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312-50V9 · Question #165

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 US-CERT/CSIRT provides incident response services to a broad range of entities including individuals, companies, government agencies, and organizations across the United States.

Introduction to Ethical Hacking

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

(35 responses)
  • A
    91% (32)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

The US-CERT/CSIRT provides incident response services to a broad range of entities including individuals, companies, government agencies, and organizations across the United States.

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

The U.S. Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) serves as a central coordination point for cybersecurity incident response, offering services to any user, company, government agency, or organization that needs assistance. This broad mandate ensures that both public and private sector entities can receive support when handling security incidents and threats.

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

Maintenance and expansion of Internet infrastructure is the role of organizations such as IANA and Internet Exchange Points, not CSIRT.

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

Registration of penetration testing activities is not a function of CSIRT; penetration testing programs fall under other agencies and contracted entities.

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

Conducting vulnerability assessments on behalf of the Department of Defense is the mission of specific DoD cyber components, not the US-CERT CSIRT.

Concept tested: US-CERT CSIRT mission and scope of services

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cyber-threats-and-advisories/cyber-incident-response

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#CSIRT#incident response#cybersecurity organizations#government security

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