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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. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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






6. Potential danger to information or systems






7. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate






8. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






9. CISO






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






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






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






13. IT governance at the operational level






14. CobiT






15. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






16. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






25. ISM Standard






26. CSO






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






34. IRM






35. Corporate governance at the strategic level






36. Mitigates a potential risk






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






38. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






39. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






41. Derived from the COSO framework






42. OCTAVE






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






44. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






47. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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