Guide to Network Security

As part of the initiation and planning audit phase, it is customary for a(n) ____ to be developed, which serves as a service agreement between the auditing team and the requesting entity.

Logs provide dynamic records of running processes.

In Microsoft Windows-based systems, you can use the ____ to manage event logs from the command line.

____ are processes that are designed to operate without user interaction.

COBIT provides a framework to support information security requirements and assessment needs.

The basic operation of a system logging facility is to collects events from log files, processes the data, stores the results, and performs notification or alerting, as required.

The purpose of ____ is to manage the effects of changes or differences in configurations on an information system or network.

A(n) ____ is a task being performed by a computing system.

On most current versions of Microsoft Windows-based systems, logging is managed by the ____, which is accessible from the system control panel.

Tracking events in which group membership has changed or rights have been elevated gives security professionals a warning that ____ is occurring.

In the Windows OS, services are usually initiated (loaded or started) at boot-up as ____, which consist of software code, data and/or other resources necessary to provide the service.

A spreadsheet program might record an error for access to a file in the ____ log.

Most system logs are very difficult to collect, store, read, and understand.

You can view Ubuntu Linux distribution daemons using the ____.

What is logged in the system log is predetermined by Windows.

From a network security perspective, the ____ logs are the most valuable to a systems and network administrator in identifying and resolving issues.

Which Linux file records all logins and logouts that occur on the system?

To investigate running processes, we would turn to the ____ in Linux.

Within the change management process, after the need for a change has been identified, a(n) ____ is submitted to the appropriate decision-making body.

Which Linux file shows a listing of failed login attempts?