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Comptia Security +: Assessment And Risk Mgmt

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






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






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






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






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






6. Strategic - tactical and operational planning






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






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






9. COSO






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






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






12. CobiT






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. FMEA






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






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






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






24. Responsible for information classification and protection






25. Mitigates a potential risk






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






27. FRAP






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






29. Midterm goals






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






31. IRM






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






33. NIST risk management methodology






34. OCTAVE






35. CSO






36. Establish - implement - control and improve the Information Security Managment System (based on BS7799 Part 2)






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






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






39. Derived from the COSO framework






40. IT governance at the operational level






41. 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)






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. CISO






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