringData101

The famous study entitled “Protection Analysis: Final Report” focused on a project undertaken by ARPA to understand and detect __________ in operating systems security.

BUGS

VULNERABILITIES

MALWARE

MAINTENANCE HOOKS

__________ security addresses the issues necessary to protect the tangible items, objects, or areas of an organization from unauthorized access and misuse.

PHYSICAL

PERSONAL

OBJECT

STANDARD

A server would experience a __________ attack when a hacker compromises it to acquire information from it from a remote location using a network connection.

INDIRECT

DIRECT

SOFTWARE

HARDWARE

A computer is the __________ of an attack when it is used to conduct an attack against another computer.

SUBJECT

OBJECT

TARGET

FACILITATOR

__________ of information is the quality or state of being genuine or original.

AUTHENTICITY

SPOOFING

CONFIDENTIALITY

AUTHORIZATION

In file hashing, a file is read by a special algorithm that uses the value of the bits in the file to compute a single number called the __________ value.

RESULT

SMASHING

HASH

CODE

__________ has become a widely accepted evaluation standard for training and education related to the security of information systems.

NIST SP 800-12

NSTISSI NO.4011

IEEE 802.11(G)

ISO 17788

A methodology for the design and implementation of an information system that is a formal development strategy is referred to as a __________.

SYSTEMS DESIGN

DEVELOPMENT LIFE PROJECT

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE

SYSTEMS SCHEMA

A variation of n SDLC that can be used to implement information security solutions in an organizations with little or no formal security in place is the __________.

SecDSLC

SecSDLC

LCSecD

CLSecD

A type of SDLC where each phase has results that flow into the next phase is called the __________ model.

PITFALL

SA&D

WATERFALL

METHOD 7

During the __________ phase, specific technologies are selected to support the alternatives identified and evaluated in the prior phases.

INVESTIGATION

IMPLEMENTATION

ANALYSIS

PHYSICAL DESIGN

Which of the following phases is often considered the longest and most expensive phase of the systems development life cycle?

INVESTIGATION

LOGICAL DESIGN

IMPLEMENTATION

MAINTENANCE AND CHANGE

Organizations are moving toward more __________-focused development approaches, seeking to improve not only the functionality of the systems they have in place, but consumer confidence in their product

SECURITY

RELIABILITY

ACCESSIBILITY

AVAILABILITY

Part of the logical design phase of the SecSDLC is planning for partial or catastrophic loss. ____ dictates what immediate steps are taken when an attack occurs

CONTINUIITY PLANNING

INCIDENT RESPONSE

DISASTER RECOVERY

SECURITY RESPONSE

The ____ is the individual primarily responsible for the assessment, management, and implementation of information security in the organization

ISO

CIO

CISO

CTO

People with the primary responsibility for administering the systems that house the information used by the organization perform the ____ role

SECURITY POLICY DEVELOPERS

SECURITY PROFESSIONALS

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS

END USERS

Risk evaluation is the process of identifying, assessing, and evaluating the levels of risk facing the organization, specifically the threats to the organization’s security and to the information stored and processed by the organization. _________________________

TRUE

FALSE

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