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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)
network mapping
strategic
exposure factor
ISO/IEC 27001
2. Guide assist in the implemenation of information security based on risk managent approach
confidentiality
ISO/IEC 27005
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
corporate security officer
3. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company
penetration
OCTAVE
risk mitigation
COSO
4. Focus on service level agreements between IT dept and internal customers
vulnerability scanner
AS/NZS 4360
annualized loss expectancy
ITIL
5. A log that can record outgoing requests - incoming traffic - and internet usage
firewall
fault tree analysis
tactical
ISO/IEC 27001
6. IRM
security program
Information risk management
security program
vulnerability scanner
7. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems
AS/NZS 4360
physical
risk mitigation
OVAL
8. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)
FMEA
vulnerability
confidentiality
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
9. Hp OpenView - Nmap - Qualys - Solana Networks - SolarWinds are all network _____________
threat
mappers
blueprints
ISO/IEC 27002
10. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals
availability
administrative
COSO
COSO
11. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate
risk
blueprints
threat
CobiT
12. Long-term goals focused on risk managment - compliance - security responsiblities - continual improvement - using security to attract customers
FMEA
countermeasure
COSO
strategic
13. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)
AS/NZS 4360
ISO/IEC 27002
ISO 17799
protocol analyzer
14. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs
SP 800-30
john the ripper
risk
security governanace
15. Responsible for developing: security awareness program - budget for information security related activities; policies - procdures - and guidelines - a security compliance program - and metrics
delayed
SP 800-30
CISO
CobiT
16. Framework/set of best practices that define goals for controls used to properly manage IT and to ensure IT maps to business needs
risk
CISO
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
CobiT
17. Port scanners - vulnerability scanners - protocol analyzers - password crackers - network mappers - open vulnerability and assessment language (OVAL) are all tool used in a ___________________ assessment
risk
OCTAVE
vulnerability
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
18. Type of audit that checks that network resources - systems and software are used appropriately
risk analysis
mappers
usage
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
19. Controls that implement access control - password mangement - identification and authentication methods - configuration
technical
ISO/IEC 27005
IRM
AS/NZS 4360
20. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control
IRM
port scanner
administrative
COSO
21. FMEA
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
COSO
AS/NZS 4360
security officer
22. Expected or predetermined performance level - developed from policy - performance - requirements
corporate security officer
performance baseline
technical
COSO
23. A process to ID assests and their value - ID vulnerabilities and threats - quantify probability and impact of threats - provide balance between impact and cost
vulnerability
risk anlysis
security officer
escalation
24. COSO
COSO
OVAL
IRM
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
25. Mitigates a potential risk
risk analysis
integrity
countermeasure
CISO
26. Midterm goals
confidentiality
annualized loss expectancy
FMEA
tactical
27. FRAP
risk catagories
network mapping
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
security officer
28. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled
network mapping
security officer
vulnerability
ISO/IEC 27002
29. A weakness (software - hardware - procedural - human) that can be exploited
physical
vulnerability
administrative
security governanace
30. Control environment - company culture - Risk assessment - manage change - Control activities - policies - procedures - practices - Information and communication - right people - info - time - Monitoring - detect and respond
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
COSO
vulnerability
SP 800-30
31. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt
Information risk management
technical
exposure
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
32. Controls that manage facility access - locking systems - media sanitation - intrusion monitoring - environmental
physical
delayed
risk analysis
risk mitigation
33. The following tools (Nessus - Qualys - Retina) are ______________ scanners
ISO 17799
CobiT
vulnerability
COSO
34. Potential danger to information or systems
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
threat
IRM
escalation
35. OCTAVE
CobiT
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
ISO 17799
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
36. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard
technical
administrative
performance baseline
BS7799
37. 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
penetration
risk analysis
L0phtCrack
Information Security Management
38. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems
technical
operational
single loss expectancy
integrity
39. Physical damage - human interaction - equip malfunction - misuse of data - loss of data - application error
risk catagories
planning horizon
CobiT
ISO/IEC 27004
40. Type of audit that checks information classification and change control procedures
security governanace
tactical
administrative
FMEA
41. Type of audit that checks procedures and policies for escalating issues to management
planning horizon
CobiT
risk analysis
escalation
42. Daily goals focused on productivity and task-oriented activities
port scanner
operational
security program
vulnerability scanner
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)
countermeasure
protocol analyzer
ISO/IEC 27799
Information risk management
44. CSO
corporate security officer
john the ripper
countermeasure
ISO/IEC 27005
45. A tool that maps weaknesses of systems / networks by scanning for ports - checking for applications - determining OS and patch level - and attempting exploits
CISO
vulnerability scanner
countermeasure
port scanner
46. A plan of action to deal with risks defined in the risk assessment - may remediate or transfer risk
privilege
CobiT
risk mitigation
mappers
47. Tools to ID - develop - and design security requirements for business needs
blueprints
threat
penetration
mappers
48. Percentage of an asset's value that would be lost in a single incident - (EF)
penetration
exposure factor
FRAP
exposure
49. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate
corporate security officer
annualized rate of occurrence
network mapping
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
50. This tool scans network devices listening for open ports - (i.e. Nmap - scanmetender - superscan - NHS nohack scanner)
COSO
countermeasure
physical
port scanner