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






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






3. CISO






4. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






5. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






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






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






11. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






12. COSO






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






19. CobiT






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






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






22. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






25. FRAP






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






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






28. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






30. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






32. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Controls that implement access control - password mangement - identification and authentication methods - configuration






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






41. CSO






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






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






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






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






46. Mitigates a potential risk






47. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






49. OCTAVE






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







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