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






2. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






5. CISO






6. 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






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






8. Information security managment measurements






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






10. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






11. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






12. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






23. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






24. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






25. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






26. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






29. Midterm goals






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






31. FRAP






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






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






34. OCTAVE






35. Corporate governance at the strategic level






36. ISM Standard






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






38. Mitigates a potential risk






39. COSO






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






41. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






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






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






47. A quantative risk assesment process that allows for tests to be conducted to allow users to determine areas that require a risk analysis






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






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






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