Chapter 7

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complex ensemble of techniques, technologies, regulations, and behaviors that collaboratively protect the integrity of and access to computer systems and data

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Information Security

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Confidentiality

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characteristic of something made accessible to authorized parties only

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Integrity

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characteristic of not having been altered by an unauthorized party

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Availability

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characteristic of being accessible and usable during a specified time period.

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Authenticity

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is the characteristic of something having been provided by an authorized source

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Non-repudiation

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inability of a party to deny or challenge the authentication of an interaction

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Security Controls

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Counter measures used to prevent or respond to security threats and reduce/avoid risk

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Security Mechanisms

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are components comprising a defensive framework that protects IT resources, information, and services

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Counter measures are typically described in terms of

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security mechanisms

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Security policy

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establishes a set of security rules and regulations and how they’re implemented

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Risk

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is the potential unwanted and unexpected loss that may result from a give action

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Vulnerability

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flaw, gap or weakness in an IT env that leaves an organization open to breaches

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occurs when an attacker is able to take advantage of vulnerabiltiy

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exploit

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vulnerability that an organization is either unaware of or for which it has not been able to yet provide a patch or fix

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Exploit

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any incident that may result in unauthorized access to information or systems.

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Security Breach

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type of security breach whereby an attacker is able to steal confidential information.

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data breach

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data leak

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occurs when sensitive info os shared with an unauthorized party without an attack taking place

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potential attack that poses danger or risk

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threat

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… when a treat is carried out by an attacker

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attack

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Different types of attackers

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cyber criminals
malicious users
cyber activists
state-sponsored attackers

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attacker that has successfully gained unauthorized access

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intruder

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attack vector

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path an attacker takes to exploit vulnerabilities

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collection of attack vector

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attack surface

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an entity that poses a threat because it is capable of carrying out an attack

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threat agent

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Anonymous attacker

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non-trusted cloud service consumer without permission and exploits using network-level attacks

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able to intercept and forward network traffic

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malicious service agent

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trusted attacker(malicious tenants)

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abuses the trust boundary in a cloud environment to exploit legitimate credentials to access confidential info

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Malicious insiders

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human threat agents acting on behalf or in relation to a cloud provider

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Traffic eavesdropping

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a cyber threat where data transferred is intercepted by a malicious service agent passively

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Malicious intermediary

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messages are intercepted and altered by a malicious service agent

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DoS

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overload IT resources so that can’t function properly

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Insufficient Authorization

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occurs when access is granted to an attacker too broadly

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Variation of insufficient authorization

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weak authentication

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Virtualization attack

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exploits vulnerabilities in the virtualization platform to jeopardize its confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability

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Explain one-service per physical server deployment

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a method to mitigate containerization attack where all containers deployed on a host are the same

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software program designed to cause harm

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malware

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Types of malware

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1. Virus - spread by infecting and replicating
2. Trojan - appears to be legitimate service
3. Spyware - type of malware that collects information
4. Adware - unwanted ads
5. Ransomware - restricts data access and requires ransom
6. Crypto jacking - practice of using browser based programs that run scripts in web content

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Insider threat

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potential damage that can be inflicted by an organization’s staff and others that may have access to the organization’s premises or systems

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Common types(3) of insider threat

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malicious
accidental
negligent

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form of social engineering that uses electroning comms to send fraudulent data

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phishing

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Bots and Botnets

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Bots - programs that can receive remote instructions and perform attacks. They are type of malware.
Botnet - a swarm of bots to carry out attacks