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






2. COSO






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. IRM






13. OCTAVE






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






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






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






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






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






19. FRAP






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






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






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






23. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






24. An instance of being exposed to losses from a threat






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






26. NIST risk management methodology






27. CSO






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






29. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






32. CISO






33. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






35. Corporate governance at the strategic level






36. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






37. 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)






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






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






40. Information security managment measurements






41. CobiT






42. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






43. Potential danger to information or systems






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






45. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






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






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