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312-50V10 · Question #389

Which vital role does the U.S. Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) provide?

The correct answer is A. Incident response services to any user, company, government agency, or organization in. The U.S. CSIRT (often referred to as US-CERT) provides incident response services and cybersecurity support to any user, company, government agency, or organization across the United States.

Information Security and Ethical Hacking Fundamentals

Question

Which vital role does the U.S. Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) provide?

Options

  • AIncident response services to any user, company, government agency, or organization in
  • BMaintenance of the nation's Internet infrastructure, builds out new Internet infrastructure, and
  • CRegistration of critical penetration testing for the Department of Homeland Security and public
  • DMeasurement of key vulnerability assessments on behalf of the Department of Defense (DOD)

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    90% (28)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

The U.S. CSIRT (often referred to as US-CERT) provides incident response services and cybersecurity support to any user, company, government agency, or organization across the United States.

AIncident response services to any user, company, government agency, or organization inCorrect

US-CSIRT/US-CERT serves as a national-level coordination point for cybersecurity incidents, offering incident response assistance, threat information sharing, and technical guidance to a broad range of stakeholders including private individuals, corporations, and government entities. Its broad mandate distinguishes it from agency-specific security teams.

BMaintenance of the nation's Internet infrastructure, builds out new Internet infrastructure, and

Maintenance and expansion of Internet infrastructure is the role of organizations like the FCC or Internet infrastructure providers, not CSIRT.

CRegistration of critical penetration testing for the Department of Homeland Security and public

Registration of penetration testing is not a function of CSIRT; pen testing engagements are typically managed by individual organizations or specialized contractors.

DMeasurement of key vulnerability assessments on behalf of the Department of Defense (DOD)

Conducting vulnerability assessments on behalf of the DOD is the role of DOD-specific entities such as DISA, not the national CSIRT.

Concept tested: US-CSIRT mission and incident response scope

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cyber-threats-and-advisories/information-sharing/us-cert

Topics

#CSIRT#incident response#US-CERT#security governance

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