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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. IRM






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






13. 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






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






15. COSO






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






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






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






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






20. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






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






24. CSO






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






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






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






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






29. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






30. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






33. Mitigates a potential risk






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






35. FMEA






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






37. CobiT






38. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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. Event levels available for logging in a MS DNS server






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






42. NIST risk management methodology






43. Midterm goals






44. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






47. OCTAVE






48. 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)






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






50. Potential danger to information or systems