ICTNWK420 Assessment Task 1: Knowledge Questions Recognising and Responding to Cybersecurity Threats
- Subject Code :
ICTNWK420
- University :
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- Country :
Australia
Assessment Task 1 Cover Sheet
Student Declaration
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I understand that if I am found to have plagiarised, cheated or colluded, action will be taken against me according to the process explained to me.
I have correctly referenced all resources and reference texts throughout these assessment tasks.
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Assessment Task 1: Knowledge Questions
Information for students
Knowledge questions are designed to help you demonstrate the knowledge which you have acquired during the learning phase of this unit. Ensure that you:
- review the advice to students regarding answering knowledge questions in the IT Works Student User Guide
- comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
- adhere with your RTOs submission guidelines
- answer all questions completely and correctly
- submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced
- submit a completed cover sheet with your work
- avoid sharing your answers with other students.
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Assessment information Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix A of the IT Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on: where this task should be completed the maximum time allowed for completing this assessment task whether or not this task is open-book. Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A template is provided in Appendix C of the Student User Guide. However, if your RTO has provided you with an assessment cover sheet, please ensure that you use that. |
Questions
Provide answers to all of the questions below:
- List an example of software that can be used to recognise threats to a network.
- For each of the following data sources, give an example of the type of data that can be collected.
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- Outline a basic troubleshooting process that can be used to identify and assess cyber security threats.
- Describe the four key principles of network and cyber security.
- For each of the following types of cyber security attacks, list the objective of the attack and its potential impact on a business.
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Denial-of-service attack (DDOS) |
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SQL injection (SQLi) |
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- Answer all of the following questions in relation to workplace policies and procedures for gathering, analysing and interpreting threat data.
Workplace policy and procedure question |
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Give an example of how findings and recommendations from threat data gathering and analysis might be reported at work. |
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Give an example of security equipment that could be referred to in a workplace policy and procedure. |
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Give an example of a data source for threats that could be referred to in a workplace policy and procedure. |
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List a method that can be in included in an workplace policy and procedure for gathering threat data. |
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Describe a step by step process for obtaining threat data and analysing the results |
Assessment Task 1: Checklist
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