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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






3. Responsible for information classification and protection






4. ISM Standard






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. FRAP






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






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






15. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






16. 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






17. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






20. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






21. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. COSO






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






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






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






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






32. IRM






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






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






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






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






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






38. CISO






39. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






42. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






44. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company






45. IT governance at the operational level






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






47. OCTAVE






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






49. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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