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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
risk analysis
confidentiality
tactical
OCTAVE
2. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate
CobiT
risk mitigation
ITIL
risk analysis
3. Developed by the Treadway Commission in 1985 to deal with fraudulent financial activities and reporting
FRAP
CISO
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
COSO
4. An open source password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - stores previously cracked passwords - uses unshadow to merge password /shadow files
john the ripper
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
annualized loss expectancy
corporate security officer
5. Type of audit that checks that network resources - systems and software are used appropriately
ISO/IEC 27005
CobiT
performance monitor
usage
6. Focus on service level agreements between IT dept and internal customers
elcomsoft
ISO 17799
risk mitigation
ITIL
7. CISO
Information risk management
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
chief information security officer
john the ripper
8. COSO
network mapping
chief information security officer
penetration
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
9. SLE x ARO - (ALE)
FMEA
ISO/IEC 27004
annualized loss expectancy
BS7799
10. A method of ID vulnerabililties and threats and assessing possible impacts to determine where to implement security safeguards
risk analysis
Information Security Management
risk anlysis
availability
11. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat
COSO
exposure
mappers
FMEA
12. Risk assessment that is scenario based - ranks threats and countermeasures - uses experience - judgment - intuition and opinion
qualitative
COSO
privilege
ISO/IEC 27001
13. IRM
Information risk management
integrity
SP 800-30
vulnerability
14. A commercial password cracker that can test password strength and recover passwords; and perform dictionary and brute force attacks
performance monitor
risk analysis
availability
elcomsoft
15. Made up of ten domains - a mechanism to describe security processes
port scanner
FRAP
ISO 17799
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
16. Provides a cost/benefit comparision
escalation
tactical
risk analysis
elcomsoft
17. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate
planning horizon
OCTAVE
port scanner
network mapping
18. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals
CobiT
availability
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
FMEA
19. OCTAVE
IRM
countermeasure
L0phtCrack
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
20. Physical damage - human interaction - equip malfunction - misuse of data - loss of data - application error
risk catagories
blueprints
risk mitigation
OVAL
21. Daily goals focused on productivity and task-oriented activities
protocol analyzer
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
operational
risk anlysis
22. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled
security officer
BS7799
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
operational
23. Used to ID failures in a complex systems to understand underlying causes of threats
security program
fault tree analysis
BS7799
physical
24. Responsible for developing: security awareness program - budget for information security related activities; policies - procdures - and guidelines - a security compliance program - and metrics
data owner
CISO
vulnerability
SP 800-30
25. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential
single loss expectancy
elcomsoft
AS/NZS 4360
risk
26. CobiT
ISO/IEC 27002
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
risk catagories
data owner
27. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems
CISO
integrity
due care
risk anlysis
28. Controls that manage facility access - locking systems - media sanitation - intrusion monitoring - environmental
physical
ISO/IEC 27005
vulnerability
risk mitigation
29. A log that can record outgoing requests - incoming traffic - and internet usage
annualized rate of occurrence
integrity
data owner
firewall
30. A quantative risk assesment process that allows for tests to be conducted to allow users to determine areas that require a risk analysis
delayed
FRAP
ISO/IEC 27005
tactical
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
integrity
COSO
penetration
Information risk management
32. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems
due care
usage
delayed
OVAL
33. Potential danger to information or systems
Information Security Management
vulnerability
FMEA
threat
34. Expected or predetermined performance level - developed from policy - performance - requirements
qualitative
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
performance baseline
ISO/IEC 27799
35. Long-term goals focused on risk managment - compliance - security responsiblities - continual improvement - using security to attract customers
port scanner
strategic
due care
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
36. Derived from the COSO framework
risk analysis
IRM
CobiT
technical
37. Midterm goals
ISO/IEC 27004
COSO
tactical
planning horizon
38. Type of audit that checks information classification and change control procedures
network mapping
vulnerability
security program
administrative
39. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)
single loss expectancy
BS7799
COSO
FRAP
40. Information security managment measurements
due care
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
physical
ISO/IEC 27004
41. Establish - implement - control and improve the Information Security Managment System (based on BS7799 Part 2)
strategic
network mapping
ISO/IEC 27001
CobiT
42. A plan of action to deal with risks defined in the risk assessment - may remediate or transfer risk
fault tree analysis
risk mitigation
data owner
risk analysis
43. Number of time the incident might occur annually - (ARO)
vulnerability
annualized rate of occurrence
FRAP
ISO/IEC 27002
44. FMEA
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
performance baseline
CobiT
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
45. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control
physical
annualized rate of occurrence
annualized loss expectancy
administrative
46. Hp OpenView - Nmap - Qualys - Solana Networks - SolarWinds are all network _____________
fault tree analysis
mappers
BS7799
operational
47. Plan and Organize - Implement - Operate and Maintain - Monitor and Evaluate
operational
security program
port scanner
physical
48. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
ISO/IEC 27799
operational
ISO/IEC 27004
49. Type of audit that checks procedures and policies for escalating issues to management
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
escalation
risk
BS7799
50. ____________ can discover network devices / application - check password strength - measure internal / external access - analyze vulnerabilities in NOS - test response to DOS attacks
network mapping
exposure factor
physical
COSO