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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. 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






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






3. COSO






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






5. CSO






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






7. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






9. IRM






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






11. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






19. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






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






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






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






25. CobiT






26. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






28. 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)






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






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






31. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






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






37. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)






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






39. Potential danger to information or systems






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






41. ISM Standard






42. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






45. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






46. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






49. FRAP






50. An open source password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - stores previously cracked passwords - uses unshadow to merge password /shadow files







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