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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. Number of time the incident might occur annually - (ARO)
vulnerability
SP 800-30
threat
annualized rate of occurrence
2. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential
ITIL
ISO 17799
risk
BS7799
3. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat
operational
administrative
exposure
annualized rate of occurrence
4. Framework/set of best practices that define goals for controls used to properly manage IT and to ensure IT maps to business needs
mappers
corporate security officer
ISO/IEC 27005
CobiT
5. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
OCTAVE
risk anlysis
administrative
6. Hp OpenView - Nmap - Qualys - Solana Networks - SolarWinds are all network _____________
CISO
mappers
administrative
risk
7. Developed by the Treadway Commission in 1985 to deal with fraudulent financial activities and reporting
physical
risk catagories
single loss expectancy
COSO
8. Collection of controls an organization must have in place
blueprints
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
security program
privilege
9. Expected or predetermined performance level - developed from policy - performance - requirements
ISO/IEC 27002
ITIL
CISO
performance baseline
10. Long-term goals focused on risk managment - compliance - security responsiblities - continual improvement - using security to attract customers
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
strategic
tactical
OCTAVE
11. Midterm goals
penetration
availability
tactical
annualized rate of occurrence
12. Mitigates a potential risk
usage
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
COSO
countermeasure
13. This tool scans network devices listening for open ports - (i.e. Nmap - scanmetender - superscan - NHS nohack scanner)
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
COSO
port scanner
CobiT
14. Percentage of an asset's value that would be lost in a single incident - (EF)
exposure factor
risk catagories
Information Security Management
CobiT
15. Made up of ten domains - a mechanism to describe security processes
ISO 17799
risk anlysis
planning horizon
elcomsoft
16. OCTAVE
OVAL
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
Information risk management
COSO
17. This type of testing scans for vulnerabilities - attacks to determine extent - tests countermeasures by circumvention - and can be internal or external
FMEA
penetration
FMEA
network mapping
18. Port scanners - vulnerability scanners - protocol analyzers - password crackers - network mappers - open vulnerability and assessment language (OVAL) are all tool used in a ___________________ assessment
penetration
usage
vulnerability
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
19. Ensures reliable timely access to data/resources to authorized individuals
availability
security program
escalation
administrative
20. Provides a cost/benefit comparision
availability
vulnerability scanner
single loss expectancy
risk analysis
21. COSO
ITIL
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
Information risk management
risk
22. Strategic - tactical and operational planning
threat
planning horizon
network mapping
physical
23. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems
ISO 17799
physical
integrity
FMEA
24. A process to ID assests and their value - ID vulnerabilities and threats - quantify probability and impact of threats - provide balance between impact and cost
risk anlysis
ISO 17799
penetration
security program
25. An open source password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - stores previously cracked passwords - uses unshadow to merge password /shadow files
single loss expectancy
FMEA
john the ripper
privilege
26. A tool that maps weaknesses of systems / networks by scanning for ports - checking for applications - determining OS and patch level - and attempting exploits
ISO/IEC 27799
security governanace
vulnerability scanner
availability
27. FMEA
SP 800-30
vulnerability scanner
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
risk analysis
28. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs
IRM
ISO/IEC 27002
security governanace
vulnerability scanner
29. Type of audit that checks that network resources - systems and software are used appropriately
risk anlysis
ISO/IEC 27001
usage
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
30. FRAP
Information risk management
firewall
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
vulnerability scanner
31. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate
CobiT
COSO
exposure factor
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
32. CISO
chief information security officer
strategic
usage
network mapping
33. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations
performance baseline
CISO
ITIL
COSO
34. Event levels available for logging in a MS DNS server
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
CobiT
network mapping
exposure
35. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard
CobiT
elcomsoft
risk mitigation
BS7799
36. Derived from the COSO framework
CobiT
usage
tactical
vulnerability
37. 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)
annualized rate of occurrence
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
strategic
protocol analyzer
38. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate
physical
SP 800-30
network mapping
due care
39. SLE x ARO - (ALE)
annualized loss expectancy
security officer
network mapping
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
40. ISM Standard
Information Security Management
CobiT
technical
risk catagories
41. Information security managment measurements
Information Security Management
administrative
ISO/IEC 27004
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
42. Responsible for information classification and protection
single loss expectancy
annualized rate of occurrence
mappers
data owner
43. NIST risk management methodology
SP 800-30
port scanner
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
exposure
44. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)
threat
risk anlysis
vulnerability
ISO/IEC 27002
45. Legal term used to determine liability - acting responsibly - have lower risk of liability due to security breach
vulnerability
security officer
due care
ISO/IEC 27799
46. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems
ISO/IEC 27004
risk
ISO 17799
OVAL
47. Process of ID and assessing risk - reducing to acceptable level - implementing mechanisms to maintain.
vulnerability
IRM
risk catagories
COSO
48. Daily goals focused on productivity and task-oriented activities
blueprints
operational
performance baseline
risk catagories
49. 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
FMEA
L0phtCrack
annualized loss expectancy
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
50. Used to ID failures in a complex systems to understand underlying causes of threats
COSO
data owner
fault tree analysis
COSO