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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. NIST risk management methodology






2. Responsible for information classification and protection






3. A quantative risk assesment process that allows for tests to be conducted to allow users to determine areas that require a risk analysis






4. FMEA






5. This type of testing scans for vulnerabilities - attacks to determine extent - tests countermeasures by circumvention - and can be internal or external






6. Security policy - map business objectives to security - Security infrastructure - security officer - reviews - Assest classification/control - inventory - Personnel security - screening - training - roles - Physical security - Communication/operation






7. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






10. Expected or predetermined performance level - developed from policy - performance - requirements






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






12. Physical damage - human interaction - equip malfunction - misuse of data - loss of data - application error






13. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






14. Control environment - company culture - Risk assessment - manage change - Control activities - policies - procedures - practices - Information and communication - right people - info - time - Monitoring - detect and respond






15. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






16. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)






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






18. Process of ID and assessing risk - reducing to acceptable level - implementing mechanisms to maintain.






19. Framework/set of best practices that define goals for controls used to properly manage IT and to ensure IT maps to business needs






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






21. Risk assessment that is scenario based - ranks threats and countermeasures - uses experience - judgment - intuition and opinion






22. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals






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






24. ISM Standard






25. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard






26. Daily goals focused on productivity and task-oriented activities






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






28. Derived from the COSO framework






29. COSO






30. Percentage of an asset's value that would be lost in a single incident - (EF)






31. An password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - rainbow tables - can test password strength and recover passwords - was originally free - but now a commercial product






32. Guide assist in the implemenation of information security based on risk managent approach






33. Made up of ten domains - a mechanism to describe security processes






34. Controls that implement access control - password mangement - identification and authentication methods - configuration






35. IRM






36. An open source password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - stores previously cracked passwords - uses unshadow to merge password /shadow files






37. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






38. CISO






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






40. Controls that manage facility access - locking systems - media sanitation - intrusion monitoring - environmental






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






42. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






43. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat






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






45. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






47. Responsible for developing: security awareness program - budget for information security related activities; policies - procdures - and guidelines - a security compliance program - and metrics






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






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






50. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate