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1. SDLC: Implementation
1. Inspection of security system 2. System integration 3. Security certification 4. Security accreditation
Qualitative mathematically models the probability and severity of a risk while Quantitative uses a scenario model (better for big deployments)
Module that goes in a Catalyst 6500 or similar to provide firewall services between VLANs.

2. What is the difference between a Qualitative analysis and a Quantitative Analysis
Integrated - Collaborative - Adaptive
Security Device Manager provides GUI for configuring security features (e.g. IPS - IPSec site-site VPN - firewall features)
1. Configuration management and control 2. Continuous monitoring
Qualitative mathematically models the probability and severity of a risk while Quantitative uses a scenario model (better for big deployments)

3. What are the components of a Security Policy?
Cisco PIX 500 series of security appliances offer firewall and VPN-termination features.

Module that goes in a Catalyst 6500 or similar to provide firewall services between VLANs.
1. Emergency Response 2. Recovery 3. Return to Normal Operations

4. Cisco Security Products: IOS Router
1. Initiation 2. Acquisition and development 3. Implementation 4. Operations and maintenance 5. Disposition
Risk Management: keeping damange to a minimum - Risk Avoidance: preventing risk from occuring
1. Information preservation 2. Media sanitation 3. Hardware and software disposal
Many Cisco IOS routers can be configured with Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) - virtual private network (VPN) and firewall features.

5. Cisco Security Products: 4200 Series IPS
Analyze inline traffic for malicious activity. IPS can drop offending traffic - instruct appliances to block specific host - send alerts etc.
An attempt to secure hardware - software - and various media while investigating anomalous network behavior.
Application that provides IPS services on a host.
Qualitative mathematically models the probability and severity of a risk while Quantitative uses a scenario model (better for big deployments)

6. SDLC Initiation Phase
1. Categorize severity of a security breach 2. Preliminary (high-level) risk assessment

1. Non-disaster: Brief interruption 2. Disaster: Interruption 1-7 days 3. Catastrophe: Move to alternative site - all resources destroyed.
Application that provides IPS services on a host.

7. What are the 3 phases of disaster recovery?
1. Hot site: completely redundant site 2. Warm site: similar - but outdated equipment 3. Cold site: network needs to be built from scratch
1. Emergency Response 2. Recovery 3. Return to Normal Operations
Cisco PIX 500 series of security appliances offer firewall and VPN-termination features.
An attempt to secure hardware - software - and various media while investigating anomalous network behavior.

8. SDLC: Operations and Maintenance Phase
Monitors security devices and applications: Uses event correlation to collect events from multiple devices - reducing the number of false positives - Identified appropriate mitigation strategies - Uses Cisco NetFlow technology to more readily identif
1. Inspection of security system 2. System integration 3. Security certification 4. Security accreditation
Application that provides AAA funtionality
1. Configuration management and control 2. Continuous monitoring

9. Cisco Security Products: Cisco Security Agent (CSA)
Application that provides IPS services on a host.
1. Configuration management and control 2. Continuous monitoring
1. Separate duties (dual operator - two-man control) 2. Rotate duties (allows peer review) 3. System failure preparation (Trusted recovery) 4. Multiple personnel oversee configuration changes to anticipate issues
An attempt to secure hardware - software - and various media while investigating anomalous network behavior.

10. What is the Cisco Security Manager?
Application that provides IPS services on a host.
An application used to configure security features on a variety of IOS-based routers - ASA 5500 - PIX 500 - IPS 4200 - Catalyst 6500 through a graphical interface. Also provides a centralized policy and inter-operates with Cisco ACS.
Module that goes in a Catalyst 6500 or similar to provide firewall services between VLANs.
ALE = Monetary value to justify expense of security solutions AV = total cost of an asset EF = % representing percentage of loss that an asset experiences ARO = How many times per year a threat occurs

11. Cisco Security Products: SDM
Many Cisco IOS routers can be configured with Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) - virtual private network (VPN) and firewall features.
1. Separate duties (dual operator - two-man control) 2. Rotate duties (allows peer review) 3. System failure preparation (Trusted recovery) 4. Multiple personnel oversee configuration changes to anticipate issues
Security Device Manager provides GUI for configuring security features (e.g. IPS - IPSec site-site VPN - firewall features)
Consists of a collection of security solutions to identify - prevent and adapt to emerging threats.

