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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






3. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






6. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






8. IT governance at the operational level






9. COSO






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






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






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






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






14. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






16. 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)






17. 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






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






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






20. IRM






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






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






23. Midterm goals






24. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate






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






26. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






37. CSO






38. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






41. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






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






47. CobiT






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






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






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






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