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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)






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






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






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






5. ____________ can discover network devices / application - check password strength - measure internal / external access - analyze vulnerabilities in NOS - test response to DOS attacks






6. Information security managment measurements






7. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






11. COSO






12. Responsible for developing: security awareness program - budget for information security related activities; policies - procdures - and guidelines - a security compliance program - and metrics






13. FRAP






14. CobiT






15. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






19. Type of audit that checks that accounts - groups and roles are correctly assigned






20. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






23. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






26. ISM Standard






27. IRM






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






29. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






30. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






31. CISO






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






33. Plan and Organize - Acquire and Implement - Deliver and Support - Monitor and Evaluate






34. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






36. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






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






42. Corporate governance at the strategic level






43. 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






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






45. FMEA






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






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






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






49. Mitigates a potential risk






50. IT governance at the operational level