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Now that most companies have made significant progress in protecting their networks from the outside world, there is more of a need to shield these networks from threats that originate on the inside. An increasing number of threats are seen to come from within companies than ever before. Acumen Solutions, a leading business and technology consulting firm, has been helping clients secure their networks for over eight years and shares some of the lessons learned with you in this quiz. Take this quiz to test your own NAC IQ.
1. What is the best method for deciding who is allowed on your network?
  1. Physical device on authorized users' PCs
  2. Installed client software on authorized users' PCs
  3. IP addresses
  4. Risk based network software analysis
  5. Some combination of the above
  6. None of the above - it is impossible to control
2. Which approach does a better job of monitoring your network's "health"?
  1. Software that ensures that each device/PC has installed virus protection
  2. Software that determines whether or not the devices attached have a virus
3. Penetration testing is the best way to identify network security vulnerabilities.
  1. True
  2. False
4. Can software running on or near the network client "lie"?
  1. Yes
  2. No
5. What is the most common flaw that leads to security breaches of your network?
  1. Lack of continuous enforcement
  2. Weak authorization techniques
  3. Lack of organizational governance policies
  4. Malicious employees
  5. Other
6. What is the safest and fastest remediation strategy when network access has been prohibited to a user(s)?
  1. Auto remediation software
  2. Force client to call the help desk
  3. Dump clients to a directory where they can research and download fixes
  4. Automated tools that catch the user's attention, alerts them to what is going on and walks them through whatever it takes to get them onto the network
7. What is the safest and fastest remediation strategy when network access has been prohibited to a user(s)?
  1. Department by department based rules
  2. Device specific rules
  3. Software application specific rules
  4. Single Enterprise policy management system
  5. None of the above
8. What is the average cost of a security breach?
  1. $500 per record
  2. $1.50 per record
  3. Between $90 and $305 per record
9. Which is the better method of protecting a network-attached asset?
  1. Applying controls at the asset itself
  2. Applying controls that prohibit unauthorized people from seeing the asset.
Check out the correct answers -- left-click/option-click between the below brackets and highlight with your mouse to read:
[1:e, 2:b, 3:b, 4:a, 5:a, 6:d, 7:d, 8:c, 9:b]
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