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






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






3. CISO






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






5. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






11. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






12. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






15. ISM Standard






16. IRM






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






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






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






20. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






23. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






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






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






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






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






28. FRAP






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






30. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






31. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Used in assurance risk mgmt - methodical way to ID major failure modes (not useful for complex failure modes)






37. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






38. IT governance at the operational level






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






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






41. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






42. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






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






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






48. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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