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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. Derived from the COSO framework
CobiT
COSO
annualized loss expectancy
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
2. Strategic - tactical and operational planning
physical
planning horizon
OVAL
vulnerability
3. Long-term goals focused on risk managment - compliance - security responsiblities - continual improvement - using security to attract customers
operational
security officer
strategic
annualized loss expectancy
4. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
network mapping
protocol analyzer
physical
5. Percentage of an asset's value that would be lost in a single incident - (EF)
CobiT
annualized rate of occurrence
CobiT
exposure factor
6. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate
CobiT
protocol analyzer
ISO/IEC 27001
CISO
7. FRAP
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
corporate security officer
elcomsoft
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
8. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals
annualized rate of occurrence
OCTAVE
OVAL
availability
9. OCTAVE
qualitative
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
COSO
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
10. Collection of controls an organization must have in place
risk analysis
CISO
security program
COSO
11. NIST risk management methodology
network mapping
performance monitor
SP 800-30
qualitative
12. Information security managment measurements
COSO
performance baseline
security officer
ISO/IEC 27004
13. Port scanners - vulnerability scanners - protocol analyzers - password crackers - network mappers - open vulnerability and assessment language (OVAL) are all tool used in a ___________________ assessment
CobiT
risk
performance monitor
vulnerability
14. Corporate governance at the strategic level
availability
COSO
administrative
risk catagories
15. ____________ can discover network devices / application - check password strength - measure internal / external access - analyze vulnerabilities in NOS - test response to DOS attacks
corporate security officer
annualized loss expectancy
protocol analyzer
network mapping
16. Focus on service level agreements between IT dept and internal customers
BS7799
ITIL
OCTAVE
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
17. Made up of ten domains - a mechanism to describe security processes
COSO
OCTAVE
countermeasure
ISO 17799
18. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems
availability
planning horizon
OVAL
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
19. This tool scans network devices listening for open ports - (i.e. Nmap - scanmetender - superscan - NHS nohack scanner)
privilege
port scanner
confidentiality
AS/NZS 4360
20. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential
strategic
Information Security Management
risk
risk analysis
21. A quantative risk assesment process that allows for tests to be conducted to allow users to determine areas that require a risk analysis
risk analysis
FRAP
risk analysis
exposure factor
22. 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
integrity
IRM
security officer
L0phtCrack
23. Control environment - company culture - Risk assessment - manage change - Control activities - policies - procedures - practices - Information and communication - right people - info - time - Monitoring - detect and respond
COSO
security officer
administrative
ISO 17799
24. Provides a cost/benefit comparision
COSO
CobiT
performance baseline
risk analysis
25. Responsible for information classification and protection
OCTAVE
risk analysis
data owner
integrity
26. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company
performance monitor
OCTAVE
vulnerability
risk analysis
27. CobiT
COSO
qualitative
network mapping
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
28. A method of ID vulnerabililties and threats and assessing possible impacts to determine where to implement security safeguards
physical
CobiT
risk analysis
elcomsoft
29. FMEA
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
planning horizon
security officer
privilege
30. ISM Standard
Information Security Management
vulnerability scanner
risk
exposure
31. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
risk catagories
CobiT
ITIL
32. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur
strategic
risk
COSO
network mapping
33. Guide assist in the implemenation of information security based on risk managent approach
qualitative
risk anlysis
risk catagories
ISO/IEC 27005
34. Mitigates a potential risk
integrity
security program
countermeasure
risk
35. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard
performance baseline
vulnerability
BS7799
network mapping
36. Plan and Organize - Implement - Operate and Maintain - Monitor and Evaluate
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
performance baseline
confidentiality
security program
37. A commercial password cracker that can test password strength and recover passwords; and perform dictionary and brute force attacks
threat
CobiT
SP 800-30
elcomsoft
38. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat
exposure
mappers
ISO/IEC 27002
threat
39. A log that can record outgoing requests - incoming traffic - and internet usage
penetration
firewall
security program
qualitative
40. Used to ID failures in a complex systems to understand underlying causes of threats
fault tree analysis
single loss expectancy
usage
threat
41. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)
corporate security officer
Information risk management
BS7799
ISO/IEC 27002
42. COSO
risk catagories
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
annualized loss expectancy
network mapping
43. A process to ID assests and their value - ID vulnerabilities and threats - quantify probability and impact of threats - provide balance between impact and cost
risk anlysis
vulnerability
chief information security officer
protocol analyzer
44. Type of audit that checks information classification and change control procedures
vulnerability
ISO/IEC 27002
administrative
data owner
45. Event levels available for logging in a MS DNS server
risk mitigation
corporate security officer
penetration
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
46. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)
FMEA
vulnerability
CISO
SP 800-30
47. IRM
vulnerability scanner
Information risk management
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
usage
48. __________ loss has a negative effect after a vulnerability is initially exploited
delayed
qualitative
CobiT
ISO/IEC 27005
49. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations
ISO/IEC 27004
BS7799
CISO
AS/NZS 4360
50. A plan of action to deal with risks defined in the risk assessment - may remediate or transfer risk
confidentiality
IRM
risk mitigation
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)