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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. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Information security managment measurements






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






12. Derived from the COSO framework






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






14. OCTAVE






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






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






18. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






22. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






25. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






26. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






27. FMEA






28. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. CISO






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






46. Potential danger to information or systems






47. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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