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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. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt






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






3. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






7. CISO






8. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






13. Corporate governance at the strategic level






14. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






17. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






21. CSO






22. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






26. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






35. CobiT






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






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






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






39. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






47. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






50. Potential danger to information or systems