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






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






3. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






4. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






5. CSO






6. Midterm goals






7. CobiT






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






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






10. Responsible for information classification and protection






11. ISM Standard






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






13. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






14. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






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






19. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






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






24. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






26. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






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






31. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






35. FMEA






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






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






38. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






43. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






49. IT governance at the operational level






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