Security Concepts: True/False and Threat Modeling Q&A
True/False Questions
True: CFI is a technique for dynamically checking if indirect control transfers during program execution are consistent with those described by the program source code.
True: Cache timing attacks can be used to break process isolation.
False: Cookies are unique tokens generated by web browsers to identify themselves to web servers.
True: A browser configured to not execute JavaScript cannot be attacked via cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
False: Eliminating all XSS attacks also
Read MoreFailure Analysis: Stages and Data Collection
Failure Analysis Stages
- Collection and analysis of the background and design specifications of the failed item.
- Collection of information on the service life of the item. Developed once installed in place, of particular interest are any amendments made to the original design element.
- Graphically document the failure site, as the element appears immediately after having failed.
- Visual site inspection and selection of samples representative of the phenomenon – analysis of remains.
- NDT Inspection of the
Human Resources Management Essentials
Key Aspects of Human Resources (HR)
Core HR Functions:
- Selection
- Recruitment
- Induction
- Orientation
- Training
- Mentoring
- Health and Safety
- Benefits
- Payroll
Supporting Disciplines for HR:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Law
- Mathematics
- Business
Characteristics of HR:
- Owned by the company
- Difficult to evaluate economically
- Subject to individual will
- Limited
HR Legal Framework:
- Federal Labor Law
- Collective Bargaining
- Social Security Law
- Rules of Procedure
- Constitution
Definition of HR:
A discipline or science dedicated to managing groups of
Read MoreKey Concepts in Quality Management and Organizational Excellence
- Administration Resources: A set of practices used to identify, develop, and implement, in a comprehensive and systematic manner, the resources or inputs of an organization.
- Higher Address: Refers to an organization’s management team, composed of the CEO and the people who report directly to them.
- Training: Activities carried out within an organization to build capacity and skills in people.
- Zero Defects: A philosophy primarily oriented towards quality.
- Competitiveness: An organization’s ability to compete
Understanding Charges, Payments, and Financial Statements
Theory of Charge and Payment
It concerns the effect of trading assets without changing the accounting equation. Each transaction affects the balance and changes in equity values, without impairing the equality of the equation. In each of these transactions, at least two accounts are affected.
Understanding ‘Debit’ and ‘Credit’
- Debit (Should): Column in the Account Book that signifies payments charged to the owner. It is the left side of the T-account.
- The remaining balance is the account value recorded
Strategies for Business Competitiveness: Clusters, Benchmarking, and Outsourcing
Strategies for Business Competitiveness
Cluster Development
A cluster’s objective is to maximize competitiveness and entrepreneurial success by leveraging value chain networks. Clusters foster innovation by generating forward and backward linkages, creating synergy that promotes the productive sector and investment in research and development. Clusters are generally composed of SMEs.
Benchmarking
Benchmarking is a tool to achieve competitive behavior by providing metrics for variables, indicators, and
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