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






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






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






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






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






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






7. CISO






8. COSO






9. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






13. IRM






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






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






16. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






19. OCTAVE






20. Physical damage - human interaction - equip malfunction - misuse of data - loss of data - application error






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






22. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






25. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






26. CobiT






27. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






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






33. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






36. Derived from the COSO framework






37. Midterm goals






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






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






40. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






44. FMEA






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






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






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






48. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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