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210-255 · Question #115
210-255 Question #115: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is C: National CSIRT. US-CERT is a National CSIRT because it provides coordinated cybersecurity incident response at the national level for government and civilian infrastructure, not for a single vendor's products.
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Question
The united State CERT provides cybersecurity protection to Federal, civilian, and executive branch agencies through intrusion detection and prevention capabilities. Which type of incident response team is this an example of?
Options
- AFederal PSIRT
- BNational PSIRT
- CNational CSIRT
- DFederal CSIRT
Explanation
US-CERT is a National CSIRT because it provides coordinated cybersecurity incident response at the national level for government and civilian infrastructure, not for a single vendor's products.
Common mistakes.
- A. A PSIRT (Product Security Incident Response Team) addresses vulnerabilities in specific vendor products, not nationwide governmental cybersecurity protection.
- B. National PSIRT is not a recognized standard team classification; PSIRT is inherently product- and vendor-scoped, not national in mission.
- D. Federal CSIRT is not the standard industry-recognized classification for a country-level team; the accepted term for this scope is National CSIRT.
Concept tested. National CSIRT classification and government scope
Reference. https://www.cisa.gov/about-cisa
Topics
#National CSIRT#US-CERT#incident response teams#CSIRT taxonomy
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