Chapter 01: Today's Cybersecurity Analyst Flashcards
What is a WAF?
A web application firewall (WAF) protects web applications from a variety of application layer attacks such as cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, and cookie poisoning, among others.
What is a decompiler?
A program that attempts to recover source code from binary code. This process usually does not work very well however.
What is a technical control?
Technical controls are systems, devices, software, and settings the work to enforce confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability requirements. Examples include building a security network and implementing endpoint security.
What is an operational control?
Operational controls are practices and procedures that bolster cybersecurity. Examples include conducting penetration testing and using reverse engineering to analyze acquired software.
Juan is configuring a new device that will join his organization’s wireless network. The wireless network uses 802.1x authentication. What type of agent must be running on the device for it to join this network?
A supplicant.
