Domain 3 Flashcards
Audit
Independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the inadequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures
Crime prevention through environmental design or cpted
An architectural approach to the design of buildings and spaces which emphasizes passive features to reduce the likelihood of criminal activity
Defense in depth
Information security strategy integrating people technology and operations capabilities to establish variable barriers across multiple layers and missions of the organization
Discretionary access control or DAC
A certain amount of Access Control is left to the discretion of the object’s owner or anyone else who is authorized to control the objects access
Encrypt
To protect private information by putting it into a form that can only be read by people who have permission to do so
Firewalls
Devices that enforce administrative security policies by filtering incoming traffic based on a set of rules
Insider threat
An entity with authorized access that has the potential to harm an information system through destruction, disclosure, modification of data, and / or denial of service
IOS
An operating system manufactured by Apple used for mobile devices
Layered defense
The use of multiple controls arranged in series to provide several consecutive controls to protect an asset semicolon also called defense and depth
Linux
An operating system that is open source, making its source code legally available to end users
Log anomaly
A system irregularity that is identified when studying log entries which could represent events of interest for further surveillance
Logging
Collecting and storing user activities in a log which is a record of the events occurring within an organization systems and networks
Logical Access Control Systems
An automated system that controls an individual’s ability to access one or more computer system resources, such as workstation, network, application or database
Mandatory Access Control
Access control that requires the system itself to manage access controls in accordance with the organization’s security policies
Man Trap
An entrance to a building or an area that requires people to pass through two doors with only one door opened at a time
Object
Passive information system related entity like devices, files, records, tables, processes, programs, and domains. Containing or receiving information
Physical access controls
Controls implemented through a tangible mechanism examples include walls, fences, guards, and locks
Principle of least privilege
The principal the users and programs should have only the minimum privileges necessary to complete their tasks
Privileged account
An information system account with approved authorizations of a privileged user
Ransomware
A type of malicious software that locks the computer screen or files, thus preventing or limiting a user from accessing their system and data until money is paid
Role based access control or rbac
And access control system that sets up user permissions based on roles
Rule
An instruction developed to allow or deny access to a system by comparing the validated identity of the subject to an access control list
Segregation of duties
The practice of ensuring that an organizational process cannot be completed by a single person; forces collusion as a means to reduce Insider threats. Also commonly known as separation of duties
Subject
Generally an individual, process or device causing information to flow among objects or change to the system state
Technical controls
The security controls or safeguards for an information system that are primarily implemented and executed by the information system through mechanisms contained in the hardware software or firmware components of the system
Turn Style
A one-way spinning door or barrier that allows only one person at a time to enter a building or pass through an area
Unix
An operating system used in software development
System provisioning oops I mean user provisioning
The process of creating maintaining and deactivating user identities on a system
