Lesson 07 - Group 1: Asset Management and Data Protection

Asset

Anything that has value to an organization.

Why are assignment and ownership important to asset tracking?

Each asset should have an identified user, department, or owner responsible for it.

What methods can be used to track and monitor assets?

Manual inventory, network scanning, asset-management software, CMDB, MDM, and cloud asset discovery.

CMDB

Configuration Management Database; a system listed for tracking configuration and asset information.

MDM

Mobile Device Management; a system listed for tracking and managing mobile devices.

How should assets be prioritized for protection?

Based on their sensitivity and the impact that loss or compromise would cause.

Why should an organization use a standard naming convention?

To identify and manage assets consistently.

Configuration management and change management

Processes used to maintain approved asset configurations and control changes.

What is the primary purpose of data backups?

To preserve the availability and integrity of critical data and systems.

What environments should an enterprise backup solution support?

Physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

Data deduplication and compression

Backup capabilities that reduce the amount of storage space required.

Instant recovery and replication

Backup capabilities that support quick restoration and failover.

What backup protections are important against ransomware and unauthorized access?

Ransomware protection and encryption.

Granular restore

Restoring individual files, folders, applications, or other selected data instead of an entire system.

What management capabilities should enterprise backup systems provide?

Reporting, monitoring, alerting, and integration with virtualization, cloud, and storage platforms.

What snapshot types are listed in Lesson 7?

VM snapshots, filesystem snapshots, and SAN snapshots.

What replication technologies are listed?

Replication and journaling, database mirroring, SAN replication, and VM replication.

What four concepts are listed for secure data destruction?

Asset disposal, sanitization, destruction, and certificatio