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






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






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






5. CSO






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






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






8. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






11. Derived from the COSO framework






12. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard






13. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






14. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






17. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






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






23. The following tools (Nessus - Qualys - Retina) are ______________ scanners






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






34. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Midterm goals






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






43. 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)






44. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






46. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






47. ISM Standard






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






49. IRM






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