- (Topic 1)
An auditor assesses the database environment before beginning the audit. This includes various key tasks that should be performed by an auditor to identify and prioritize the users, data, activities, and applications to be monitored. Which of the following tasks need to be performed by the auditor manually?
Correct Answer:AC
The Internal Audit Association lists the following as key components of a database audit: Create an inventory of all database systems and use classifications. This should include production and test data. Keep it up-to-date. Classify data risk within the database systems. Monitoring should be prioritized for high, medium, and low risk data. Implement an access request process that requires database owners to authorize the "roles" granted to database accounts (roles as in Role Based Access and not the native database roles). Analyze access authority. Users with higher degrees of access permission should be under higher scrutiny, and any account for which access has been suspended should be monitored to ensure access is denieA, Dttempts are identified. Assess application coverage. Determine what applications have built-in controls, and prioritize database auditing accordingly. All privileged user access must have audit priority. Legacy and custom applications are the next highest priority to consider, followed by the packaged applications. Ensure technical safeguards. Make sure access controls are set properly. Audit the activities. Monitor data changes and modifications to the database structure, permission and user changes, and data viewing activities. Consider using network-based database activity monitoring appliances instead of native database audit trails. Archive, analyze, review, and report audit information. Reports to auditors and IT managers must communicate relevant audit information, which can be analyzed and reviewed to determine if corrective action is required. Organizations that must retain audit data for long-term use should archive this information with the ability to retrieve relevant data when needed. The first five steps listed are to be performed by the auditor manually. Answer B, D are incorrect. These tasks are best achieved by using an automated solution.
- (Topic 2)
You work as a Security Administrator in Tech Perfect Inc. The company has a TCP/IP based network. The network has a vast majority of Cisco Systems routers and Cisco network switches. You have mplemented four VPN connections in the network. You use the Cisco IOS on the network. Which feature will you enable to maintain a separate routing and forwarding table for each VPN?
Correct Answer:B
In this scenario, the company's network has a vast majority of Cisco Systems routers and Cisco network switches. The security administrator of the company has implemented four VPN connections in the network and uses the Cisco IOS on the network. He needs to maintain a separate routing and forwarding table for each VPN in order to provide more secure communication. To accomplish this task, he should enable the VRF- aware firewall feature on the Cisco IOS routers.
- (Topic 2)
You are concerned about possible hackers doing penetration testing on your network as a prelude to an attack. What would be most helpful to you in finding out if this is occurring?
Correct Answer:C
Firewall logs will show all incoming and outgoing traffic. By examining those logs, you can do port scans and use other penetration testing tools that have been used on your firewall.
- (Topic 4)
Which of the following tools can be used by a user to hide his identity?
Correct Answer:BCE
A user can hide his identity using any firewall (such as IPChains), a proxy server, or an anonymizer.
- (Topic 1)
Which of the following is the default port for Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)?
Correct Answer:C
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a client/server TCP/IP protocol used on the World Wide Web (WWW) to display Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) pages. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. For example, when a client application or browser sends a request to the server using HTTP commands, the server responds with a message containing the protocol version, success or failure code, server information, and body content, depending on the request. HTTP uses TCP port 80 as the default port. Answer B is incorrect. Port 443 is the default port for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) and Secure Socket Layer (SSL). Answer A, D are incorrect. By default, FTP server uses TCP port 20 for data transfer and TCP port 21 for session control.