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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Mitigates a potential risk






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






9. CISO






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






11. A plan of action to deal with risks defined in the risk assessment - may remediate or transfer risk






12. FMEA






13. FRAP






14. CSO






15. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






17. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






19. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






23. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






28. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






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






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






34. NIST risk management methodology






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






36. IRM






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






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






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






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






41. COSO






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






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






44. Responsible for developing: security awareness program - budget for information security related activities; policies - procdures - and guidelines - a security compliance program - and metrics






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






46. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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