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| Enterprise Security 30% |
| Given a scenario, select appropriate cryptographic concepts and techniques. | 1. Techniques- Key stretching
- Hashing
- Code signing
- Pseudorandom number generation
- Perfect forward secrecy
- Transport encryption
- Data-at-rest encryption
- Digital signature
2. Concepts- Entropy
- Diffusion
- Confusion
- Non-repudiation
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Chain of trust, root of trust
- Cryptographic applications and proper/improper implementations
- Advanced PKI concepts
- Wild card
- OCSP vs. CRL
- Issuance to entities
- Users
- Systems
- Applications
- Key escrow
- Steganography
- Implications of cryptographic methods and design
- Stream
- Block
- Modes
- ECB
- CBC
- CFB
- OFB
- Known flaws/weaknesses
- Strength vs. performance vs. feasibility to implement vs. interoperability
3.Implementations- DRM
- Watermarking
- GPG
- SSL
- SSH
- S/MIME
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| Explain the security implications associated with enterprise storage. | 1.Storage type- Virtual storage
- Cloud storage
- Data warehousing
- Data archiving
- NAS
- SAN
- vSAN
2.Storage protocols
3.Secure storage management- Multipath
- Snapshots
- Deduplication
- Dynamic disk pools
- LUN masking/mapping
- HBA allocation
- Offsite or multisite replication
- Encryption
- Disk
- Block
- File
- Record
- Port
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| Given a scenario, analyze network and security components, concepts and architectures | 1.Advanced network design (wired/wireless)- Remote access
- VPN
- SSH
- RDP
- VNC
- SSL
- IPv6 and associated transitional technologies
- Transport encryption
- Network authentication methods
- 802.1x
- Mesh networks
2. Security devices- UTM
- NIPS
- NIDS
- INE
- SIEM
- HSM
- Placement of devices
- Application and protocol aware technologies
- WAF
- NextGen firewalls
- IPS
- Passive vulnerability scanners
- DAM
3. Virtual networking and security components- Switches
- Firewalls
- Wireless controllers
- Routers
- Proxies
4. Complex network security solutions for data flow- SSL inspection
- Network flow data
5. Secure configuration and baselining of networking and security components- ACLs
- Change monitoring
- Configuration lockdown
- Availability controls
6.Software-defined networking
7.Cloud-managed networks
8. Network management and monitoring tools
9. Advanced configuration of routers, switches and other network devices- Transport security
- Trunking security
- Route protection
10.Security zones- Data flow enforcement
- DMZ
- Separation of critical assets
11.Network access control
12. Operational and consumer network-enabled devices- Building automation systems
- IP video
- HVAC controllers
- Sensors
- Physical access control systems
- A/V systems
- Scientific/industrial equipment
13. Critical infrastructure/Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)/ Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
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| Given a scenario, select and troubleshoot security controls for hosts. | 1.Trusted OS (e.g., how and when to use it)
2.Endpoint security software- Anti-malware
- Antivirus
- Anti-spyware
- Spam filters
- Patch management
- HIPS/HIDS
- Data loss prevention
- Host-based firewalls
- Log monitoring
3.Host hardening- Standard operating environment/
- configuration baselining
- Application whitelisting and blacklisting
- Security/group policy implementation
- Command shell restrictions
- Patch management
- Configuring dedicated interfaces
- Out-of-band NICs
- ACLs
- Management interface
- Data interface
- Peripheral restrictions
- USB
- Bluetooth
- Firewire
- Full disk encryption
4. Security advantages and disadvantages of virtualizing servers- Type I
- Type II
- Container-based
5.Cloud augmented security services- Hash matching
- Antivirus
- Anti-spam
- Vulnerability scanning
- Sandboxing
- Content filtering
6.Boot loader protections- Secure boot
- Measured launch
- Integrity Measurement
- Architecture (IMA)
- BIOS/UEFI
7. Vulnerabilities associated with co-mingling of hosts with different security requirements- VM escape
- Privilege elevation
- Live VM migration
- Data remnants
8.Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
9. Terminal services/application delivery services
10.TPM
11.VTPM
12.HSM
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| Differentiate application vulnerabilities and select appropriate security controls. | 1. Web application security design considerations- Secure: by design, by default, by deployment
2.Specific application issues- Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Click-jacking
- Session management
- Input validation
- SQL injection
- Improper error and exception handling
- Privilege escalation
- Improper storage of sensitive data
- Fuzzing/fault injection
- Secure cookie storage and transmission
- Buffer overflow
- Memory leaks
- Integer overflows
- Race conditions
- Time of check
- Time of use
- Resource exhaustion
- Geo-tagging
- Data remnants
3.Application sandboxing
4.Application security frameworks - Standard libraries
- Industry-accepted approaches
- Web services security (WS-security)
5.Secure coding standards
6. Database Activity Monitor (DAM)
