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

2. Cisco Security Products: IOS Router
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
Many Cisco IOS routers can be configured with Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) - virtual private network (VPN) and firewall features.
1. Relocating operations to another facility while the original facility is under repair 2. Using alternative forms of internal and external communication

3. What are two types of risk mitigation
Application that provides IPS services on a host.
Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) - Example Cisco Security Agent

Risk Management: keeping damange to a minimum - Risk Avoidance: preventing risk from occuring

4. Cisco Security Products: PIX 500
Security Device Manager provides GUI for configuring security features (e.g. IPS - IPSec site-site VPN - firewall features)
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
Cisco PIX 500 series of security appliances offer firewall and VPN-termination features.
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.

5. What is MARS?
1. Configuration management and control 2. Continuous monitoring
1. Hot site: completely redundant site 2. Warm site: similar - but outdated equipment 3. Cold site: network needs to be built from scratch
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. Non-disaster: Brief interruption 2. Disaster: Interruption 1-7 days 3. Catastrophe: Move to alternative site - all resources destroyed.

6. Cisco Security Products: 4200 Series IPS
Many Cisco IOS routers can be configured with Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) - virtual private network (VPN) and firewall features.
Cisco 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) offers a wide variety of security solutions such as firewall - IPS - VPN - anti-spyware - antivirus - and anti-phishing.
Security Device Manager provides GUI for configuring security features (e.g. IPS - IPSec site-site VPN - firewall features)
Analyze inline traffic for malicious activity. IPS can drop offending traffic - instruct appliances to block specific host - send alerts etc.

7. Cisco Security Products: Firewall Services Module (FWSM)
1. Relocating operations to another facility while the original facility is under repair 2. Using alternative forms of internal and external communication
Module that goes in a Catalyst 6500 or similar to provide firewall services between VLANs.
Qualitative mathematically models the probability and severity of a risk while Quantitative uses a scenario model (better for big deployments)
Cisco 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) offers a wide variety of security solutions such as firewall - IPS - VPN - anti-spyware - antivirus - and anti-phishing.

8. Cisco Security Products: Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS)
Application that provides AAA funtionality
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

9. What are the 4 Operations Security Recommendations
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
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
1. Initiation 2. Acquisition and development 3. Implementation 4. Operations and maintenance 5. Disposition

10. Cisco Security Products: HIPS
Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) - Example Cisco Security Agent
1. Initiation 2. Acquisition and development 3. Implementation 4. Operations and maintenance 5. Disposition
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.

11. What is the difference between a Qualitative analysis and a Quantitative Analysis
1. Relocating operations to another facility while the original facility is under repair 2. Using alternative forms of internal and external communication

Qualitative mathematically models the probability and severity of a risk while Quantitative uses a scenario model (better for big deployments)
1. Categorize severity of a security breach 2. Preliminary (high-level) risk assessment

12. SDLC: Operations and Maintenance Phase
Cisco 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) offers a wide variety of security solutions such as firewall - IPS - VPN - anti-spyware - antivirus - and anti-phishing.
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. Configuration management and control 2. Continuous monitoring
An attempt to secure hardware - software - and various media while investigating anomalous network behavior.

13. What are the 3 types of backup sites?

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. Hot site: completely redundant site 2. Warm site: similar - but outdated equipment 3. Cold site: network needs to be built from scratch

14. What are the 5 phases of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?
1. Initiation 2. Acquisition and development 3. Implementation 4. Operations and maintenance 5. Disposition
Security Device Manager provides GUI for configuring security features (e.g. IPS - IPSec site-site VPN - firewall features)
Cisco 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) offers a wide variety of security solutions such as firewall - IPS - VPN - anti-spyware - antivirus - and anti-phishing.
Application that provides IPS services on a host.

15. What are the 3 classifications of disruptions?
Cisco PIX 500 series of security appliances offer firewall and VPN-termination features.
1. Non-disaster: Brief interruption 2. Disaster: Interruption 1-7 days 3. Catastrophe: Move to alternative site - all resources destroyed.
1. Inspection of security system 2. System integration 3. Security certification 4. Security accreditation
Cisco 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) offers a wide variety of security solutions such as firewall - IPS - VPN - anti-spyware - antivirus - and anti-phishing.

