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






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






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






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






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






6. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






8. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






10. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






14. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






19. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






21. CSO






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






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






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






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






26. CobiT






27. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






28. FMEA






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






30. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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






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






36. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






37. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






40. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






41. Controls that implement access control - password mangement - identification and authentication methods - configuration






42. FRAP






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






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






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






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






47. ISM Standard






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






49. CISO






50. 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