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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






3. COSO






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






5. FRAP






6. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






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






12. CISO






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






14. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






15. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






16. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






19. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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. FMEA






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






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






37. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






38. CobiT






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






40. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






43. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)






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






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






46. Derived from the COSO framework






47. Mitigates a potential risk






48. Information security managment measurements






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






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