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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






3. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






4. 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






5. IT governance at the operational level






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






7. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






9. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components






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






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






12. COSO






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






14. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






15. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Potential danger to information or systems






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






25. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






29. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control






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






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






32. FMEA






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






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






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






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






37. OCTAVE






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






39. 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






40. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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