Course 002 Glossary

Question 1

Define Assess

Answer 1

The fifth step of the NIST RMF that means to determine if established controls are implemented correctly

Question 2

Define Asset

Answer 2

An item perceived as having value to an organization

Question 3

Define Attack vectors

Answer 3

The pathways attackers use to penetrate security defenses

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Define Authentication

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The process of verifying who someone is

Question 5

Define Authorization

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The concept of granting access to specific resources in a system

Question 6

Define Authorize

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The sixth step of the NIST RMF that refers to being accountable for the security and privacy risks that might exist in an organization

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Define Availability

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The idea that data is accessible to those who are authorized to access it

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Define Biometrics

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The unique physical characteristics that can be used to verify a person’s identity

Question 9

Define Business continuity

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An organization’s ability to maintain their everyday productivity by establishing risk disaster recovery plans

Question 10

Define Categorize

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The second step of the NIST RMF that is used to develop risk management processes and tasks

Question 11

Define Chronicle

Answer 11

A cloud-native tool designed to retain, analyze, and search data

Question 12

Define Confidentiality

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The idea that only authorized users can access specific assets or data

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Define Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability (CIA) triad

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A model that helps inform how organizations consider risk when setting up systems and security policies

Question 14

Define Detect

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A NIST core function related to identifying potential security incidents and improving monitoring capabilities to increase the speed and efficiency of detections

Question 15

Define Encryption

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The process of converting data from a readable format to an encoded format

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Define External threat

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Anything outside the organization that has the potential to harm organizational assets

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Define Identify

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A NIST core function related to management of cybersecurity risk and its effect on an organization’s people and assets

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Define Implement

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The fourth step of the NIST RMF that means to implement security and privacy plans for an organization

Question 19

Define Incident response

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An organization’s quick attempt to identify an attack, contain the damage, and correct the effects of a security breach

Question 20

Define Integrity

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The idea that the data is correct, authentic, and reliable

Question 21

Define Internal threat

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A current or former employee, external vendor, or trusted partner who poses a security risk

Question 22

Define Log

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A record of events that occur within an organization’s systems

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Define Metrics

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Key technical attributes such as response time, availability, and failure rate, which are used to assess the performance of a software application

Question 24

Define Monitor

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The seventh step of the NIST RMF that means be aware of how systems are operating

Question 25

Define National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)

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A voluntary framework that consists of standards, guidelines, and best practices to manage cybersecurity risk

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Define Open Web Application Security Project/Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP)

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A non-profit organization focused on improving software security

Question 26

Define National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (S.P.) 800-53

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A unified framework for protecting the security of information systems within the U.S. federal government

Question 27

Define Operating system (OS)

Answer 27

The interface between computer hardware and the user

Question 28

Define Playbook

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A manual that provides details about any operational action

Question 29

Define Prepare

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The first step of the NIST RMF related to activities that are necessary to manage security and privacy risks before a breach occurs

Question 30

Define Protect

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A NIST core function used to protect an organization through the implementation of policies, procedures, training, and tools that help mitigate cybersecurity threats

Question 31

Define Ransomware

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A malicious attack where threat actors encrypt an organization’s data and demand payment to restore access

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Define Recover

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A NIST core function related to returning affected systems back to normal operation

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Define Respond

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A NIST core function related to making sure that the proper procedures are used to contain, neutralize, and analyze security incidents, and implement improvements to the security process

Question 34

Define Risk

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Anything that can impact the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an asset

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Define Risk mitigation

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The process of having the right procedures and rules in place to quickly reduce the impact of a risk like a breach

Question 36

Define Security frameworks

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Guidelines used for building plans to help mitigate risk and threats to data and privacy

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Define Security controls

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Safeguards designed to reduce specific security risks

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Define Security audit

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A review of an organization's security controls, policies, and procedures against a set of expectations

Question 38

Define Security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR)

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A collection of applications, tools, and workflows that use automation to respond to security events

Question 38

Define Security information and event management (SIEM)

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An application that collects and analyzes log data to monitor critical activities in an organization

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Define Shared responsibility

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The idea that all individuals within an organization take an active role in lowering risk and maintaining both physical and virtual security

Question 39

Define Security posture

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An organization’s ability to manage its defense of critical assets and data and react to change

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Define SIEM tools

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A software platform that collects, analyzes, and correlates security data from various sources across your IT infrastructure that helps identify and respond to security threats in real-time, investigate security incidents, and comply with security regulations

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Define Select

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The third step of the NIST RMF that means to choose, customize, and capture documentation of the controls that protect an organization

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Define Social engineering

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A manipulation technique that exploits human error to gain private information, access, or valuables

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Define Splunk Cloud

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A cloud-hosted tool used to collect, search, and monitor log data

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Define Splunk Enterprise

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A self-hosted tool used to retain, analyze, and search an organization's log data to provide security information and alerts in real-time

Question 43

Define Vulnerability

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A weakness that can be exploited by a threat

Question 43

Define Threat

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Any circumstance or event that can negatively impact assets