foundations of cybersecurity coursera weekly challenge 4 answers
Test your knowledge: Important cybersecurity tools
1. What tool is designed to capture and analyze data traffic within a network?
- network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer)
- Structured Query Language (SQL)
- Google Chronicle
- Splunk Enterprise
2. Which of the following are examples of SIEM tools? Select two answers.
- Python
- Google Chronicle
- Linux
- Splunk Enterprise
3. How are logs primarily used by security professionals?
- Identify vulnerabilities and potential security breaches
- Collect and analyze data to monitor critical activities in an organization
- Select which security team members will respond to an incident
- Research and optimize processing capabilities within a network
4. Fill in the blank: A _____ is a manual that provides details about operational actions.
- case history
- directory
- playbook
- checklist
Test your knowledge: Core cybersecurity knowledge and skills
5. What do security professionals use to interact with and request information from a database?
- Confidentiality, integrity, availability (CIA) triad
- Structured Query Language (SQL)
- Linux
- Python
6. What is programming typically used for? Select two answers.
- Enable open-source operations
- Create a specific set of instructions for a computer to execute tasks
- Complete repetitive tasks and processes
- Record events that occur within an organization’s systems
7. Fill in the blank: Linux is an open-source _____ that can be used to examine logs.
- operating system
- database
- algorithm
- programming language
8. A playbook is a manual that provides details about how to respond to an incident only after it has occurred.
- True
- False
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Weekly challenge 4
9. Which of the following statements correctly describe logs? Select two answers.
- A business might log each time an employee signs into their computer.
- A log is used as a formal guide to incident response.
- Security professionals use logs to visualize data.
- A log is a record of events that occur within an organization’s systems.
10. Which of the following tasks can be performed using SIEM tools? Select three answers.
- Providing alerts for specific types of risks
- Performing incident analysis
- Proactively searching for threats
- Notifying authorities of illegal activity
