D-SF-A-24: Dell Security Foundations Achievement

DRAG DROP

Dell Services team cannot eliminate all risks, but they can continually evaluate the resilience and preparedness of A .R.T.I.E. by using the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF).

Match the core NIST CSF component functions with the description that the Dell Services team would have recommended to A .R.T.I.E.

An A .R.T.I.E. employee received an email with an invoice that looks official for $200 for a one-year subscription. It clearly states: 'Please do not reply to this email,' but provides a Help and Contact button along with a phone number.

What is the type of risk if the employee clicks the Help and Contact button?

A .R.T.I.E. has an evolving need, which was amplified during the incidents. Their complex and dispersed IT environments have thousands of users, applications, and resources to manage. Dell found that the existing Identity and Access Management was limited in its ability to apply expanding IAM protection to applications beyond the core financial and human resource management application. A .R.T.I.E. also did not have many options for protecting their access especially in the cloud. A .R.T.I.E. were also not comfortable exposing their applications for remote access.

Dell recommended adopting robust IAM techniques like mapping out connections between privileged users and admin accounts, and the use multifactor authentication.

The Dell Services team suggest implementing a system that requires individuals to provide a PIN and biometric information to access their device.

Which type of multifactor authentication should be suggested?

Based on the information in the case study, which security team should be the most suitable to perform root cause analysis of the attack and present the proposal to solve the challenges faced by the A .R.T.I.E. organization?

In the cloud, there are numerous configuration options for the services provided. If not properly set, these configurations can leave the environment in an unsecure state where an attacker can read and modify the transmitted data packets and send their own requests to the client.

Which types of attack enable an attacker to read and modify the transmitted data packets and send their own requests to the client?

During the analysis, the threat intelligence team disclosed a possible threat which went unnoticed when an A .R.T.I.E. employee sent their friend a slide deck containing the personal information of a colleague. The exposed information included employee first and last names, date of birth and employee ID.

What kind of attack occurred?

The security team recommends the use of User Entity and Behavior Analytics (UEBA) in order to monitor and detect unusual traffic patterns, unauthorized data access, and malicious activity of A .R.T.I.E. The monitored entities include A .R.T.I.E. processes, applications, and network devices Besides the use of UEBA, the security team suggests a customized and thorough implementation plan for the organization.

What are the key attributes that define UEBA?

The cybersecurity team must create a resilient security plan to address threats. To accomplish this, the threat intelligence team performed a thorough analysis of the A .R.T.I.E. threat landscape. The result was a list of vulnerabilities such as social engineering, zero-day exploits, ransomware, phishing emails, outsourced infrastructure, and insider threats.

Using the information in the case study and the scenario for this question, which vulnerability type exposes the data and infrastructure of A.R.T.I.E .?

A R.T.I.E.'s business is forecast to grow tremendously in the next year, the organization will not only need to hire new employees but also requires contracting with third-party vendors to continue seamless operations. A .R.T.I.E. uses a VPN to support its employees on the corporate network, but the organization is facing a security challenge in supporting the third-party business vendors.

To better meet A .R.T.I.E.'s security needs, the cybersecurity team suggested adopting a Zero Trust architecture (ZTA). The main aim was to move defenses from static, network-based perimeters to focus on users, assets, and resources. Zero Trust continuously ensures that a user is authentic and the request for resources is also valid. ZTA also helps to secure the attack surface while supporting vendor access.

What is the main challenge that ZTA addresses?