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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt
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1. CobiT
ISO/IEC 27799
confidentiality
risk mitigation
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
2. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)
elcomsoft
Information risk management
single loss expectancy
CobiT
3. This type of testing scans for vulnerabilities - attacks to determine extent - tests countermeasures by circumvention - and can be internal or external
planning horizon
IRM
john the ripper
penetration
4. Type of audit that checks that accounts - groups and roles are correctly assigned
firewall
corporate security officer
security officer
privilege
5. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components
performance monitor
blueprints
COSO
AS/NZS 4360
6. Developed by the Treadway Commission in 1985 to deal with fraudulent financial activities and reporting
network mapping
performance monitor
COSO
corporate security officer
7. Focus on service level agreements between IT dept and internal customers
risk catagories
ITIL
penetration
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
8. Controls that manage facility access - locking systems - media sanitation - intrusion monitoring - environmental
ISO 17799
ISO/IEC 27004
CobiT
physical
9. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)
risk catagories
FMEA
data owner
protocol analyzer
10. FRAP
L0phtCrack
privilege
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
availability
11. IRM
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
Information risk management
security officer
ITIL
12. Information security managment measurements
ISO/IEC 27004
annualized loss expectancy
COSO
john the ripper
13. Risk mgmt method with much broader focus than IT security
AS/NZS 4360
ISO/IEC 27799
usage
risk mitigation
14. The following tools (Nessus - Qualys - Retina) are ______________ scanners
vulnerability
FRAP
CobiT
mappers
15. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control
technical
single loss expectancy
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
administrative
16. Type of audit that checks information classification and change control procedures
risk
administrative
delayed
due care
17. Mitigates a potential risk
firewall
operational
CISO
countermeasure
18. A plan of action to deal with risks defined in the risk assessment - may remediate or transfer risk
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
L0phtCrack
risk mitigation
availability
19. Process of ID and assessing risk - reducing to acceptable level - implementing mechanisms to maintain.
CobiT
CobiT
due care
IRM
20. ISM Standard
exposure
Information Security Management
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
blueprints
21. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur
OVAL
john the ripper
risk
privilege
22. ____________ can discover network devices / application - check password strength - measure internal / external access - analyze vulnerabilities in NOS - test response to DOS attacks
vulnerability
COSO
network mapping
administrative
23. Tools to ID - develop - and design security requirements for business needs
strategic
risk anlysis
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
blueprints
24. Expected or predetermined performance level - developed from policy - performance - requirements
performance baseline
threat
data owner
ITIL
25. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company
OCTAVE
Information Security Management
escalation
port scanner
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
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
risk anlysis
network mapping
security officer
27. 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
operational
countermeasure
ISO 17799
administrative
28. 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)
OVAL
qualitative
due care
protocol analyzer
29. Strategic - tactical and operational planning
IRM
planning horizon
tactical
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
30. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations
CISO
risk anlysis
ISO/IEC 27005
penetration
31. Establish - implement - control and improve the Information Security Managment System (based on BS7799 Part 2)
mappers
administrative
ISO/IEC 27001
network mapping
32. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs
mappers
security governanace
vulnerability
ISO/IEC 27004
33. Collection of controls an organization must have in place
security program
operational
performance monitor
risk
34. Physical damage - human interaction - equip malfunction - misuse of data - loss of data - application error
risk
Information risk management
risk catagories
network mapping
35. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals
CobiT
availability
administrative
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
36. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
exposure factor
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
risk catagories
37. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems
OCTAVE
security governanace
security program
integrity
38. Number of time the incident might occur annually - (ARO)
BS7799
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
annualized rate of occurrence
single loss expectancy
39. Type of audit that checks that network resources - systems and software are used appropriately
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
usage
performance monitor
planning horizon
40. Daily goals focused on productivity and task-oriented activities
usage
technical
operational
vulnerability
41. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
COSO
risk anlysis
risk
42. Responsible for developing: security awareness program - budget for information security related activities; policies - procdures - and guidelines - a security compliance program - and metrics
elcomsoft
ISO 17799
AS/NZS 4360
CISO
43. Responsible for information classification and protection
data owner
OCTAVE
due care
threat
44. Midterm goals
tactical
SP 800-30
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
due care
45. Made up of ten domains - a mechanism to describe security processes
ISO 17799
physical
due care
qualitative
46. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat
CobiT
risk analysis
exposure
ISO/IEC 27799
47. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate
ISO/IEC 27002
network mapping
protocol analyzer
vulnerability scanner
48. Potential danger to information or systems
port scanner
operational
IRM
threat
49. An open source password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - stores previously cracked passwords - uses unshadow to merge password /shadow files
ISO/IEC 27002
john the ripper
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
Information risk management
50. FMEA
risk analysis
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
CISO
confidentiality