nerdexam
EC-Council

312-50V9 · Question #143

Which of the following is a primary service of the U.S. Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)?

The correct answer is A. CSIRT provides an incident response service to enable a reliable and trusted single point of. CSIRT's primary function is to serve as a trusted single point of contact for reporting and responding to computer security incidents within an organization or community.

Introduction to Ethical Hacking

Question

Which of the following is a primary service of the U.S. Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)?

Options

  • ACSIRT provides an incident response service to enable a reliable and trusted single point of
  • BCSIRT provides a computer security surveillance service to supply a government with important
  • CCSIRT provides a penetration testing service to support exception reporting on incidents
  • DCSIRT provides a vulnerability assessment service to assist law enforcement agencies with

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    89% (42)
  • B
    6% (3)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

CSIRT's primary function is to serve as a trusted single point of contact for reporting and responding to computer security incidents within an organization or community.

ACSIRT provides an incident response service to enable a reliable and trusted single point ofCorrect

CSIRT is defined by its role as a centralized, trusted coordination point for incident response - receiving reports, analyzing threats, and coordinating response actions across affected parties. This single-point-of-contact model ensures consistent, reliable handling of security incidents and is the foundational service that distinguishes a CSIRT from other security functions.

BCSIRT provides a computer security surveillance service to supply a government with important

Surveillance is a law enforcement or intelligence function, not a core CSIRT service - CSIRTs respond to reported incidents rather than proactively monitor government communications.

CCSIRT provides a penetration testing service to support exception reporting on incidents

Penetration testing is an offensive security assessment service distinct from incident response, which is the defining mission of a CSIRT.

DCSIRT provides a vulnerability assessment service to assist law enforcement agencies with

Vulnerability assessment to assist law enforcement is not a CSIRT function - CSIRTs focus on incident coordination and response, not supporting criminal investigations.

Concept tested: CSIRT primary roles and incident response function

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/computer-security-incident-response-teams-csirts

Topics

#CSIRT#incident response#security services#trusted reporting

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Sign up to join the discussion
Full 312-50V9 Practice