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Domain 4 - IS Operations & Business Resilience Flashcards

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RFID (radio frequency identification)

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Uses radio waves to locate tagged assets within a limited radius

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A tag includes:

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A microchip and an antenna

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6 activities needed to develop a risk management program

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  1. Identify assets
  2. Identity threats and vulnerabilities
  3. Impact analysis
  4. Risk prioritization
  5. Control evaluation
  6. Implementation of appropriate controls
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Availability reports

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Indicates time period the computer is operating & available for use ; helps determine downtime

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Hardware error reports

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Identifies system failures & initiates corrective action

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Asset management reports

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Inventory of assets/network-connected equipment

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Utilization reports

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Determines level of use of systems; used to predict resource requirements

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System downtime report

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Indicates effectiveness of preventative maintenance programs (high downtime= program not effective)

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When should preventative maintenance/maintenance functions be performed ?

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During non-peak times

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Source code ; object code

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Readable by humans ; computers
- controlled best by date&time stamping

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Job schedule

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Program used to run various processes automatically; also automates tape backups and other maintenance
-reduced probability of error

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EUCs (end user computing)

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System where non programmers can create their own applications;

not subject to testing;

documented policy should be available to address risks

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OS (operating system) architecture

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  1. Base = computer hardware
  2. Nucleus = basic functions; restricted
  3. System software = process’s that support users
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Free software (3)

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Open source - can be listed, modified, or redistributed as required

Freeware - free but source code cannot be redistributed

Shareware - free for trial period with limited functions

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How to determine unauthorized software

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Using automated tool - scan entire network to capture list of installed software and compare to approved software list

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Registry

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System settings and parameters set in configuration files

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17
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Best method to determine control function within OS

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Review of parameters setting

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18
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Which report optimizes configuration of a server ?

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Server utilization reports

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Hardware maintenance schedules should be validated against

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Vendor provided specifications

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What is a critical/key component in network management?

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Change/configuration management

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Objective of library control software

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Provide assurance that program changes are authorized

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Capacity management

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The planning & monitoring of computing/network resources to ensure that the available resources are used efficiently and effectively

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Problem management

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To prevent reoccurrence of an incident by identifying root cause and taking action

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Problem management steps (5)

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  1. Report the exception
  2. Investigate
  3. In-depth analysis
  4. Root cause analysis
  5. Address issues identified
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Incident management

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Return to normal state as quickly as possible

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Response time reports

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Network management tool - identifies time taken by system to process an IT query by user

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Downtime reports

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Network management tool - tracks availability telecommunication lines and circuits

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Online monitors

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Network management tools - checks data transmission accuracy and errors

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Network protocol analyzers

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Used to monitor packets flowing along a network

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Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

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Monitors and controls variables throughout the network, manages configuration, and collects statistics on performance & security

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Change management steps (4)

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  1. Approval
  2. Testing
  3. Scheduling
  4. Rollback arrangements
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Code signing

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Provides assurance that software code has not been modified after sign off

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What is a key component of network management

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Configuration management

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Patch

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Code changes

Impact analysis should be tested/conducted before installation of patch

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Objective of library control software

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Unauthorized changes/access

36
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Best assurance of the effectiveness of device provider controls

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Independent 3rd party audit report

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Redundancy

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Duplication of data

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Normalization

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Process of reducing duplicate data

39
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Concurrency control

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Prevent integrity issues during simultaneous updates by multiple users

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Integrity constraints

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Allow only valid predefined data to enter the database & prevent out of range data

41
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Structured query language

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Programming language for managing date in a database; helps determine PORTABILITY

42
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Table link check

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Assurance over integrity of database

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DBA (database administrator) activities

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-conduct changes in database table
-conduct backup & recovery procedures
-consult on database interfaces

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DBAs should NOT perform:

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-activities relating to log capturing & monitoring of dba functions
-end user activities
-security patch updates

45
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A database should only be changed using a ___ account

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DBA

46
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Clusters/clustering

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Allows 2 or more servers to work as a unit so if 1 fails the other takes over

47
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Diverse routing

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Routing traffic through split cable facilities or duplicate cable facilities

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Alternative routing

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Routing info via an alternative medium such as copper cables or fiber optics

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Last mile circuit protection

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Redundancy for local communication loop

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Long haul network diversity

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Redundancy for long distance availability

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Shadow file processing

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Duplicate files are maintained at remote site

52
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Preparedness test

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Simulates a system crash &verified in a localized environment

(DRP testing - cost effective)

53
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When RTO is low, use a

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Hot site

54
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When RPO is low, use

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Data mirroring

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Backup intervals should be aligned with

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RPO

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Quality of service (QoS)

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Optimize network performance by assigning priority to bus apps and end users through allocation of dedicated parts of the bandwidth to specific traffic

57
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Protocol analyzers

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Monitor/record network info

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Online monitors

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Measure telecommunications transmission

59
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Cyclic redundancy check (CRC)

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Checks for a block of transmitted data - can detect several errors

60
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Switches

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At a low level of network security and transmit a packet to the device to which it is addressed

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Hubs

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Will broadcast all data to all network posts

62
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Routers

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Allows packets to be given or denied a access based on address

63
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To ensure proper SoD, developers should be

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Restricted to development environments only

64
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Hardware maintenance programs should be validated against

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Vendor specifications

65
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Service-level management (SLM)

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Negotiate, document, and manage the services in the manner in which the customer requires those services

66
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The use of unshielded twisted pair (UTP) in copper will reduce the likelihood of

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Crosstalk

67
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Most critical elements of DRP

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1) backup data
2) key contacts

68
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Greatest concern for disaster recovery hot site

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Disk space utilization data is not kept current

69
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Commitment and rollback procedures ensure

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Integrity

70
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Load balancing ensures

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Uninterrupted system availability by distributing traffic across multiple servers

-consistent response time for web applications

71
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Disk to disk backup

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Allowed large quantities of data to be backed up in a short time to without impacting system performance

72
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The method of routing traffic through split cable or duplicate cable facilities is called

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Diverse routing

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