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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. CISO






2. Information security managment measurements






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






4. ISM Standard






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






6. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






8. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






9. 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)






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






11. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Midterm goals






20. 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






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






22. CSO






23. COSO






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






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






26. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






27. FMEA






28. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






40. OCTAVE






41. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






44. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






48. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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







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