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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. CSO






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Midterm goals






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






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






18. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






21. A process to ID assests and their value - ID vulnerabilities and threats - quantify probability and impact of threats - provide balance between impact and cost






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






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






24. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






25. Physical damage - human interaction - equip malfunction - misuse of data - loss of data - application error






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






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






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






29. ISM Standard






30. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






31. FRAP






32. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate






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






34. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






35. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






36. IRM






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






38. COSO






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






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






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






42. FMEA






43. OCTAVE






44. 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






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






46. Mitigates a potential risk






47. Responsible for information classification and protection






48. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






49. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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