The exact requirements for the admissibility of evidence vary across legal systems and between different cases (e.g., criminal versus tort). At a more generic level, evidence should have some probative value, be relevant to the case at hand, and meet the following criteria which are often called the five rules of evidence:
Correct Answer: D
The exact requirements for the admissibility of evidence vary across legal systems and between different cases (e.g., criminal versus tort). At a more generic level, evidence should have some probative value, be relevant to the case at hand, and meet the following criteria (often called the five rules of evidence): Be authentic Be accurate Be complete Be convincing Be admissible Digital or electronic evidence, although more fragile or volatile, must meet these criteria as well. What constitutes digital/electronic evidence is dependent on the investigation; do not rule out any possibilities until they can be positively discounted. With evidence, it is better to have and not need than vice versa. Given the variance that is possible, the axiom to follow here is check with the respective judiciary, attorneys, or officer of the court for specific admissibility requirements. The dynamic nature of digital electronic evidence bears further comment. Unlike more traditional types of evidence (e.g., fingerprints, hair, fibers, bullet holes), digital/electronic evidence can be very fragile and can be erased, partially destroyed, or contaminated very easily, and, in some circumstances, without the investigator knowing this has occurred. This type of evidence may also have a short life span and must be collected very quickly (e.g., cache memory, primary/ random access memory, swap space) and by order of volatility (i.e., most volatile first). Sufficient care must also be taken not to disturb the timeline or chronology of events. Although time stamps are best considered relative and easily forged, the investigator needs to ensure that any actions that could alter the chronology (e.g., examining a live file system or accessing a drive that has not been write protected) are recorded or, if possible, completely avoided. Two concepts that are at the heart of dealing effectively with digital/electronic evidence, or any evidence for that matter, are the chain of custody and authenticity/ integrity. The chain of custody refers to the "who, what, when, where, and how" the evidence was handled-from its identification through its entire life cycle, which ends with destruction or permanent archiving. All of the other choices presented were incorrect. The following reference(s) were/was used to create this question: Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, Second Edition ((ISC)2 Press) (Kindle Locations 11791- 11811). Taylor & Francis. Kindle Edition.
Question 77
The Orange Book states that "Hardware and software features shall be provided that can be used to periodically validate the correct operation of the on-site hardware and firmware elements of the TCB [Trusted Computing Base]." This statement is the formal requirement for:
Correct Answer: C
This is a requirement starting as low as C1 within the TCSEC rating. The Orange book requires the following for System Integrity Hardware and/or software features shall be provided that can be used to periodically validate the correct operation of the on-site hardware and firmware elements of the TCB. NOTE FROM CLEMENT: This is a question that confuses a lot of people because most people take for granted that the orange book with its associated Bell LaPadula model has nothing to do with integrity. However you have to be careful about the context in which the word integrity is being used. You can have Data Integrity and you can have System Integrity which are two completely different things. Yes, the Orange Book does not specifically address the Integrity requirements, however it has to run on top of systems that must meet some integrity requirements. This is part of what they call operational assurance which is defined as a level of confidence of a trusted system's architecture and implementation that enforces the system's security policy. It includes: System architecture Covert channel analysis System integrity Trusted recovery DATA INTEGRITY Data Integrity is very different from System Integrity. When you have integrity of the data, there are three goals: 1 . Prevent authorized users from making unauthorized modifications 2 . Preven unauthorized users from making modifications 3. Maintaining internal and external consistancy of the data Bell LaPadula which is based on the Orange Book address does not address Integrity, it addresses only Confidentiality. Biba address only the first goal of integrity. Clark-Wilson addresses the three goals of integrity. In the case of this question, there is a system integrity requirement within the TCB. As mentioned above here is an extract of the requirements: Hardware and/or software features shall be provided that can be used to periodically validate the correct operation of the on-site hardware and firmware elements of the TCB. The following answers are incorrect: Security Testing. Is incorrect because Security Testing has no set of requirements in the Orange book. Design Verification. Is incorrect because the Orange book's requirements for Design Verification include: A formal model of the security policy must be clearly identified and documented, including a mathematical proof that the model is consistent with its axioms and is sufficient to support the security policy. System Architecture Specification. Is incorrect because there are no requirements for System Architecture Specification in the Orange book. The following reference(s) were used for this question: Trusted Computer Security Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC), DoD 5200.28-STD, page 15, 18, 25, 31, 40, 50. Harris, Shon (2012-10-25). CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, 6th Edition, Security Architecture and Design, Page 392-397, for users with the Kindle Version see Kindle Locations 28504-28505. and DOD TCSEC - http://www.cerberussystems.com/INFOSEC/stds/d520028.htm
Question 78
Tim's day to day responsibilities include monitoring health of devices on the network. He uses a Network Monitoring System supporting SNMP to monitor the devices for any anomalies or high traffic passing through the interfaces. Which of the protocols would be BEST to use if some of the requirements are to prevent easy disclosure of the SNMP strings and authentication of the source of the packets?
Correct Answer: C
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an Internet-standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. Devices that typically support SNMP include routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modem racks, and more. It is used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention. SNMP is a component of the Internet Protocol Suite as defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). SNMP V3 Although SNMPv3 makes no changes to the protocol aside from the addition of cryptographic security, it looks much different due to new textual conventions, concepts, and terminology. SNMPv3 primarily added security and remote configuration enhancements to SNMP. Security has been the biggest weakness of SNMP since the beginning. Authentication in SNMP Versions 1 and 2 amounts to nothing more than a password (community string) sent in clear text between a manager and agent. Each SNMPv3 message contains security parameters which are encoded as an octet string. The meaning of these security parameters depends on the security model being used. SNMPv3 provides important security features: Confidentiality - Encryption of packets to prevent snooping by an unauthorized source. Integrity - Message integrity to ensure that a packet has not been tampered with in transit including an optional packet replay protection mechanism. Authentication - to verify that the message is from a valid source. The following answers are incorrect: UDP SNMP can make use of the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) protocol but the UDP protocol by itself is not use for network monitoring. SNMP V1 SNMP version 1 (SNMPv1) is the initial implementation of the SNMP protocol. SNMPv1 operates over protocols such as User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Internet Protocol (IP), OSI Connectionless Network Service (CLNS), AppleTalk Datagram-Delivery Protocol (DDP), and Novell Internet Packet Exchange (IPX). SNMPv1 is widely used and is the de facto network-management protocol in the Internet community. SNMP V2 SNMPv2 (RFC 1441-RFC 1452), revises version 1 and includes improvements in the areas of performance, security, confidentiality, and manager-to-manager communications. It introduced GetBulkRequest, an alternative to iterative GetNextRequests for retrieving large amounts of management data in a single request. However, the new party-based security system in SNMPv2, viewed by many as overly complex, was not widely accepted. The following reference(s) were/was used to create this question: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Network_Management_Protocol Harris, Shon (2012-10-18). CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, 6th Edition (p. 587). McGraw- Hill. Kindle Edition. Hernandez CISSP, Steven (2012-12-21). Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, Third Edition ((ISC)2 Press) (Kindle Locations 7434-7436). Auerbach Publications. Kindle Edition.
Question 79
Which one of the following is an advantage of an effective release control strategy form a configuration control standpoint?
Correct Answer: C
Section: Software Development Security
Question 80
Which of the following job functions MUST be separated to maintain data and application integrity?