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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Information security managment measurements
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
ISO/IEC 27004
risk analysis
annualized loss expectancy
2. The tools - personnel and business processes necessary to ensure that security meets needs
risk analysis
network mapping
security governanace
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
3. Provides a cost/benefit comparision
risk analysis
SP 800-30
IRM
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
4. Collection of controls an organization must have in place
security program
risk anlysis
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
risk
5. Focus on service level agreements between IT dept and internal customers
ITIL
Information risk management
ISO/IEC 27799
performance monitor
6. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur
CobiT
mappers
risk
fault tree analysis
7. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential
annualized rate of occurrence
risk
exposure
tactical
8. De facto standard of best practices for IT service mgmt
firewall
security program
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
9. Midterm goals
tactical
CobiT
risk analysis
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
10. A quantative risk assesment process that allows for tests to be conducted to allow users to determine areas that require a risk analysis
risk analysis
annualized loss expectancy
ISO 17799
FRAP
11. Risk mgmt method with much broader focus than IT security
AS/NZS 4360
john the ripper
technical
CISO
12. Process of ID and assessing risk - reducing to acceptable level - implementing mechanisms to maintain.
integrity
IRM
privilege
Information risk management
13. Provides good practice advice on ISMS (ISO 17799)(based on BS7799 Part 1)
security program
ISO/IEC 27002
network mapping
single loss expectancy
14. Type of audit that checks that accounts - groups and roles are correctly assigned
IRM
OCTAVE
ISO 17799
privilege
15. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat
security officer
john the ripper
exposure
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
16. An open source password cracker that uses dictionary and brute force attacks - stores previously cracked passwords - uses unshadow to merge password /shadow files
john the ripper
L0phtCrack
usage
OVAL
17. Plan and Organize - Implement - Operate and Maintain - Monitor and Evaluate
ISO/IEC 27002
elcomsoft
escalation
security program
18. Used to ID failures in a complex systems to understand underlying causes of threats
ISO/IEC 27005
CobiT
fault tree analysis
port scanner
19. 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)
chief information security officer
protocol analyzer
security program
mappers
20. A method of ID vulnerabililties and threats and assessing possible impacts to determine where to implement security safeguards
risk analysis
performance monitor
firewall
network mapping
21. Developed by the Treadway Commission in 1985 to deal with fraudulent financial activities and reporting
qualitative
COSO
network mapping
AS/NZS 4360
22. Number of time the incident might occur annually - (ARO)
integrity
administrative
annualized rate of occurrence
performance monitor
23. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems
availability
CobiT
operational
integrity
24. Controls that include policies - standards - procedures -risk management - personnel screening - training - change control
administrative
fault tree analysis
planning horizon
escalation
25. Method of ID functions and their failures - causes of failures their effect - originally designed for systems engineering
escalation
FMEA
CobiT
vulnerability
26. 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
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
L0phtCrack
BS7799
ISO/IEC 27005
27. Internationally recognized Information Security Management standard - provides high level conceptual recomendations on enterprise security - brish standard
exposure
IRM
BS7799
single loss expectancy
28. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure
Information Security Management
network mapping
vulnerability
confidentiality
29. Controls that manage facility access - locking systems - media sanitation - intrusion monitoring - environmental
physical
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
risk analysis
SP 800-30
30. Responsible for communicating to senior mgmt organizational risks and compliance regulations
due care
FMEA
CISO
ISO/IEC 27799
31. CobiT
FMEA
Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
performance baseline
data owner
32. _______________ can test IDS - detect network congestion - detect bad / failing equipment - detect high processor loads - must be NOS appropriate
fault tree analysis
exposure
administrative
network mapping
33. COSO
FRAP
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
COSO
chief information security officer
34. An open language from mitre.org for determining vulnerabilities and problems on computer systems
OVAL
availability
IRM
physical
35. A plan of action to deal with risks defined in the risk assessment - may remediate or transfer risk
CobiT
risk mitigation
tactical
risk anlysis
36. This type of testing scans for vulnerabilities - attacks to determine extent - tests countermeasures by circumvention - and can be internal or external
penetration
fault tree analysis
threat
performance baseline
37. FRAP
FMEA
delayed
vulnerability
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
38. Used to predict changes based on trends - detect deviations - and watch events across multiple system components
performance baseline
planning horizon
exposure factor
performance monitor
39. A tool that maps weaknesses of systems / networks by scanning for ports - checking for applications - determining OS and patch level - and attempting exploits
vulnerability scanner
risk catagories
ISO 17799
privilege
40. Potential danger to information or systems
threat
COSO
CobiT
administrative
41. __________ loss has a negative effect after a vulnerability is initially exploited
tactical
john the ripper
corporate security officer
delayed
42. IT governance at the operational level
BS7799
risk
john the ripper
CobiT
43. Hp OpenView - Nmap - Qualys - Solana Networks - SolarWinds are all network _____________
vulnerability
L0phtCrack
Information Security Management
mappers
44. Responsible for information classification and protection
annualized rate of occurrence
CISO
risk mitigation
data owner
45. CSO
No events - Errors only - Errors and warnings - All events
corporate security officer
COSO
due care
46. Mitigates a potential risk
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
Facilitated Risk Analysis Process
countermeasure
administrative
47. The following tools (Nessus - Qualys - Retina) are ______________ scanners
vulnerability
single loss expectancy
SP 800-30
blueprints
48. This tool scans network devices listening for open ports - (i.e. Nmap - scanmetender - superscan - NHS nohack scanner)
port scanner
COSO
elcomsoft
integrity
49. Made up of ten domains - a mechanism to describe security processes
technical
ISO/IEC 27004
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
ISO 17799
50. Tools to ID - develop - and design security requirements for business needs
FMEA
blueprints
security officer
risk anlysis