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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. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






3. Tools to ID - develop - and design security requirements for business needs






4. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






9. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






12. COSO






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






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






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






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






17. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






18. IT governance at the operational level






19. OCTAVE






20. Risk mgmt method with much broader focus than IT security






21. NIST risk management methodology






22. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






24. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






26. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Mitigates a potential risk






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






38. CSO






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






40. Midterm goals






41. Corporate governance at the strategic level






42. CobiT






43. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






45. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






49. 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)






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