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Information Security

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Information security involves protecting computer systems and data from unauthorized access, cyber threats, and damage. It is a core part of the computer knowledge section in various banking and government exams. Practicing these concepts helps in understanding digital signatures, network security, and access control effectively.

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Information Security Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is true about Symantec backup exec system recovery?

  1. It includes enforce policy-based encryption of files as they are copied in real-time to USBs.

  2. It includes scanning of backup images for confidential data.

  3. It includes incident data that can be imported into control compliance suite to identify systems that may be subject to technical control policies.

  4. It includes mobile management to enforce virtual private network settings on mobile devices.

  5. It uses messaging gateway to release and route quarantined messages directly from the DLP enforce platform.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Data loss prevention integrates with backup exec system recovery to enable scanning of backup images for confidential data.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is true about 'Symantec control compliance suite' technique in endpoint security?

  1. It includes scanning of backup images for confidential data.

  2. It is used to identify systems that may be subject to technical control policies based on the data that is stored in them.

  3. It includes enforce policy-based encryption of files as they are copied in real-time to USBs.

  4. It uses messaging gateway to release and route quarantined messages directly from the DLP enforce platform.

  5. It includes mobile management to enforce virtual private network settings on mobile devices.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct as the incident data can be imported into control compliance suite to identify systems that may be subject to technical control policies based on the data that is stored in them.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is true about endpoint encryption technique?

  1. It is used to keep the email confidential, simplify compliance, and reduce management costs.

  2. It protects PCs, USB devices and removable media with full disk encryption.

  3. It provides an efficient and easy-to-use encryption service to keep the data safe in public and private clouds.

  4. It does not belong to enterprise data protection.

  5. It is used with VMware vSphere virtual environments.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct, as it provides file encryption and removable media encryption, so that if lost or stolen, your data remains secure.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is false about Trend Micro™ mobile security?

  1. It is used to provide mobile security for all the data and applications.

  2. It is an important part of endpoint security.

  3. It enforces compliance and prevents data loss from lost or stolen mobile devices.

  4. It provides an efficient and easy-to-use encryption service to keep your data safe in public and private clouds.

  5. It is a component of the enterprise data protection.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Trend Micro™ mobile security does not work for cloud security.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is false about IRM (information rights management) in endpoint security?

  1. IRM prevents the leakage of sensitive information to others.

  2. It uses the encryption techniques to secure the documents.

  3. The authorised users can have their access revoked at any time.

  4. IRM protection does not require any document to be encrypted.

  5. It is suitable to sensitive data and triggers the IRM encryption process.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is incorrect, as IRM protection requires  documents to be encrypted.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is false about file shares, databases and document repositories security?

  1. It includes discover and protects confidential data stored on file shares, databases, and repositories.

  2. The policy-based encryption and digital rights management are required for such security.

  3. Scanning of files or documents is used for that.

  4. It also uses encryption techniques to secure the files.

  5. The business data owners can not review such network file policy violations directly from an intuitive online portal.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

It enables business data owners to review and remediate network file policy violations directly from an intuitive online portal.