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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






2. FRAP






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. Mitigates a potential risk






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






15. NIST risk management methodology






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






17. CISO






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






19. FMEA






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Derived from the COSO framework






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






27. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






28. CSO






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






30. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






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






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






36. IRM






37. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






38. IT governance at the operational level






39. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






40. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






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






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






46. SLE x ARO - (ALE)






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






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






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






50. Provides a cost/benefit comparision