CIS

Question 1

1. Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Devices

Answer 1

Actively manage (inventory, track, and correct) all hardware devices on the network so that only authorized devices are given access, and unauthorized and unmanaged devices are found and prevented from gaining access.

Question 2

2. Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Software

Answer 2

Actively manage (inventory, track, and correct) all software on the network so that only authorized software is installed and can execute, and that unauthorized and unmanaged software is found and prevented from installation or execution.

Question 3

3. Secure Configurations for Hardware and Software

Answer 3

Establish, implement, and actively manage (track, report on, correct) the security configuration of laptops, servers, and workstations using a rigorous configuration management and change control process in order to prevent attackers from exploiting vulnerable services and settings.

Question 4

4. Continuous Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation

Answer 4

Continuously acquire, assess, and take action on new information in order to identify vulnerabilities, remediate, and minimize the window of opportunity for attackers.

Question 5

5. Controlled Use of Administrative Privileges

Answer 5

The processes and tools used to track/control/prevent/correct the use, assignment, and configuration of administrative privileges on computers, networks, and applications.

Question 6

6. Maintenance, Monitoring, and Analysis of Audit Logs

Answer 6

Collect, manage, and analyze audit logs of events that could help detect, understand, or recover from an attack.

Question 7

7. Email and Web Browser Protections

Answer 7

Minimize the attack surface and the opportunities for attackers to manipulate human behavior though their interaction with web browsers and email systems.

Question 8

8. Malware Defenses

Answer 8

Control the installation, spread, and execution of malicious code at multiple points in the enterprise, while optimizing the use of automation to enable rapid updating of defense, data gathering, and corrective action.

Question 9

9. Limitation and Control of Network Ports

Answer 9

Manage (track/control/correct) the ongoing operational use of ports, protocols, and services on networked devices in order to minimize windows of vulnerability available to attackers.

Question 10

10. Data Recovery Capability

Answer 10

The processes and tools used to properly back up critical information with a proven methodology for timely recovery of it.

Question 11

11. Secure Configurations for Network Devices

Answer 11

Establish, implement, and actively manage (track, report on, correct) the security configuration of network infrastructure devices using a rigorous configuration management and change control process in order to prevent attackers from exploiting vulnerable services and settings.

Question 12

12. Boundary Defense

Answer 12

Detect/prevent/correct the flow of information transferring networks of different trust levels with a focus on security-damaging data.

Question 13

13. Data Protection

Answer 13

The processes and tools used to prevent data exfiltration, mitigate the effects of exfiltrated data, and ensure the privacy and integrity of sensitive information.

Question 14

14. Controlled Access Based on the Need to Know

Answer 14

The processes and tools used to track/control/prevent/correct secure access to critical assets (e.g., information, resources, systems) according to the formal determination of which persons, computers, and applications have a need and right to access these critical assets based on an approved classification.

Question 15

15. Wireless Access Control

Answer 15

The processes and tools used to track, control, prevent, and correct the security use of wireless local area networks (LANS), access points, and wireless client systems.

Question 16

16. Account Monitoring and Control

Answer 16

Actively manage the life cycle of system and application accounts – their creation, use, dormancy, deletion – in order to minimize opportunities for attackers to leverage them.

Question 17

17. Security Skills Assessment and Appropriate Training to Fill Gaps

Answer 17

For all functional roles in the organization (prioritizing those mission-critical to the business and its security), identify the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to support defense of the enterprise; develop and execute an integrated plan to assess, identify gaps, and remediate through policy, organizational planning, training, and awareness programs.

Question 18

18. Application Software Security

Answer 18

Manage the security life cycle of all in-house developed and acquired software in order to prevent, detect, and correct security weaknesses.

Question 19

19. Incident Response and Management

Answer 19

Protect the organization’s information, as well as its reputation, by developing and implementing an incident response infrastructure (e.g., plans, defined roles, training, communications, management oversight) for quickly discovering an attack and then effectively containing the damage, eradicating the attacker’s presence, and restoring the integrity of the network and systems.

Question 20

20. Penetration Tests and Red Team Exercises

Answer 20

Test the overall strength of an organization’s defenses (the technology, the processes, and the people) by simulating the objectives and actions of an attacker.

Question 21

CIS

Answer 21

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