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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. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






2. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






11. Responsible for information classification and protection






12. ISM Standard






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






14. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






17. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






18. FMEA






19. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






22. IRM






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






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






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






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






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






28. Midterm goals






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






30. Derived from the COSO framework






31. NIST risk management methodology






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






39. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






41. CISO






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






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






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






45. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






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






49. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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