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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. Event levels available for logging in a MS DNS server






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






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






4. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






5. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






6. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






11. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






12. COSO






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






14. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






17. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






22. Information security managment measurements






23. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






25. CISO






26. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Type of audit that checks procedures and policies for escalating issues to management






35. IT governance at the operational level






36. Risk assessment that is scenario based - ranks threats and countermeasures - uses experience - judgment - intuition and opinion






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






38. Potential danger to information or systems






39. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






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






43. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






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






47. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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