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






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






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






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






5. FRAP






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






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






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






9. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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






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






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






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






15. ISM Standard






16. 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






17. CSO






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






19. Potential danger to information or systems






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






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






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






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






24. COSO






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






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






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






28. 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)






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






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






31. CISO






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






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






34. Controls that manage facility access - locking systems - media sanitation - intrusion monitoring - environmental






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






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






47. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






48. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






49. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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