4.5: Assessment
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. NIST developed the Cybersecurity Framework as a mandatory set of standards to manage risks to critical infrastructure.
____ 2. Risk tolerance is the acceptable level of risk a company is willing to take.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 3. Which of the following is not considered a basic security service?
| a. Confidentiality | c. Integrity |
| b. Authentication | d. Network Security |
____ 4. All of the following are standards defined in the NERC CIP standards, except:
| a. Personnel and Training | c. Authentication and Access Controls |
| b. Sabotage Reporting | d. Recovery Plans for Critical Cyber Assets |
____ 5. Continuous Monitoring activities occur under which Framework Core activity?
| a. Identify | c. Respond |
| b. Detect | d. Protect |
____ 6. An impact analysis is a part of which step in the risk management process?
| a. Risk control | c. Risk identification |
| b. Risk assessment | d. Risk mitigation |
____ 7. Which risk handling method reduces the likelihood of the risk occurring to as low as zero?
| a. Mitigation | c. Transference |
| b. Avoidance | d. Acceptance |
Multiple Response
Select all the choices that apply.
____ 8. Which of the following are a part of the Framework Processes?
| a. Framework Profile | c. Framework Implementation Tiers |
| b. Framework Drivers | d. Framework Core Functions |
Completion
Complete each sentence.
9. The Framework ________________ provide background on how an organization views cybersecurty risk and the processes that are in place to manage that risk.
10. ____________________ is defined as the process of identifying vulnerabilities and taking carefully reasoned steps to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availabiliity of the information system.
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