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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 communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations






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






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






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






5. Mitigates a potential risk






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






7. COSO






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






9. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






10. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






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






16. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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






21. NIST risk management methodology






22. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






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






28. Potential danger to information or systems






29. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. CISO






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






38. 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






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






40. CobiT






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






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






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






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






45. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






46. FMEA






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






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






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






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