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






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






3. A weakness (software - hardware - procedural - human) that can be exploited






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






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






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






7. 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)






8. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






9. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






13. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






17. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






18. Type of audit that checks that accounts - groups and roles are correctly assigned






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






20. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate






21. FMEA






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






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






24. NIST risk management methodology






25. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






26. CISO






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






28. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)






29. __________ loss has a negative effect after a vulnerability is initially exploited






30. Focus on service level agreements between IT dept and internal customers






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. ISM Standard






38. 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






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






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






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






42. The following tools (Nessus - Qualys - Retina) are ______________ scanners






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






44. A process to ID assests and their value - ID vulnerabilities and threats - quantify probability and impact of threats - provide balance between impact and cost






45. CSO






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






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






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






49. Midterm goals






50. Long-term goals focused on risk managment - compliance - security responsiblities - continual improvement - using security to attract customers