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






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






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






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






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






6. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






7. A method of ID vulnerabililties and threats and assessing possible impacts to determine where to implement security safeguards






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






9. Port scanners - vulnerability scanners - protocol analyzers - password crackers - network mappers - open vulnerability and assessment language (OVAL) are all tool used in a ___________________ assessment






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






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






12. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






16. FMEA






17. 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






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






19. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Midterm goals






27. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






29. CSO






30. 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






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






32. CISO






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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)






39. COSO






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






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






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






43. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






48. ISM Standard






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






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