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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. FRAP






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






13. OCTAVE






14. Mitigates a potential risk






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






16. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






17. IRM






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






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






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






21. ISM Standard






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






23. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






26. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






27. FMEA






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Responsible for information classification and protection






33. 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)






34. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






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






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






40. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






41. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






44. CobiT






45. Derived from the COSO framework






46. Potential danger to information or systems






47. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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