6C

Question 1

The baseline configuration is the __ __ for all future baseline assessments.

Answer 1

starting point

Question 2

This baseline is originally created when the system is ___ ___ and is a representation of how the system is supposed to be configured.

Answer 2

initially created

Question 3

____ is the measuring of a system’s current state of security readiness.

Answer 3

Baselining

Question 4

The way baselining works is simple:

Answer 4

1. Set up a system
2. Measure the baseline
3. Fix the issues
4. Declare the resulting system configuration your baseline

Question 4

Then, after making changes, you measure the baseline again and look for any ____.

Answer 4

deviations

Question 5

Whenever you update, patch, or add an application, you
can measure the security-risk gap based on…?

Answer 5

before and after measurements

Question 6

A baseline deviation is a change from the ___ baseline value.

Answer 6

original

Question 7

Baselines have a very ___ definition. The term might mean something different to you than for someone else in the organization.

Answer 7

broad