12. SDLC: Disposition
Application that provides IPS services on a host.
Cisco PIX 500 series of security appliances offer firewall and VPN-termination features.
Risk Management: keeping damange to a minimum - Risk Avoidance: preventing risk from occuring
1. Information preservation 2. Media sanitation 3. Hardware and software disposal

13. What are two types of risk mitigation
Cisco 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) offers a wide variety of security solutions such as firewall - IPS - VPN - anti-spyware - antivirus - and anti-phishing.
1. Information preservation 2. Media sanitation 3. Hardware and software disposal
Consists of a collection of security solutions to identify - prevent and adapt to emerging threats.
Risk Management: keeping damange to a minimum - Risk Avoidance: preventing risk from occuring

14. What are the 3 types of backup sites?
Analyze inline traffic for malicious activity. IPS can drop offending traffic - instruct appliances to block specific host - send alerts etc.
1. Configuration management and control 2. Continuous monitoring
1. Information preservation 2. Media sanitation 3. Hardware and software disposal
1. Hot site: completely redundant site 2. Warm site: similar - but outdated equipment 3. Cold site: network needs to be built from scratch

15. Cisco Security Products: Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS)
Qualitative mathematically models the probability and severity of a risk while Quantitative uses a scenario model (better for big deployments)
Risk Management: keeping damange to a minimum - Risk Avoidance: preventing risk from occuring
Application that provides AAA funtionality
1. Hot site: completely redundant site 2. Warm site: similar - but outdated equipment 3. Cold site: network needs to be built from scratch

16. What are the components (hierarchy) of the Cisco Self-Defending Network?
Integrated - Collaborative - Adaptive
1. Initiation 2. Acquisition and development 3. Implementation 4. Operations and maintenance 5. Disposition

1. Inspection of security system 2. System integration 3. Security certification 4. Security accreditation

17. Cisco Security Products: ASA 5500
Application that provides IPS services on a host.
An application used to configure security features on a variety of IOS-based routers - ASA 5500 - PIX 500 - IPS 4200 - Catalyst 6500 through a graphical interface. Also provides a centralized policy and inter-operates with Cisco ACS.
Application that provides AAA funtionality
Cisco 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) offers a wide variety of security solutions such as firewall - IPS - VPN - anti-spyware - antivirus - and anti-phishing.

18. What are the 4 Operations Security Recommendations
Risk Management: keeping damange to a minimum - Risk Avoidance: preventing risk from occuring

1. Separate duties (dual operator - two-man control) 2. Rotate duties (allows peer review) 3. System failure preparation (Trusted recovery) 4. Multiple personnel oversee configuration changes to anticipate issues
Security Device Manager provides GUI for configuring security features (e.g. IPS - IPSec site-site VPN - firewall features)

19. What is MARS?
1. Formalized risk assessment 2. Security functional requirements 3. Security assurance/legal requirements 4. Cost considerations 5. Security planning (security controls in use) 6. Design and development of security controls 7. Basic testing
An attempt to secure hardware - software - and various media while investigating anomalous network behavior.
1. Non-disaster: Brief interruption 2. Disaster: Interruption 1-7 days 3. Catastrophe: Move to alternative site - all resources destroyed.
Monitors security devices and applications: Uses event correlation to collect events from multiple devices - reducing the number of false positives - Identified appropriate mitigation strategies - Uses Cisco NetFlow technology to more readily identif

20. Cisco Security Products: HIPS
1. Separate duties (dual operator - two-man control) 2. Rotate duties (allows peer review) 3. System failure preparation (Trusted recovery) 4. Multiple personnel oversee configuration changes to anticipate issues
Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) - Example Cisco Security Agent
Cisco PIX 500 series of security appliances offer firewall and VPN-termination features.
ALE = Monetary value to justify expense of security solutions AV = total cost of an asset EF = % representing percentage of loss that an asset experiences ARO = How many times per year a threat occurs

21. What are the 5 phases of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?
Cisco 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) offers a wide variety of security solutions such as firewall - IPS - VPN - anti-spyware - antivirus - and anti-phishing.
1. Initiation 2. Acquisition and development 3. Implementation 4. Operations and maintenance 5. Disposition
Module that goes in a Catalyst 6500 or similar to provide firewall services between VLANs.
1. Separate duties (dual operator - two-man control) 2. Rotate duties (allows peer review) 3. System failure preparation (Trusted recovery) 4. Multiple personnel oversee configuration changes to anticipate issues

