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






2. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






5. Potential danger to information or systems






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






7. NIST risk management methodology






8. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs






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






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






11. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






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






16. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems






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






18. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






19. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






22. Corporate governance at the strategic level






23. OCTAVE






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






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






26. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






27. Midterm goals






28. FMEA






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






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






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






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






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






34. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company






35. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






37. IRM






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






39. COSO






40. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






41. 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






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






43. A weakness (software - hardware - procedural - human) that can be exploited






44. ISM Standard






45. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






47. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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