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






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






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






4. 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)






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






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






7. FRAP






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






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. Collection of controls an organization must have in place






11. CSO






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






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






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






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






16. IT governance at the operational level






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






18. NIST risk management methodology






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






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






21. FMEA






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






23. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






24. Responsible for information classification and protection






25. Ensures necessary level of secrecy and prevents unauthorized disclosure






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






27. CISO






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






29. The asset's value multiplied by the EF percentage - (SLE)






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






31. Number of time the incident might occur annually - (ARO)






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






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






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






35. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






38. Mitigates a potential risk






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






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






41. Event levels available for logging in a MS DNS server






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






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






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






45. Corporate governance at the strategic level






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






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






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






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






50. Midterm goals