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






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






3. 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






4. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






6. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






9. ISM Standard






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






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






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






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






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






15. Midterm goals






16. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






20. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






23. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






28. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






29. 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)






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






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






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






33. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






34. Derived from the COSO framework






35. Information security managment measurements






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






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






38. CSO






39. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






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






44. CISO






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






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






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






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






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






50. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled