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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






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






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






5. CSO






6. CISO






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






8. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






10. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






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






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






16. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






18. Percentage of an asset's value that would be lost in a single incident - (EF)






19. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






20. 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)






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






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






23. CobiT






24. Responsible for information classification and protection






25. IRM






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






27. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






38. Mitigates a potential risk






39. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






40. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






42. COSO






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






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






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






46. __________ loss has a negative effect after a vulnerability is initially exploited






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






48. FRAP






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






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