22. Cisco Security Products: PIX 500
Consists of a collection of security solutions to identify - prevent and adapt to emerging threats.
1. Initiation 2. Acquisition and development 3. Implementation 4. Operations and maintenance 5. Disposition
1. Separate duties (dual operator - two-man control) 2. Rotate duties (allows peer review) 3. System failure preparation (Trusted recovery) 4. Multiple personnel oversee configuration changes to anticipate issues
Cisco PIX 500 series of security appliances offer firewall and VPN-termination features.

23. Cisco Security Products: Firewall Services Module (FWSM)
Module that goes in a Catalyst 6500 or similar to provide firewall services between VLANs.
Analyze inline traffic for malicious activity. IPS can drop offending traffic - instruct appliances to block specific host - send alerts etc.
Cisco PIX 500 series of security appliances offer firewall and VPN-termination features.
Many Cisco IOS routers can be configured with Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) - virtual private network (VPN) and firewall features.

24. What are the characteristics of the Cisco Self-Defending Network?
Integrated - Collaborative - Adaptive
An application used to configure security features on a variety of IOS-based routers - ASA 5500 - PIX 500 - IPS 4200 - Catalyst 6500 through a graphical interface. Also provides a centralized policy and inter-operates with Cisco ACS.
1. Relocating operations to another facility while the original facility is under repair 2. Using alternative forms of internal and external communication
Risk Management: keeping damange to a minimum - Risk Avoidance: preventing risk from occuring

25. What are two primary goals of business continuity planning?
Risk Management: keeping damange to a minimum - Risk Avoidance: preventing risk from occuring
1. Relocating operations to another facility while the original facility is under repair 2. Using alternative forms of internal and external communication
1. Categorize severity of a security breach 2. Preliminary (high-level) risk assessment
Analyze inline traffic for malicious activity. IPS can drop offending traffic - instruct appliances to block specific host - send alerts etc.

26. What are the 3 classifications of disruptions?
1. Non-disaster: Brief interruption 2. Disaster: Interruption 1-7 days 3. Catastrophe: Move to alternative site - all resources destroyed.
1. Emergency Response 2. Recovery 3. Return to Normal Operations
Security Device Manager provides GUI for configuring security features (e.g. IPS - IPSec site-site VPN - firewall features)
1. Information preservation 2. Media sanitation 3. Hardware and software disposal

27. What is the Cisco Self-Defending Network?
1. Emergency Response 2. Recovery 3. Return to Normal Operations
1. Non-disaster: Brief interruption 2. Disaster: Interruption 1-7 days 3. Catastrophe: Move to alternative site - all resources destroyed.
Consists of a collection of security solutions to identify - prevent and adapt to emerging threats.
Integrated - Collaborative - Adaptive

28. What is 'Operations Security?'
1. Non-disaster: Brief interruption 2. Disaster: Interruption 1-7 days 3. Catastrophe: Move to alternative site - all resources destroyed.
Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) - Example Cisco Security Agent
Monitors security devices and applications: Uses event correlation to collect events from multiple devices - reducing the number of false positives - Identified appropriate mitigation strategies - Uses Cisco NetFlow technology to more readily identif
An attempt to secure hardware - software - and various media while investigating anomalous network behavior.

29. What is the ALE and how is it calculated?

ALE = Monetary value to justify expense of security solutions AV = total cost of an asset EF = % representing percentage of loss that an asset experiences ARO = How many times per year a threat occurs
1. Configuration management and control 2. Continuous monitoring
1. Information preservation 2. Media sanitation 3. Hardware and software disposal

30. SDLC Acquisition and Development Phase
1. Formalized risk assessment 2. Security functional requirements 3. Security assurance/legal requirements 4. Cost considerations 5. Security planning (security controls in use) 6. Design and development of security controls 7. Basic testing
Integrated - Collaborative - Adaptive
Cisco 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) offers a wide variety of security solutions such as firewall - IPS - VPN - anti-spyware - antivirus - and anti-phishing.
1. Categorize severity of a security breach 2. Preliminary (high-level) risk assessment