Social Engineering and Other Foes Flashcards
administrative control
A control implemented through administrative policies or procedures
cable lock
A physical security deterrent used to protect a computer
cold aisles
Server room aisles that blow cold air from the floor
compensating controls
Gap controls that fill in the coverage between the other types of vulnerability mitigation techniques
control
Processes or actions used to respond to situations or events
data disposal
Getting rid of/destroying media no longer needed
detective control
Controls that are intended to identify and characterize an incident in progress
dumpster diving
Looking through trash for clues, often in the form of paper scraps, to find user passwords and other information
Faraday cage
An electronically conductive wire mesh or other conductor woven into a ‘cage’ that surrounds a room and prevents electromagnetic signals from entering or leaving the room through the walls
fire suppression
The act of stopping a fire and preventing it from spreading
hoax
Typically, an email message warning of something that isn’t true, such as the outbreak of a new virus
hot aisles
A server room aisle that removes hot air
information classification
The process of determining what information is accessible, to what parties, and for what purposes
mantrap
A device, such as a small room, that limits access to one or a few individuals
PASS method
The correct method of extinguishing a fire with an extinguisher
