Discussions

1. Describe the Waterfall development process. Define and contrast verification and validation. What is the impact of adding validation and verification to the Waterfall development process? (10)

2. What are the three factors of Authentication and give an example of each? (15)

3. What is a Virus, and what is a Worm? How are they different? (10)

4. Define Discretionary Access Controls (DAC), Mandatory Access Control (MAC) and Role Based Access Control. Discuss the use and significance of each. (20)

5. What is a Firewall? Contrast each of the following: Packet Filtering, Application Level/Proxy, Stateful Inspection, and Dynamic Packet Filtering Firewalls. (20)

6. Define and contrast signature (knowledge) based and behavior based Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). (20)

7. Define and describe the denial of service (DOS) attacks. Which element of the CIA Triad does the denial of service attack compromise? (15)

8. Describe how Asymmetric and Symmetric Key Cryptographies can be used in a Virtual Private Network. (15)

9. Define and contrast the differences of Hot Site, Warm Site, and Cold Site disaster recovery subscription services. Under what conditions should each be used? (15)

10. Describe how Layered Defense is used in Physical Security include at least five different layers and how they support each other. (10)