16. What are the components (hierarchy) of the Cisco Self-Defending Network?
Application that provides IPS services on a host.
Security Device Manager provides GUI for configuring security features (e.g. IPS - IPSec site-site VPN - firewall features)

Many Cisco IOS routers can be configured with Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) - virtual private network (VPN) and firewall features.

17. What are the 3 phases of disaster recovery?
Cisco PIX 500 series of security appliances offer firewall and VPN-termination features.
Security Device Manager provides GUI for configuring security features (e.g. IPS - IPSec site-site VPN - firewall features)
1. Emergency Response 2. Recovery 3. Return to Normal Operations
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

18. Cisco Security Products: SDM
Security Device Manager provides GUI for configuring security features (e.g. IPS - IPSec site-site VPN - firewall features)
1. Inspection of security system 2. System integration 3. Security certification 4. Security accreditation

1. Initiation 2. Acquisition and development 3. Implementation 4. Operations and maintenance 5. Disposition

19. What is the Cisco Self-Defending Network?
1. Non-disaster: Brief interruption 2. Disaster: Interruption 1-7 days 3. Catastrophe: Move to alternative site - all resources destroyed.
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)
Consists of a collection of security solutions to identify - prevent and adapt to emerging threats.

20. SDLC: Implementation
1. Emergency Response 2. Recovery 3. Return to Normal Operations
1. Inspection of security system 2. System integration 3. Security certification 4. Security accreditation
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
Cisco PIX 500 series of security appliances offer firewall and VPN-termination features.

21. Cisco Security Products: Cisco Security Agent (CSA)
1. Initiation 2. Acquisition and development 3. Implementation 4. Operations and maintenance 5. Disposition
Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) - Example Cisco Security Agent
Application that provides IPS services on a host.
Application that provides AAA funtionality

22. What is 'Operations Security?'
An attempt to secure hardware - software - and various media while investigating anomalous network behavior.
Consists of a collection of security solutions to identify - prevent and adapt to emerging threats.
Application that provides IPS services on a host.
1. Hot site: completely redundant site 2. Warm site: similar - but outdated equipment 3. Cold site: network needs to be built from scratch

23. SDLC Initiation Phase
Cisco PIX 500 series of security appliances offer firewall and VPN-termination features.
1. Categorize severity of a security breach 2. Preliminary (high-level) risk assessment
Module that goes in a Catalyst 6500 or similar to provide firewall services between VLANs.
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.

24. 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

Module that goes in a Catalyst 6500 or similar to provide firewall services between VLANs.
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

25. Cisco Security Products: ASA 5500
Cisco 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) offers a wide variety of security solutions such as firewall - IPS - VPN - anti-spyware - antivirus - and anti-phishing.
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. Emergency Response 2. Recovery 3. Return to Normal Operations
1. Relocating operations to another facility while the original facility is under repair 2. Using alternative forms of internal and external communication

26. What are the characteristics of the Cisco Self-Defending Network?
Integrated - Collaborative - Adaptive
Module that goes in a Catalyst 6500 or similar to provide firewall services between VLANs.
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
Cisco 5500 Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) offers a wide variety of security solutions such as firewall - IPS - VPN - anti-spyware - antivirus - and anti-phishing.

27. What are two primary goals of business continuity planning?
1. Relocating operations to another facility while the original facility is under repair 2. Using alternative forms of internal and external communication
Module that goes in a Catalyst 6500 or similar to provide firewall services between VLANs.
Many Cisco IOS routers can be configured with Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) - virtual private network (VPN) and firewall features.
1. Non-disaster: Brief interruption 2. Disaster: Interruption 1-7 days 3. Catastrophe: Move to alternative site - all resources destroyed.

28. What is the Cisco Security Manager?
Many Cisco IOS routers can be configured with Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) - virtual private network (VPN) and firewall features.
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. 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
Application that provides IPS services on a host.

29. SDLC: Disposition
1. Inspection of security system 2. System integration 3. Security certification 4. Security accreditation
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

30. What are the components of a Security Policy?

Qualitative mathematically models the probability and severity of a risk while Quantitative uses a scenario model (better for big deployments)
Application that provides IPS services on a host.
1. Configuration management and control 2. Continuous monitoring