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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A process to ID assests and their value - ID vulnerabilities and threats - quantify probability and impact of threats - provide balance between impact and cost






2. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






3. Midterm goals






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






5. IT governance at the operational level






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






7. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






8. FMEA






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. CobiT






18. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






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






24. Mitigates a potential risk






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






26. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






27. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






28. IRM






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






41. Potential danger to information or systems






42. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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)