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






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






3. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






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






7. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






9. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






10. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






13. FMEA






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






15. Corporate governance at the strategic level






16. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






20. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






23. Midterm goals






24. IRM






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






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






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






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






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






30. FRAP






31. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






32. ISM Standard






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






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






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






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






37. Long-term goals focused on risk managment - compliance - security responsiblities - continual improvement - using security to attract customers






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






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






40. OCTAVE






41. CISO






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






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






44. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






47. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






50. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components