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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate






2. Type of audit that checks that network resources - systems and software are used appropriately






3. Corporate governance at the strategic level






4. A tool that monitors network traffic - shows data and protocols in use - also known as a packet sniffer (i.e wireshark - TCPDump - Microsoft Network Monitor - Carnivore)






5. Port scanners - vulnerability scanners - protocol analyzers - password crackers - network mappers - open vulnerability and assessment language (OVAL) are all tool used in a ___________________ assessment






6. A plan of action to deal with risks defined in the risk assessment - may remediate or transfer risk






7. Type of audit that checks procedures and policies for escalating issues to management






8. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






9. Developed by the Treadway Commission in 1985 to deal with fraudulent financial activities and reporting






10. FRAP






11. This tool scans network devices listening for open ports - (i.e. Nmap - scanmetender - superscan - NHS nohack scanner)






12. CobiT






13. Risk mgmt method with much broader focus than IT security






14. A method of ID vulnerabililties and threats and assessing possible impacts to determine where to implement security safeguards






15. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






16. ____________ can discover network devices / application - check password strength - measure internal / external access - analyze vulnerabilities in NOS - test response to DOS attacks






17. Event levels available for logging in a MS DNS server






18. A commercial password cracker that can test password strength and recover passwords; and perform dictionary and brute force attacks






19. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)






20. Responsible for information classification and protection






21. FMEA






22. CISO






23. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt






24. COSO






25. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations






26. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components






27. Used to ID failures in a complex systems to understand underlying causes of threats






28. Information security managment measurements






29. Potential danger to information or systems






30. IRM






31. CSO






32. Method of ID functions and their failures - causes of failures their effect - originally designed for systems engineering






33. IT governance at the operational level






34. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control






35. Tools to ID - develop - and design security requirements for business needs






36. Hp OpenView - Nmap - Qualys - Solana Networks - SolarWinds are all network _____________






37. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






38. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems






39. Plan and Organize - Implement - Operate and Maintain - Monitor and Evaluate






40. Type of audit that checks information classification and change control procedures






41. OCTAVE






42. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






43. NIST risk management methodology






44. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs






45. Establish - implement - control and improve the Information Security Managment System (based on BS7799 Part 2)






46. A tool that maps weaknesses of systems / networks by scanning for ports - checking for applications - determining OS and patch level - and attempting exploits






47. Mitigates a potential risk






48. Derived from the COSO framework






49. A log that can record outgoing requests - incoming traffic - and internet usage






50. ISM Standard