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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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1. __________ loss has a negative effect after a vulnerability is initially exploited






2. 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






3. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






4. CISO






5. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. NIST risk management methodology






16. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






17. Midterm goals






18. 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)






19. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






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






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






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






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






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






25. IT governance at the operational level






26. Potential danger to information or systems






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






28. Responsible for information classification and protection






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






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






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






32. Corporate governance at the strategic level






33. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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






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






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






39. CSO






40. Plan and Organize - Implement - Operate and Maintain - Monitor and Evaluate






41. OCTAVE






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






43. COSO






44. Derived from the COSO framework






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






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






47. Method of ID functions and their failures - causes of failures their effect - originally designed for systems engineering






48. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






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







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