Mitigation Techniques 2.5

Question 1

One way to mitigate attacks is to […] any known vulnerabilities.

• System Stability
• Bug Fixes

Answer 1

Patch

Question 2

One way to mitigate attacks is to protect your data by […] it

Answer 2

Encrypting

Question 3

One form of encryption where everything on a drive is encrypted is called […]

• BitLocker

Answer 3

Full Disk Encryption (FDE)

Question 4

[…] is a simple but vital mitigation technique where an administrator can look at sensors, IPS’s, and various types of logs to scan for any suspicious activity

Answer 4

Monitoring

Question 5

A […] is a collector that consolidates logs to a central location for easy viewing

Answer 5

SIEM (Security Information and Event Manager)

Question 6

[…] involves doing a posture check every time a device connects to the network, and if it fails, the device is quarantined in a private VLAN

• Is the device up to date?
• Latest patches installed?
• Is antivirus up to date?

Answer 6

Configuration Enforcement

Question 7

Before a device is thrown away, especially considering hard drives, there should be a […] policy in place to make sure all equipment is properly discarded

Answer 7

Decommissioning