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






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






3. Ensures managment security directives are fulfilled






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Assurance of accurancy and reliability of information and systems






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






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






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






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






14. Responsible for information classification and protection






15. FMEA






16. OCTAVE






17. FRAP






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






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






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






21. IT governance at the operational level






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






23. Mitigates a potential risk






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






25. Possiblity of damage and the ramifications should it occur






26. CISO






27. NIST risk management methodology






28. Guide to illustrate how to protect personal health information






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






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






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






32. IRM






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






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






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






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






37. The likelihood of exploitation and the loss potential






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






39. Provides a cost/benefit comparision






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






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






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






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






44. Risk mgmt method created by Carnegie Mellon University - people manage/direct the risk evaluation for IT security in a company






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






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






47. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






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