In intrusion detection system vernacular, which account is responsible for setting the security policy for an
organization?
A.
Supervisor
B.
Administrator
C.
Root
D.
Director
Explanation:
The administrator is the person responsible for setting the security policy for an organization and is responsible
for making decisions about the deployment and configuration of the IDS.
Incorrect Answers:
A, C: Almost every operating system in use today employs the concept of differentiation between users and
groups at varying levels. As an example, there is always a system administrator (SA) account that has godlike
control over everything: root in Unix/Linux, admin (or a deviation of it) in Windows, administrator in Apple OS X,
supervisor in Novell NetWare, and so on.
D: A director is a person from a group of managers who leads or supervises a particular area of a company,
program, or project.Dulaney, Emmett and Chuck Eastton, CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, 6th Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2014,
pp. 107, 153
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_(business)