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)