7.Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
8. Client-side processing vs.server-side processing- JSON/REST
- Browser extensions
- ActiveX
- Java Applets
- Flash
- HTML5
- AJAX
- SOAP
- State management
- JavaScript
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| Risk Management and Incident Response 20% |
| Interpret business and industry influences and explain associated security risks. | 1. Risk management of new products, new technologies and user behaviors
2. New or changing business models/strategies- Partnerships
- Outsourcing
- Cloud
- Merger and demerger/divestiture
3. Security concerns of integrating diverse industries- Rules
- Policies
- Regulations
- Geography
4. Ensuring third-party providers have requisite levels of information security
5.Internal and external influences- Competitors
- Auditors/audit findings
- Regulatory entities
- Internal and external
- client requirements
- Top level management
6. Impact of de-perimeterization (e.g., constantly changing network boundary)- Telecommuting
- Cloud
- BYOD
- Outsourcing
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| Given a scenario, execute risk mitigation planning, strategies and controls. | 1. Classify information types into levels of CIA based on organization/industry
2. Incorporate stakeholder input into CIA decisions
3. Implement technical controls based on CIA requirements and policies of the organization
4.Determine aggregate score of CIA
5. Extreme scenario planning/worst case scenario
6. Determine minimum required security controls based on aggregate score
7.Conduct system specific risk analysis
8.Make risk determination- Magnitude of impact
- ALE
- SLE
- Likelihood of threat
- Motivation
- Source
- ARO
- Trend analysis
- Return On Investment (ROI)
- Total cost of ownership
9. Recommend which strategy should be applied based on risk appetite- Avoid
- Transfer
- Mitigate
- Accept
10.Risk management processes- Exemptions
- Deterrance
- Inherent
- Residual
11. Enterprise security architecture frameworks
12.Continuous improvement/monitoring
13.Business continuity planning
14.IT governance
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| Compare and contrast security, privacy policies and procedures based on organizational requirements. | 1. Policy development and updates in light of new business, technology, risks and environment changes
2. Process/procedure development and updates in light of policy, environment and business changes
3. Support legal compliance and advocacy by partnering with HR, legal, management and other entities
4. Use common business documents to support security- Risk assessment (RA)/
- Statement Of Applicability (SOA)
- Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
- Interoperability Agreement (IA)
- Interconnection Security
- Agreement (ISA)
- Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU)
- Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Operating Level Agreement (OLA)
- Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
- Business Partnership Agreement (BPA)
5. Use general privacy principles for sensitive information (PII)
6. Support the development of policies that contain- Separation of duties
- Job rotation
- Mandatory vacation
- Least privilege
- Incident response
- Forensic tasks
- Employment and
- termination procedures
- Continuous monitoring
- Training and awareness for users
- Auditing requirements and frequency
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| Given a scenario, conduct incident response and recovery procedures. | 1.E-discovery- Electronic inventory and asset control
- Data retention policies
- Data recovery and storage
- Data ownership
- Data handling
- Legal holds
2.Data breach- Detection and collection
- Data analytics
- Mitigation
- Minimize
- Isolate
- Recovery/reconstitution
- Response
- Disclosure
3. Design systems to facilitate incident response- Internal and external violations
- Privacy policy violations
- Criminal actions
- Insider threat
- Non-malicious threats/misconfigurations
- Establish and review system, audit and security logs
4.Incident and emergency response- Chain of custody
- Forensic analysis of compromised system
- Continuity Of Operation Plan (COOP)
- Order of volatility
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| Research and Analysis 18% |
Apply research methods to determine industry
trends and impact to the enterprise. | 1.Perform ongoing research- Best practices
- New technologies
- New security systems and services
- Technology evolution (e.g., RFCs, ISO)
2.Situational awareness- Latest client-side attacks
- Knowledge of current vulnerabilities and threats
- Zero-day mitigating controls and remediation
- Emergent threats and issues
3. Research security implications of new business tools- Social media/networking
- End user cloud storage
- Integration within the business
4.Global IA industry/community- Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- Conventions/conferences
- Threat actors
- Emerging threat sources/ threat intelligence
5. Research security requirements for contracts- Request For Proposal (RFP)
- Request For Quote (RFQ)
- Request For Information (RFI)
- Agreements
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| Analyze scenarios to secure the enterprise. | 1. Create benchmarks and compare to baselines
