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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. Type of audit that checks information classification and change control procedures
administrative
FRAP
network mapping
usage
2. Port scanners - vulnerability scanners - protocol analyzers - password crackers - network mappers - open vulnerability and assessment language (OVAL) are all tool used in a ___________________ assessment
CobiT
SP 800-30
qualitative
vulnerability
3. Guide assist in the implemenation of information security based on risk managent approach
ISO/IEC 27799
ISO/IEC 27005
elcomsoft
annualized loss expectancy
4. Used to ID failures in a complex systems to understand underlying causes of threats
CISO
vulnerability
fault tree analysis
ISO 17799
5. CobiT
network mapping
data owner
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
exposure factor
6. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
Information risk management
risk
annualized rate of occurrence
7. Derived from the COSO framework
mappers
CobiT
administrative
fault tree analysis
8. Midterm goals
due care
qualitative
network mapping
tactical
9. A log that can record outgoing requests - incoming traffic - and internet usage
Information risk management
risk analysis
escalation
firewall
10. Number of time the incident might occur annually - (ARO)
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
annualized rate of occurrence
due care
SP 800-30
11. Framework/set of best practices that define goals for controls used to properly manage IT and to ensure IT maps to business needs
CobiT
security program
administrative
data owner
12. 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
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
vulnerability
ISO 17799
13. ____________ can discover network devices / application - check password strength - measure internal / external access - analyze vulnerabilities in NOS - test response to DOS attacks
delayed
ISO/IEC 27799
network mapping
CISO
14. Method of ID functions and their failures - causes of failures their effect - originally designed for systems engineering
FMEA
annualized loss expectancy
strategic
physical
15. An open source password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - stores previously cracked passwords - uses unshadow to merge password /shadow files
administrative
john the ripper
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
performance monitor
16. SLE x ARO - (ALE)
firewall
annualized loss expectancy
FMEA
L0phtCrack
17. This tool scans network devices listening for open ports - (i.e. Nmap - scanmetender - superscan - NHS nohack scanner)
ISO/IEC 27004
FMEA
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
port scanner
18. Focus on service level agreements between IT dept and internal customers
CobiT
firewall
ITIL
BS7799
19. Information security managment measurements
ISO/IEC 27004
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
availability
annualized loss expectancy
20. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems
vulnerability
network mapping
security officer
integrity
21. Type of audit that checks procedures and policies for escalating issues to management
vulnerability scanner
security program
penetration
escalation
22. Mitigates a potential risk
countermeasure
risk anlysis
ISO 17799
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
23. Long-term goals focused on risk managment - compliance - security responsiblities - continual improvement - using security to attract customers
escalation
CobiT
strategic
risk catagories
24. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company
usage
CobiT
L0phtCrack
OCTAVE
25. CSO
ISO/IEC 27001
chief information security officer
vulnerability
corporate security officer
26. CISO
vulnerability
ISO 17799
chief information security officer
performance monitor
27. Controls that implement access control - password mangement - identification and authentication methods - configuration
risk
confidentiality
technical
john the ripper
28. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
CobiT
risk mitigation
risk anlysis
29. A commercial password cracker that can test password strength and recover passwords; and perform dictionary and brute force attacks
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
elcomsoft
Information Security Management
annualized loss expectancy
30. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)
ISO/IEC 27002
exposure
network mapping
Information Security Management
31. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat
risk catagories
exposure
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
risk analysis
32. Type of audit that checks that network resources - systems and software are used appropriately
delayed
usage
ISO/IEC 27005
due care
33. Daily goals focused on productivity and task-oriented activities
annualized loss expectancy
network mapping
security officer
operational
34. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)
exposure
security program
FMEA
vulnerability
35. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs
security governanace
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
ITIL
privilege
36. COSO
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
vulnerability scanner
ISO/IEC 27799
fault tree analysis
37. NIST risk management methodology
AS/NZS 4360
security program
SP 800-30
risk
38. Risk assessment that is scenario based - ranks threats and countermeasures - uses experience - judgment - intuition and opinion
ISO 17799
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
risk
qualitative
39. Hp OpenView - Nmap - Qualys - Solana Networks - SolarWinds are all network _____________
Information Security Management
mappers
BS7799
firewall
40. Legal term used to determine liability - acting responsibly - have lower risk of liability due to security breach
corporate security officer
single loss expectancy
due care
firewall
41. This type of testing scans for vulnerabilities - attacks to determine extent - tests countermeasures by circumvention - and can be internal or external
penetration
data owner
risk analysis
COSO
42. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)
protocol analyzer
single loss expectancy
privilege
COSO
43. Collection of controls an organization must have in place
security program
operational
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
performance monitor
44. __________ loss has a negative effect after a vulnerability is initially exploited
delayed
physical
strategic
port scanner
45. Control environment - company culture - Risk assessment - manage change - Control activities - policies - procedures - practices - Information and communication - right people - info - time - Monitoring - detect and respond
risk catagories
COSO
john the ripper
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
46. ISM Standard
Information risk management
risk mitigation
Information Security Management
planning horizon
47. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur
risk
CobiT
vulnerability
exposure factor
48. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt
escalation
threat
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
privilege
49. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations
CISO
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27002
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
50. Tools to ID - develop - and design security requirements for business needs
OVAL
technical
blueprints
Information risk management