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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. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat






2. NIST risk management methodology






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






4. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






8. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






11. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






14. 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






15. Information security managment measurements






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






17. Midterm goals






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






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






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






21. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






22. 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






23. OCTAVE






24. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






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






29. CobiT






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






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






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






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






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






35. Mitigates a potential risk






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






37. Corporate governance at the strategic level






38. IRM






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






40. Number of time the incident might occur annually - (ARO)






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






42. FRAP






43. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






44. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






45. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






46. CSO






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






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






49. COSO






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