2. Prototype and test multiple solutions
3.Cost benefit analysis
4.Metrics collection and analysis
5. Analyze and interpret trend data to anticipate cyber defense needs
6. Review effectiveness of existing security controls
7. Reverse engineer/deconstruct existing solutions
8. Analyze security solution attributes to ensure they meet business needs- Performance
- Latency
- Scalability
- Capability
- Usability
- Maintainability
- Availability
- Recoverability
9. Conduct a lessons-learned/after-action report
10. Use judgment to solve difficult problems that do not have a best solution
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Given a scenario, select methods or tools appropriate
to conduct an assessment and analyze results | 1.Tool type- Port scanners
- Vulnerability scanners
- Protocol analyzer
- Network enumerator
- Password cracker
- Fuzzer
- HTTP interceptor
- Exploitation tools/frameworks
- Passive reconnaissance and intelligence gathering tools
- Social media
- Whois
- Routing tables
2.Methods- Vulnerability assessment
- Malware sandboxing
- Memory dumping, runtime debugging
- Penetration testing
- Black box
- White box
- Grey box
- Reconnaissance
- Fingerprinting
- Code review
- Social engineering
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| Integration of Computing, Communications and Business Disciplines 16% |
Given a scenario, facilitate collaboration across diverse
business units to achieve security goals. | 1. Interpreting security requirements and goals to communicate with stakeholders from other disciplines- Sales staff
- Programmer
- Database administrator
- Network administrator
- Management/executive management
- Financial
- Human resources
- Emergency response team
- Facilities manager
- Physical security manager
2. Provide objective guidance and impartial recommendations to staff and senior management on security processes and controls
3. Establish effective collaboration within teams to implement secure solutions
4.IT governance |
Given a scenario, select the appropriate control to secure
communications and collaboration solutions. | 1.Security of unified collaboration tools- Web conferencing
- Video conferencing
- Instant messaging
- Desktop sharing
- Remote assistance
- Presence
- Email
- Telephony
- VoIP
- Collaboration sites
- Social media
- Cloud-based
2.Remote access
3.Mobile device management
4.Over-the-air technologies concerns |
| Implement security activities across the technology life cycle. | 1.End-to-end solution ownership- Operational activities
- Maintenance
- Commissioning/decommissioning
- Asset disposal
- Asset/object reuse
- General change management
2.Systems development life cycle- Security System DevelopmentLife Cycle (SSDLC)/Security Development Lifecycle (SDL)
- Security Requirements Traceability Matrix (SRTM)
- Validation and acceptance testing
- Security implications of agile, waterfall and spiral software development methodologies
3.Adapt solutions to address emerging threats and security trends
4.Asset management (inventory control)- Device tracking technologies
- Geo-location/GPS location
- Object tracking and containment technologies
- Geo-tagging/geo-fencing
- RFID
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| Technical Integration of Enterprise Components 16% |
Given a scenario, integrate hosts, storage, networks and
applications into a secure enterprise architecture. | 1. Secure data flows to meet changing business needs
2.Standards- Open standards
- Adherence to standards
- Competing standards
- Lack of standards
- De facto standards
3.Interoperability issues- Legacy systems/current systems
- Application requirements
- In-house developed vs. commercial vs. commercial customized
4. Technical deployment models (outsourcing/insourcing/managed services/partnership)- Cloud and virtualization considerations and hosting options
- Public
- Private
- Hybrid
- Community
- Multi-tenancy
- Single tenancy
- Vulnerabilities associated with a single physical server hosting multiple companies’ virtual machines
- Vulnerabilities associated with a single platform hosting multiple companies’ virtual machines
- Secure use of on-demand/ elastic cloud computing
- Data remnants
- Data aggregation
- Data isolation
- Resources provisioning and deprovisioning
- Users
- Servers
- Virtual devices
- Applications
- Securing virtual environments, services, applications, appliances and equipment
- Design considerations during mergers, acquisitions and demergers/divestitures
- Network secure segmentation and delegation
5. Logical deployment diagram and corresponding physical deployment diagram of all relevant devices
6. Secure infrastructure design (e.g., decide where to place certain devices/applications)
7.Storage integration (security considerations)
8. Enterprise application integration enablers- CRM
- ERP
- GRC
- ESB
- SOA
- Directory services
- DNS
- CMDB
- CMS
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Given a scenario, integrate advanced authentication and
authorization technologies to support enterprise objectives. | 1.Authentication- Certificate-based authentication
- Single sign-on
2.Authorization
3.Attestation
4. Identity propagation
5.Federation
6.Advanced trust models- RADIUS configurations
- LDAP
- AD
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