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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






2. Controls that manage facility access - locking systems - media sanitation - intrusion monitoring - environmental






3. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






6. FMEA






7. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






11. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






17. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






21. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






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






28. CSO






29. CobiT






30. Responsible for information classification and protection






31. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






32. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






33. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Potential danger to information or systems






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






43. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems






44. 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






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






46. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






47. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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