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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. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






3. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






6. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






8. FMEA






9. CSO






10. Potential danger to information or systems






11. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






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






18. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






19. Midterm goals






20. Responsible for information classification and protection






21. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






22. A weakness (software - hardware - procedural - human) that can be exploited






23. COSO






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






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






26. 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






27. CobiT






28. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






30. Made up of ten domains - a mechanism to describe security processes






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






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






33. Derived from the COSO framework






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






35. Mitigates a potential risk






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






37. OCTAVE






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






39. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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