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How many disks do you need for RAID 5?
at least 3.
What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
regulates how companies protect & maintain financial records & data
What is HIPAA?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Federal regulations for the privacy of medical records.
What is FERPA ?
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act - regulates the processing & handling of student data
What is the Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLBA) Act?
Protects consumer info gathered by financial institutions.
What OS offers a ‘Steps Records’ for mouse clicks?
Windows
What is an RPO?
Recovery point objective - a point in time to which a dataset can be stored.
What is a synthetic backup?
Software that creates a full backup by combining the last full backup with incremental / differential backups since then.
How often should you do backup testing?
Minimum of once a month. Test highly sensitive or constantly changing datasets more often.
What is the 3-2-1 rule?
3 copies of a backup are taking - 2 copies are kept onsite while 1 copy is sent offsite
Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) backup rotation
first-in, first-out schedule. Backups are taken daily. At the end of the week, the last daily backup becomes the weekly back-up. At the end of the month, the last weekly backup becomes the monthly backup.
What do you need to do before working on a power supply?
Discharge the capacitors into a grounding pen or discharge pen so no electricity remains.
What is an antistatic bag?
A bag that collect stray static charges on its exterior, preventing the charge from reaching it’s sensitive components.
What is the order of volatility, in incident response?
RAM memory, swap files/virtual memory, network processes, system processes, filesystem info, raw disk blocks
What is a .ps1 file?
run scripts in Powershell
What is a .vbs file?
lines of code in Visual Basic, encoded in plaint text (can be used for scripting)
What is an .sh file?
batch files for Windows (but can be executed in Linux/Unix)
What is a .js file?
JavaScript
What is a .bat file?
Series of commands / a script run by Windows, stored in a plain text file
Cases for scripting:
basic automation
Restarting machines
remapping network drives
installing apps
automated backups
gathering info/data
initiating updates
What is RMM?
Remote Monitoring & Management - allows company to monitor and manage devices over a wide range of locations through a single interface. Numerous RMM software packages on the market. An agent must be placed on each device that reports back to the managed service provider (MSP)
What is MSRA?
Microsoft Remote Assistance - Windows program that allows for remote connection to a compatible device by a trusted user via an invitation. RDP must be active for an MSRA connection to work.
What is desktop management software?
A screen-sharing extension that allows for complete remote device management. To be considered desktop management software, the extension must be configured to await an incoming connection.
