CAS-005 · Question #231
A water treatment plant uses specialized systems to control the balance of chemicals prior to adding them to the public water supply. The treatment plant has already isolated the system from both…
The correct answer is A. Implementing two-person control procedures. A water treatment plant's critical chemical control system is isolated from networks; the goal is to find the best additional control to reduce attack risk.
Question
A water treatment plant uses specialized systems to control the balance of chemicals prior to adding them to the public water supply. The treatment plant has already isolated the system from both the internet and the company network. Which of the following additional controls is the best way to reduce the risk of a successful attack?
Options
- AImplementing two-person control procedures
- BDeveloping insider threat training
- CStoring the chemicals behind locked doors
- DMaintaining calibration of the chemical sensor system
How the community answered
(61 responses)- A72% (44)
- B8% (5)
- C3% (2)
- D16% (10)
Why each option
A water treatment plant's critical chemical control system is isolated from networks; the goal is to find the best additional control to reduce attack risk.
Implementing two-person control procedures is a critical administrative control for highly sensitive systems, ensuring that no single individual can perform an action without a second person's verification or approval, significantly reducing insider threat and accidental error risks.
Developing insider threat training is a good awareness control but is less direct and effective than a procedural control like two-person control for preventing successful attacks on critical systems.
Storing chemicals behind locked doors is a physical security measure for the chemicals themselves, not a direct control for the specialized computer systems that manage them.
Maintaining calibration of the chemical sensor system ensures operational accuracy and reliability, but it is not a security control against attacks on the control system itself.
Concept tested: Administrative controls for critical systems
Source: https://www.nist.gov/privacy-framework/nist-sp-800-53
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