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






2. FMEA






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






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






5. CobiT






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






17. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






19. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






23. OCTAVE






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






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






26. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






30. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






33. FRAP






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






35. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






37. Midterm goals






38. IRM






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






50. COSO