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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. FMEA






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






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






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






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






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






7. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






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






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






11. Information security managment measurements






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






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






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






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






16. NIST risk management methodology






17. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






20. CobiT






21. FRAP






22. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






25. IT governance at the operational level






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






27. IRM






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






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






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






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






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






33. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






34. Expected or predetermined performance level - developed from policy - performance - requirements






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






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






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






38. Midterm goals






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






47. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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