Section 22.215 Vulnerability Response and Remediation

Question 1

Vulnerability Response and Remediation

Answer 1

Involves strategies and actions for identifying, assessing, and addressing vulnerabilities

■ Aims to mitigate risks associated with known vulnerabilities

Question 2

Vulnerability Response and Remediation

Patching

Answer 2

Process of applying updates to fix software, system, or application vulnerabilities

■ Patches released by software vendors

■ End users must update their software to apply security patches

Question 3

Vulnerability Response and Remediation

Insurance Policy

Answer 3

Procuring a cybersecurity insurance policy as a risk management strategy

■ Mitigates financial losses resulting from cyber incidents (data breach, network outage, business interruption)

■ Covers mitigation, remediation, recovery costs, legal fees, public relations, and customer notification

Question 4

Vulnerability Response and Remediation

Network Segmentation

Answer 4

Dividing a network into smaller segments to improve performance and security

■ Isolates segments from each other to prevent threat propagation

Question 5

Vulnerability Response and Remediation

Compensating Controls

Answer 5

Alternative security measures when standard controls cannot be effectively
implemented

■ Tailored to provide equivalent protection

Question 6

Vulnerability Response and Remediation

Exception and Exemption

Answer 6

■ Exception: Temporarily relaxing or bypassing security controls or policies for operational business needs, with an understanding of associated risks

■ Exemption: A permanent waiver of security controls or policies due to specific reasons, often for legacy systems