Problems affecting device security Flashcards
What type of security does a 3-layer or multiple barrier system refer to?
Physical security
Setting up security zones controls what?
To control where employees are allowed to go inside a building
What type of double-door security is used in high security areas?
Mantraps
What additional security could you install within a server room?
Network closets
Cipher doors and proximity locks should ideally control access to what?
Server rooms and network closets with important infrastructure like routers, switches, firewalls and servers.
you want to provide secure access to a room and want to use dual-factor authentication, do you use a proximity card or a key fob?
Key fob. It can be used in addition to providing a PIN for multifactor access.
Biometric systems use what two types of ‘factor’ authentication?
Characteristic factors and Behavioral factors.
What are biometric systems susceptible to?
False positives.
What advantage do security guards have over automated systems?
They can use discriminating judgement in a situation
You can improve the logical security of your network by dividing it into smaller administrative security zones by creating and using what?
Creating VLANs and using a DMZ
What can help to speed up the data-recovery process when having to use a recovery site? List the two types
Performing snapshot backups
1) copy-on-write
2) split mirror
What involves testing to seek to exploit vulnerabilities as opposed to just identify them?
Penetration Testing
What are the 3 types of testing strategies used in penetration testing?
1) Blind testing
2) Double-Blind Test
3) Target Test
Which type of penetration test involves the testing team having limited knowledge of the system but the organization’s security team knows an attack is coming?
Blind Test
In what what type of penetration test does the organization’s security team not know about the planned attack?
Double Blind Test
