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






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






4. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






6. ISM Standard






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






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






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






10. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






12. Mitigates a potential risk






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






14. Establish - implement - control and improve the Information Security Managment System (based on BS7799 Part 2)






15. Midterm goals






16. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






17. Derived from the COSO framework






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Security policy - map business objectives to security - Security infrastructure - security officer - reviews - Assest classification/control - inventory - Personnel security - screening - training - roles - Physical security - Communication/operation






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






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






25. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






28. IRM






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






30. CobiT






31. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






34. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






38. Potential danger to information or systems






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






40. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






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






46. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






47. COSO






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






49. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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