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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






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






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






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






6. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






7. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






11. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






13. COSO






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






15. CISO






16. CSO






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






18. Legal term used to determine liability - acting responsibly - have lower risk of liability due to security breach






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






20. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






25. FRAP






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






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






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






29. FMEA






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






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






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






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






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






35. Derived from the COSO framework






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






37. 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)






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






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






40. CobiT






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






42. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company






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






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






45. IRM






46. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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