Echocardiogram Security Principles and Practices

Question 1

What is the CIA triad in information security?

Accepted Answer

Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability

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Cryptography, Identity, and Authentication

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Control, Investigation, and Authorization

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Compliance, Insurance, and Auditing

Question 2

What is multi-factor authentication (MFA)?

Accepted Answer

Using two or more different types of verification to confirm identity

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Using multiple passwords for the same account

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Authenticating on multiple devices simultaneously

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Having multiple administrators approve access

Question 3

What is the principle of least privilege?

Accepted Answer

Users should only have the minimum access needed to perform their job

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All users should have administrator access

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Privileges should be maximized for efficiency

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Access rights should never be changed once granted

Question 4

What is a phishing attack?

Accepted Answer

A social engineering attack using fraudulent communications to steal sensitive information

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A type of network scanning tool

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A physical security breach

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A denial of service attack

Question 5

What is encryption?

Accepted Answer

Converting data into a coded format that can only be read with the correct key

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Compressing files to save storage space

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Deleting sensitive data permanently

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Backing up data to a remote server

Question 6

What should be included in an incident response plan?

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Detection, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned procedures

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Only contact information for the IT department

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A list of all company passwords

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Instructions to ignore minor incidents