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






2. CSO






3. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






5. IRM






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Mitigates a potential risk






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






12. Derived from the COSO framework






13. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






14. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






18. FRAP






19. ISM Standard






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






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






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






23. Type of audit that checks information classification and change control procedures






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






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






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






27. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






28. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






45. 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)






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






47. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






48. CobiT






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