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






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






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






4. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






7. CobiT






8. Midterm goals






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






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






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






12. Information security managment measurements






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






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






15. Corporate governance at the strategic level






16. A tool that monitors network traffic - shows data and protocols in use - also known as a packet sniffer (i.e wireshark - TCPDump - Microsoft Network Monitor - Carnivore)






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






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






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






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






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






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. FMEA






24. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






27. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






31. NIST risk management methodology






32. OCTAVE






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






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






35. Process of ID and assessing risk - reducing to acceptable level - implementing mechanisms to maintain.






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






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






38. CSO






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






40. CISO






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






42. Developed by the Treadway Commission in 1985 to deal with fraudulent financial activities and reporting






43. Derived from the COSO framework






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






45. FRAP






46. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






47. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






50. 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