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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt
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1. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company
port scanner
OCTAVE
technical
qualitative
2. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components
performance monitor
single loss expectancy
OCTAVE
escalation
3. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard
risk analysis
confidentiality
BS7799
AS/NZS 4360
4. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control
ITIL
SP 800-30
administrative
FMEA
5. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate
ISO/IEC 27799
CobiT
FMEA
technical
6. An open source password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - stores previously cracked passwords - uses unshadow to merge password /shadow files
security program
john the ripper
ISO/IEC 27004
risk analysis
7. A quantative risk assesment process that allows for tests to be conducted to allow users to determine areas that require a risk analysis
FRAP
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
security program
security officer
8. This tool scans network devices listening for open ports - (i.e. Nmap - scanmetender - superscan - NHS nohack scanner)
ITIL
FMEA
FRAP
port scanner
9. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt
IRM
penetration
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
performance baseline
10. Plan and Organize - Implement - Operate and Maintain - Monitor and Evaluate
CobiT
due care
network mapping
security program
11. A log that can record outgoing requests - incoming traffic - and internet usage
security governanace
COSO
firewall
AS/NZS 4360
12. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information
ISO/IEC 27799
ISO/IEC 27001
risk anlysis
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
13. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential
risk
ISO/IEC 27002
FMEA
SP 800-30
14. Controls that implement access control - password mangement - identification and authentication methods - configuration
security officer
technical
network mapping
vulnerability
15. Risk mgmt method with much broader focus than IT security
COSO
risk catagories
Information risk management
AS/NZS 4360
16. Long-term goals focused on risk managment - compliance - security responsiblities - continual improvement - using security to attract customers
security governanace
CobiT
strategic
fault tree analysis
17. SLE x ARO - (ALE)
annualized loss expectancy
COSO
vulnerability
chief information security officer
18. CSO
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
OVAL
performance baseline
corporate security officer
19. Responsible for information classification and protection
data owner
CISO
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
ISO/IEC 27001
20. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
risk
ISO/IEC 27001
chief information security officer
21. A weakness (software - hardware - procedural - human) that can be exploited
vulnerability
fault tree analysis
threat
ISO 17799
22. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)
single loss expectancy
vulnerability
risk anlysis
CISO
23. FRAP
data owner
privilege
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
annualized loss expectancy
24. Used to ID failures in a complex systems to understand underlying causes of threats
chief information security officer
OVAL
fault tree analysis
risk anlysis
25. Type of audit that checks procedures and policies for escalating issues to management
fault tree analysis
escalation
chief information security officer
ISO/IEC 27004
26. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate
network mapping
risk
confidentiality
CobiT
27. A plan of action to deal with risks defined in the risk assessment - may remediate or transfer risk
Information Security Management
risk analysis
risk mitigation
data owner
28. 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
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
administrative
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
ISO 17799
29. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled
security officer
L0phtCrack
qualitative
john the ripper
30. Strategic - tactical and operational planning
confidentiality
privilege
planning horizon
COSO
31. OCTAVE
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
AS/NZS 4360
OVAL
COSO
32. Potential danger to information or systems
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
threat
risk
firewall
33. Tools to ID - develop - and design security requirements for business needs
blueprints
CobiT
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
performance monitor
34. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)
security officer
escalation
vulnerability
FMEA
35. Type of audit that checks that accounts - groups and roles are correctly assigned
privilege
exposure
risk anlysis
ISO 17799
36. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations
tactical
port scanner
CISO
SP 800-30
37. A method of ID vulnerabililties and threats and assessing possible impacts to determine where to implement security safeguards
COSO
exposure
FRAP
risk analysis
38. Collection of controls an organization must have in place
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
threat
security program
FMEA
39. Information security managment measurements
privilege
chief information security officer
ISO/IEC 27004
tactical
40. Daily goals focused on productivity and task-oriented activities
operational
performance monitor
fault tree analysis
risk
41. 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)
risk catagories
planning horizon
protocol analyzer
BS7799
42. The following tools (Nessus - Qualys - Retina) are ______________ scanners
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
threat
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
vulnerability
43. CobiT
network mapping
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
port scanner
CobiT
44. Process of ID and assessing risk - reducing to acceptable level - implementing mechanisms to maintain.
IRM
risk
single loss expectancy
risk analysis
45. Guide assist in the implemenation of information security based on risk managent approach
CobiT
ISO/IEC 27005
risk analysis
escalation
46. Framework/set of best practices that define goals for controls used to properly manage IT and to ensure IT maps to business needs
CobiT
Operationally Critical Threat - Asset - and Vulnerability Evaluation
exposure factor
ISO/IEC 27001
47. Type of audit that checks that network resources - systems and software are used appropriately
escalation
IRM
usage
security officer
48. A process to ID assests and their value - ID vulnerabilities and threats - quantify probability and impact of threats - provide balance between impact and cost
usage
risk anlysis
Information Security Management
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
49. Control environment - company culture - Risk assessment - manage change - Control activities - policies - procedures - practices - Information and communication - right people - info - time - Monitoring - detect and respond
tactical
usage
penetration
COSO
50. Midterm goals
single loss expectancy
tactical
vulnerability scanner
privilege