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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control






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






3. Corporate governance at the strategic level






4. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






8. IRM






9. CSO






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






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






12. Type of audit that checks information classification and change control procedures






13. ISM Standard






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






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






16. 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)






17. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






26. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






29. Focus on service level agreements between IT dept and internal customers






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






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






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






33. COSO






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






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






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






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






38. OCTAVE






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






40. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)






41. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






43. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






45. Midterm goals






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






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






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






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






50. NIST risk management methodology